This content is machine translated Diabetic foot syndrome Cold plasma pen accelerates healing Diabetic foot ulcers occur in up to 10% of all diabetics during their lifetime. A randomized controlled trial has now shown that treatment with cold atmospheric plasma promotes the healing…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Behçet's disease Apremilast approved for the treatment of oral aphthae Behçet’s disease is a rare, chronic, multisystemic inflammatory disease that causes vasculitis. Oral aphthae occur in more than 97% of affected individuals and are associated with significant impairment of quality…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SGLT-2 inhibitors Dapagliflozin now also available for non-diabetics for the treatment of heart failure (HFrEF) Based on the results of the DAPA-HF study, Swissmedic has approved dapagliflozin for the treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), whether or not patients have type 2…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Guselkumab Study success: application for admission to PsoA submitted New Phase III data from the DISCOVER-1 and DISCOVER-2 studies show improvement in joint and skin symptoms of psoriatic arthritis at week 52, and an indication expansion of guselkumab is…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Nusinersen in adults with 5q-SMA newly eligible for reimbursement Treatment of adult patients with 5q-associated spinal muscular atrophy type II and III with nusinersen will be reimbursed in Switzerland as of July 1, 2020. The costs are covered by…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Valerian and lemon balm extract Herbal preparation alleviates subsyndromal ADHD symptoms in school children In an empirical study, positive effects of high-dose combination treatment were demonstrated in elementary school students who did not fully meet the criteria for an ADHD diagnosis but who nevertheless…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Inhalative allergies First sublingual allergy immunotherapy for tree pollen allergy sufferers For people who are allergic to pollen from birch & co, a new sustainable therapy option will soon be available. Desensitization treats the cause of the allergy and improves the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Epigastric pain Bio-psycho-social approach to the therapy of functional abdominal pain Functional abdominal pain can lead to a significant impairment of the quality of life and daily coping of the affected person and can already occur in adolescence. Chronification is common…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Antiplatelet agents Ticagrelor reduces risk of recurrent stroke After an acute cerebral infarction or a transient ischemic attack (TIA), the risk of another stroke is massively increased. That early treatment with an antiplatelet agent contributes to secondary prevention…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitor convinces Dapagliflozin may score well in nephro- and cardioprotection Patients with diabetic nephropathy can now be effectively treated with SGLT2 inhibitors. They are also said to have cardioprotective effects. Dapagliflozin is now the first and only antidiabetic agent approved…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Small cell lung carcinoma Regulatory extension for durvalumab Durvalumab was approved EU-wide in combination with chemotherapy of etoposide plus either cisplatin or carboplatin followed by durvalumab maintenance therapy for the first-line treatment of adults with advanced-stage small cell…
