This content is machine translated Chronic lung diseases Sarcopenia and malnutrition in the context of pneumological rehabilitation Malnutrition and sarcopenia are two common but often underestimated complications in patients with chronic lung diseases such as COPD, pulmonary fibrosis or other respiratory diseases. Both conditions have a profound...… CME-Test
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated IBDmatters - Advanced Therapeutic Treatments Examinations and considerations before therapy Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (inflammatory bowel disease, IBD). Aspects that should be considered in particular before starting treatment, but...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – chronic pancreatitis Upper abdominal pain of varying intensity is the main symptom of chronic pancreatitis. If acute or chronic pancreatitis is suspected, transabdominal sonography is an established examination method for assessing morphological...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Study on tinnitus in everyday practice ENT specialists rely on Ginkgo biloba A retrospective cohort study published in 2024 analyzed how frequently ENT specialists prescribed ginkgo biloba extract, systemic corticosteroids or pentoxifylline to patients with newly diagnosed tinnitus. The analysis was based...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma Anti-IL-5/-5Rα biologics impress in the real world Three biologics targeting interleukin 5 (IL-5) or its receptor (IL-5Rα) are approved for use in patients with severe asthma. In a meta-analysis, Greek scientists have now investigated the clinical response...…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Invitation to the 12th IBD Roadshow | June 23-25, 2025 | with Professor Bruce Sands Acceleration in IBD Treatment: How early and holistic care leads to better outcomes We cordially invite you to the 12th IBD Roadshow from June 23-25, 2025! The internationally renowned expert Professor Bruce Sands (Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, USA) is...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Polygenic risk score can help identify COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death in patients worldwide and yet often goes undiagnosed. Although genetic risk plays a significant role in susceptibility...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Journal Club Case-control study on post-Covid syndrome A prospective, multicenter case-control study published in PLoS Medicine in 2025 described the frequency and clinical characteristics of patients with a protracted post-Covid course and searched for risk factors for...…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Late-onset autoimmune diabetes (LADA) Type 1 adults often misdiagnosed as type 2 Type 1 diabetes can occur at any age, but is more common in children and adolescents. However, it is not yet known which people have an increased risk of developing...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases: Marfan syndrome Hereditary connective tissue disease with a vascular component Even though targeted genetic tests are now available, the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome is still mainly based on specific clinical criteria, in particular the revised Ghent classification. The broad phenotypic...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New prognostic indicator for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Low BAR allows IPF patients to live longer Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fatal and age-related interstitial lung disease whose etiology and pathogenesis are still largely unknown. It is important to identify IPF patients at...…
