This content is machine translated Hepatitis C Curable nowadays, but still underdiagnosed Due to the highly effective antivirals currently available on the market, the chances of cure are very high. However, if left untreated, hepatitis C infection can have serious consequences. The…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Early summer meningo encephalitis (TBE) In the summer season the danger lurks almost everywhere Since last year, with the exception of the cantons of Geneva and Ticino, the whole of Switzerland has been considered a TBE risk area. In the Swiss Vaccination Plan 2020,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes mellitus type 2 New Swiss guidelines support cardiovascular disease control The treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus has undergone a transformation in recent years with the approval of new drug classes. The focus is no longer on pure glycemic control,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Practice Management The homepage as a service tool for the patient Patient demands on the work of medical practices have changed significantly in recent years. After medical care and organization, services are now the third most important indicator for assessing the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic coronary syndrome Risk stratification in coronary artery disease – an update. Coronary CT is highly ranked for the work-up algorithm in the updated European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines. Calcification is an important prognostic indicator and has therapeutic implications. Among other…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COPD therapy Biomarkers could facilitate many things 22-40% of all COPD patients experience at least one moderate or severe exacerbation annually. Patients with frequent exacerbations have a worse prognosis. A team of researchers has been looking at…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Lumbar pain: spondylolysis The cause of true bony fissure formation in the spine in the region of the interarticular portion, spondylolysis and consecutive spondylolisthesis vera, is a congenital bony defect of the articular…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Homeopathy Worse than its reputation? Homeopathy does not correspond to its “good reputation” among the population, neither according to objective criteria nor as a mere placebo method. There can be no question of it representing…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diabetic kidney disease Canagliflozin approved in fast track for diabetic nephropathy Kidney protection is extremely important for diabetes sufferers. Recently, canagliflozin became the first SGLT-2 inhibitor in Switzerland to receive a marketing authorization extension to reduce the risk of progression to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Inflammatory rheumatic joint diseases Broad spectrum of differential diagnoses A timely correct diagnosis can positively influence the course and treatment options. Auto-antibodies and other serological parameters are diagnostically valuable, but do not have high significance when considered in isolation.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 How does the corona pandemic affect disease management in COPD? The basic tenor of the expert statements is that COPD patients should continue their therapy to prevent exacerbations and thus also avoid the need for a visit to the doctor…
