This content is machine translated Cystitis When going to the toilet becomes a pain! About 50-70% of all women have cystitis at least once a year. Repeated bladder infections occur in approximately 5-10% of cases. Phytotherapeutic preparations based on nasturtium and horseradish can provide…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Palliative Care Respiratory distress in severe illness and at the end of life Respiratory distress triggers a very high level of suffering – both for those affected and for their relatives and professional environment. Respiratory distress is a common phenomenon and affects over…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sleep Medicine In sleep to the dream figure During REM sleep, many different brain regions show increased activity. Why this is so has not yet been conclusively clarified. However, recent research has now shown that the activity of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Quality management Between duty and freestyle: effective practice processes, satisfied patients The Swiss healthcare system is considered the second most expensive in the world after the USA. The quality of the services is impressive, but not in proportion to the costs.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Irritable Bowel Syndrome The most common functional gastrointestinal disorder is very multifaceted The diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome is based on ROM IV criteria and limited diagnostic workup. The gut-brain axis is one of the recognized etiopathogenetic concepts of this complex multifactorial…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated RA therapy Let’s talk about JAKs The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has made great progress over the past 20 years. This relates both to the range of drugs available and to developments in terms of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Supraventricular tachycardias ECG interpretation in SVT Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) occurs in the general population with a prevalence of approximately 2-3/1000 population. Many people can be helped by adequate diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias, and the correct…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Conversational Communication is the key to adherence It is not always the physician’s clinical experience that counts. Patient satisfaction and especially adherence depend critically on the doctor-patient conversation. Bridges can be built here.
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Gene Therapy New ways in treatment Gene therapy, a long-time beacon of hope in medical research, is finally finding its way into the clinic to cure monogenetic diseases. This provides medicine with a new therapy that…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Implications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The risk of coronavirus infection and severe course is not generally increased in patients with gastroenterologic disease and depends on therapy. An expert panel has published a risk assessment and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine Already in use in 20% of Swiss practices Telemedicine is the ability to share medical information across facilities and provide care to patients remotely. As early as 1980, NASA relied on telemedical monitoring and care for its astronauts…
