This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thierry Carrel “There’s a lot of symbolism around the heart”. “I like the combination of craft and intellectual understanding of complex procedures or the technology. Cardiac surgery is a specialty where you treat everyone from infants to elderly patients, so…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interview on the subject of "lipedema “Many patients feel guilty and helpless”. Lipedema is by no means simply “being overweight”. It shows specific clinical characteristics and also requires individualized therapy. The psychological strain should not be underestimated. Birgit Wörle, MD, head of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Therapy overview 2017 – and what’s next? Prof. Paul Hasler, MD, Chief of Rheumatology, Kantonsspital Aarau, discussed the new approval of baricitinib in the indication of moderate to severe active RA with HAUSARZT PRAXIS. Where does the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Stroke Therapy “Patients benefit from intervention through the vascular system” At the 20th Annual Meeting of the Swiss Cerebrovascular Society SHG, Prof. Jan Gralla, MD, from Inselspital Bern, Switzerland, spoke on “New Approaches in the Intra-arterial Treatment of Acute Stroke.”…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rehabilitation for MOH “What’s that headache doing to me?” Frequent, regular use of analgesics often has the paradoxical effect of inducing chronic headache. Prof. Peter Sandor, MD, gave a presentation on this topic at the SGKN Congress in Basel…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Simple measure in practice for prophylaxis of falls and osteoporosis fractures Calcium vitamin D supplementation deserves more attention Calcium-vitamin D supplementation is an effective, safe, and broadly applicable fall and fracture prophylaxis. In addition to much acclaimed, spectacular, new achievements in medicine, this simple, solidly based basic measure…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chemical peels “For deep peels, an anesthesiologist should stand by.” Hermann Keller, MD, was invited to speak at the 3rd Swiss Life Peeling Workshop and provided information on anesthesia for chemical peels. He showed the participants how to make the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chemical peels “The prerequisite for any treatment is diagnosis” On the occasion of the 3rd Swiss Life-Workshop Chemical Peeling, Oliver Ph. Kreyden, MD, summarized the most important points that determine the success of chemical peelings. As the initiator of…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and eye damage “Eye damage is one of the most common sequelae in diabetics” CARDIOVASC interviewed PD Dr. med. Dr. Daniel Barthelmes, Senior Physician at the Eye Clinic at the University Hospital Zurich, on the topic of diabetic eye diseases. The focus was on…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Sunscreen The spectrum of UV-triggered skin changes is broad The topic of sun protection is a “perennial issue” that is once again highly relevant, especially now in spring, when the days are getting longer and the hours of sunlight…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interview on breast self-check via app The digital world has become indispensable for us doctors Info ONKOLOGIE & HÄMATOLOGIE spoke with Stephanie von Orelli, MD, current head of the gynecology clinic at Stadtspital Triemli, and Brida von Castelberg, MD, former head of the gynecology clinic…
