This content is machine translated COVID-19 Protection against infection in the doctor’s office As a meeting place of people from diverse habitats and -absections, the physician’s office represents a potential hotspot for infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The importance of good prevention is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated BVDD expert assessment Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 during immunomodulatory therapy. What should be considered in patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases on immunomodulatory or immunosuppressive therapy? The Professional Association of German Dermatologists (BVDD) has published practical recommendations on this subject.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated HIV infection What are challenges in disease management of HIV today? The number of new infections and mortality rates have been declining for several years in Switzerland and globally, and an increasing number of HIV-infected individuals are receiving adequate therapy. However,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Acne vulgaris Acne – new insights into the role of the skin microbiome The fact that a microbial imbalance is relevant to disease is regarded as certain. The exact nature of the associated processes is the subject of current studies. It is also…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated REMAP-CAP Study Group COVID-19: New treatment recommendations in intensive care units. In an international collaboration, the REMAP-CAP study group is testing known agents in the treatment of COVID-19. Their results, now published in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrate the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Anticoagulant therapy in COVID-19 patients. Antibodies to platelets promote thrombosis in COVID-19 infections. Early in the coronavirus pandemic, increased activation of blood clotting was noted in patients with COVID-19 infection. Coagulation studies at the University Hospital of Tübingen now show that platelets from…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Urinary tract infections Antibiotic resistance endangers therapeutic success Antibiotic resistance is an increasing global problem with significant consequences for the healthcare system. While antibiotics are indicated for complicated UTI, treatment without antibiotics may be considered for uncomplicated cystitis.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Swissmedic approval of a second COVID-19 vaccine Moderna’s vaccine, approved by Swissmedic on January 12, 2021, is an mRNA vaccine, as was Pfizer/BioNTech’s candidate BNT162, approved in December. The Swiss federal government has secured 7.5 million cans.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 vaccination Stage victory against coronavirus, but no all-clear yet Although the results of the clinical trials of the first two vaccines approved by Swissmedic are promising, we are still a long way from corona-free normality. The official vaccination start…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Orphan disease in oncology Rare is also (cumulatively) common About 7% of the population suffers from a rare disease, in Switzerland. Many of the more than 7000 known orphan diseases are in the oncology field, and more than 40%…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Cystitis Does it always have to be the “club” antibiotic? Urinary tract infections are among the most common bacterial diseases, even in childhood. It is estimated that more than one in two women will suffer from cystitis at least once…
