This content is machine translated Corona pandemic EMA reviews first COVID-19 vaccine candidate AZD1222, a vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford, is under rolling review by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Stroke prophylaxis by oral anticoagulation Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of embolic events. Routine screening facilitates timely detection and treatment. Oral anticoagulants are recommended as…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Blood-brain barrier When breast cancer invades the brain Patients with breast cancer can develop metastases in the brain – which means an even worse chance of survival. There may be factors in the blood that can predict this…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Outpatient care vs. hospitalization: criteria-guided decision support. A medical expert panel has developed consensus-based criteria as a decision support tool for triage of patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who have only mild symptoms. This is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Anorexia nervosa The role of the family doctor Family physicians are often the first point of contact for patients with eating disorders. Targeted screening questions based on the diagnostic criteria can be an aid in recognizing anorectic symptomatology…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Sonography in benign liver lesions Essential imaging procedure for the assessment Benign liver lesions are common findings on abdominal imaging. In most cases, they cause no symptoms and are discovered by chance. Therefore, it is difficult to provide valid prevalence data.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetic nephropathy SGLT-2 inhibitor slows decline in glomerular filtration rate For the first time, a targeted therapy for diabetic kidney disease is available. In the CREDENCE study, canagliflozin resulted in a clinically relevant and statistically significant risk reduction for renal…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tobacco cessation The only Vare against nicotine addiction The patient’s struggle with self and nicotine addiction continues to challenge both sufferers and treatment providers. What options are effective for staying “clean” in the long run? American scientists have…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Corona pandemic Current data on COVID-19 and diabetes In particular, older diabetics with a high BMI have an increased risk of a severe course and mortality rates are also higher compared to the general population. The interactions involved…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral pain conditions: osteoporosis with pathological fracture It happens again and again that pathological fractures of the spine, which have occurred without adequate force, are detected during imaging examinations. Advanced osteoporosis is often the underlying cause. This…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetic nephropathy Gliflozines may slow progression of renal failure Nephropathy as a late complication of diabetes is a common cause of renal failure requiring dialysis. In the CREDENCE trial, SGLT-2 inhibitors slowed the progression of renal dysfunction in diabetic…
