This content is machine translated Steatotic liver disease GLP-1RA in MASH – what’s new? Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) corresponds tothe liver disease formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver inflammation (NASH). The most common causes of MASH are obesity and diabetes. There are still no...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Work-related asthma When the job leads to exacerbations Asthma attacks caused by occupational exposure are very common in adults with asthma. Although previous studies have mainly focused on occupational asthma (OA), interest in work-exacerbated ast hma (WEA) has...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis Small spray – big footprint Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a major challenge. Inhalers have a significant impact on the environment due to their greenhouse gas emissions. However, inhalation therapy plays a fundamental and essential...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Gastric outlet stenosis The hypertrophic pyloric muscle can be visualized by an ultrasound examination. In clinically unclear cases, an X-ray diagnosis is useful. A characteristic abnormal feature is the presence of a large...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated When the bones become more fragile: “Case Finding” Fracture risk reduction in osteoporosis Osteoporosis is an underdiagnosed disease. Patients with circumscribed risk factors should not be deprived of a bone density measurement. Although osteoporosis cannot be completely cured, its progression can be delayed...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Long-COVID Increased risk with asthma and COPD Long-COVID is rapidly becoming one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide. However, the pathogenic mechanisms underlying the development of this new disease are still largely poorly understood. Recent evidence...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case report: bronchobiliary fistula Disguised as pneumonia Bronchobiliary fistula is a rare condition that can be misdiagnosed as pneumonia due to overlapping symptoms. A comprehensive differential diagnosis is therefore crucial. US physicians present a case highlighting the...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rehospitalization risk for cardiopulmonary diseases Transition to the outpatient setting is crucial There are various reasons why patients with chronic lung diseases experience renewed exacerbations and associated rehospitalizations after discharge from hospital. The most vulnerable patient groups are those with comorbidities such...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Ginkgo biloba for mild dementia: new meta-analysis Improvements in several domains relevant to everyday life There is a need for effective and well-tolerated treatments that can be used in the early stages of dementia. Overall, the evidence suggests that taking a standardized, proprietary ginkgo extract...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dyspnea – Lung metastases Tumor cells from lung metastases have the typical characteristics of the original type of cancer. Affected patients often have no symptoms at first. As the disease progresses, however, they may...…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Potential biomarkers for diagnostics, prognosis and therapy Male infertility Male infertility represents a significant challenge in urological practice and is responsible for around 40-50% of all cases of involuntary childlessness in couples. Despite comprehensive clinical investigations, the exact cause...…
