This content is machine translated Functional dyspepsia Consider phytotherapeutics as a therapeutic option Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a heterogeneous disorder in terms of both pathophysiology and symptomatology. Accordingly, there is hardly any intervention that is effective for all patients. In the context of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic kidney disease (CKD) Seismograph for vascular damage Not only can renal dysfunction be detected by determining glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and albuminuria, but proteinuria in particular is also an early risk indicator for the occurrence of a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated "smarter medicine - Choosing wisely." Which preoperative clarifications offer added value? Early outpatient evaluation prior to surgery is beneficial. This allows adequate risk assessment and planning of the entire perioperative process can be adjusted with a view to smooth performance of the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 in the fall of 2022 What awaits us on the Corona front? As far as severe and fatal courses are concerned, SARS-CoV-2 has almost lost its terror by 2022. This is despite the fact that the number of infections is still high…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyeroiditis Associated with low vitamin D status Links between autoimmune diseases and vitamin D metabolism are controversially discussed. Several studies showed a negative correlation between the level of 25-(OH)-D3 and TPO antibody levels in patients with autoimmune…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular health New research results and scientific exchange The theme of this year’s DGK Congress was “New Spaces for Cardiovascular Health.” The goal was to exchange the latest scientific findings and thus increase the chances for patients. Topics…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis in Switzerland Young contacts particularly at risk COVID-19 has taken over the top position of the most common infectious diseases leading to death in recent years, but tuberculosis (TB) still ranks second worldwide. In Switzerland, cases of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Type 1 diabetes New insights into the development of autoimmune disease in children Study sheds light for the first time on the dynamics of blood glucose levels and autoimmunity in early childhood: When and why does type 1 diabetes manifest in children? For…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Pain is not equal to pain Researchers at the University Medical Center Mainz have discovered that a so-called painful diabetic polyneuropathy is not only caused by damaged nerves, but can also be muscular in origin. Diabetes…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Diabetes subtypes Different influence on erectile dysfunction A study by the German Diabetes Center found not only that diabetes increases the risk of erectile dysfunction in men, but also that there are differences in its occurrence between…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Heart Failure Therapy Drug therapy is in flux For heart failure with reduced pump function (HFrEF), the ESC guidelines updated last year recommend a new treatment algorithm. In addition, current data show that SGLT-2 inhibitors may benefit not…
