This content is machine translated September Migraine and Headache Awareness Month Did you know that migraine and chronic headache disorders are the leading causes of disease disability in people under 50 worldwide?
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Practice Management The homepage as a service tool for the patient Patient demands on the work of medical practices have changed significantly in recent years. After medical care and organization, services are now the third most important indicator for assessing the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 How does the corona pandemic affect disease management in COPD? The basic tenor of the expert statements is that COPD patients should continue their therapy to prevent exacerbations and thus also avoid the need for a visit to the doctor…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease. Current findings and expert cardiological opinion on ACE inhibitors and ARBs. There is some uncertainty among patients and experts as to whether ACE inhibitors and ARBs are associated with an increased risk. Empirical data on this are inconsistent, but there are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Telemonitoring of respiratory therapy reduces risk of infection Innovative and digital devices for sleep and ventilation therapy enable efficient and clinically qualitative care for people with sleep-related breathing disorders, COPD and other chronic diseases. Telemonitoring offers an alternative…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Cost coverage of virus tests and launch of the SwissCovid app In the context of the relaxation of protective measures, much revolves around contact tracing and economic aspects. This includes the issue of reimbursement for SARS-CoV-2 testing. An updated fact sheet…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Alopecia So that chemotherapy does not become a hairy affair There are many reasons for hair loss, not least oncological therapy regimens, for example. This experience is one of the most traumatic aspects of treatment. The Haarwerkstatt Basel provides valuable…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Migraine prophylaxis New CGRP antibody opens up perspectives Migraine can be highly restrictive and distressing for affected patients, and until recently there was no truly sustainable convincing therapeutic concept for effective and tolerable prophylaxis in sight. This has…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Digitization The trend is toward telemedicine – not only because of COVID-19 Digitization in outpatient healthcare is steadily gaining in importance. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an additional surge in demand for telemedicine services. However, there are still limitations that…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated PUBLICITY/ADVERTISEMENT Semaglutide – a GLP-1 analogue from a cardiovascular perspective. GLP-1 analogs are modeled on the natural GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1). In studies, they show potent HbA1C control and weight reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes.1,2,* Their positive effect…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Social media The right way to deal with online reviews While online assessments are already commonplace in the restaurant or hotel industry, they are still in their infancy in medicine. At present, patients still make comparatively little use of the…