This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease The combination for a better outcome Current therapeutic strategies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have reached a plateau in terms of response and/or remission rates achieved with a single therapeutic agent. Consequently, advanced combination therapy (ACT)…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: UEGW update: Post-hoc analyses of the SEQUENCE study Risankizumab is convincing compared to ustekinumab [1] The SEQUENCE comparative study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) compared the two interleukin (IL)-23 and IL-12/-23 inhibitors risankizumab (SKYRIZI®) and ustekinumab in Crohn’s disease (CD)…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated IBD matters - clinical studies Differences in design and their significance for interpretation What study phases does a new active substance go through before it reaches clinical practice? What differences are there in the designs of clinical trials?Which aspects are important for interpreting… CME-Test
View Post 18 min This content is machine translated Irritable Bowel Syndrome Guideline-based therapy of IBS according to the biopsychosocial model The biopsychosocial model considers various somatic and psychosocial factors within the pathophysiology of IBS and integrates their multifaceted interaction processes. In addition, therapeutic starting points can be identified and implemented… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Hepatocellular carcinoma If clinically suspected, hepatocellular carcinoma is diagnosed using laboratory parameters, imaging and, if necessary, a biopsy. In particular, contrast-enhanced imaging procedures such as sonography, computer tomography and magnetic resonance imaging…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hyperthyroidism Casuistry of the most common etiologies Thyroid hormones have a far-reaching effect on the body, which is why the symptoms of thyroid dysfunction are often unspecific and complex. In around 80 percent of cases, the autoimmune…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Crohn's disease Biomarkers underline superiority of risankizumab compared to ustekinumab in Crohn’s disease [1] In the SEQUENCE study, risankizumab was compared with ustekinumab for the treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD) in patients who had failed anti-TNF therapies. Biomarkers such as fecal calprotectin (FC) and…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated PancNEN, PancNET & PancNEC Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas Neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas have become significantly more important in recent years. This is related to the increasing use of imaging such as CT abdomen and MRI, whereby NET… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated A systematic review and meta-analysis Herbal medicines for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by recurrent inflammation of the mucosa of the colon. The worldwide prevalence of IBD is increasing and patients often…
