This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes and NAFLD Large waist circumference increases risk of severe liver damage Recent study data suggest an association between waist circumference and progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in people with type 2 diabetes. In NAFLD, fat accumulates in the liver,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes and obesity GLP-1 analogs as a “game changer” in obesity therapy. For the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus, incretin mimetics have been used successfully for many years. GLP-1 receptor agonists, which mimic the intestinal hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), not only…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy for back pain Breaking the pain cycle An effective method that can reliably and quickly relieve back pain is infiltration. Without surgical intervention, the patient’s mobility and freedom from pain can thus be restored, and further multimodal…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Medication against Covid-19 Therapy arsenal is constantly expanding The monoclonal antibodies casirivimab/imdevimab and sotrovimab received Swissmedic approval last December and this January, respectively. Another promising drug for the treatment of Covid 19 patients is expected to be launched…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Drug interactions What the family doctor needs to know Patients would make the title of this post more authoritative: Do my physicians safely protect me from avoidable risks due to inappropriate combination of drugs? This illustrates the standard to… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Cancer therapy and fingerprinting: a search for traces of lost papillary lines. Fingerprinting before entering a foreign country? Quickly unlock your smartphone using fingerprint technology? What seemed self-evident yesterday can become impossible for cancer patients within a very short time. Although the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hairlessness Better understanding of disease by identifying key genes The causes of genetic hair disorders are diverse. Identification of the causative genetic defect plays an important role in understanding the biological mechanisms of disease. In the longer term, new treatment…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acoustic neuroma Dizziness and hearing loss – from symptom to diagnosis Acoustic neuroma (schwannoma, neurilemmoma) is one of the most common benign tumors (WHO grade I) of the cranial nerves. The name has become established in the German-speaking world for tumor…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes: SURE Switzerland study New “real world” data on semaglutide in subcutaneous form convincing The prospective, multicenter observational study SURE Switzerland investigated the efficacy of once-weekly subcutaneously administered semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes in clinical practice. Among other things, it was shown…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Stenosing and occlusive vascular diseases Recognizing and treating pAVK – important facts for family physicians In the worst case, peripheral arterial disease (pAVD) can lead to vascular occlusion and necessitate amputations; the risk of heart attack or stroke is also significantly increased in those affected.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Assisted suicide in oncology A medical task? Oncology is a discipline in which dying and death are omnipresent. Thus, assisted suicide is also a common – and controversial – topic in daily oncology practice. While this has been…
