This content is machine translated Agenda Health2020 Quality rating: needs improvement Improving the quality of healthcare and promoting patient safety are among the most important goals of the Federal Council’s healthcare policy agenda Health2020. This is because the FOPH’s national quality…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 What next? Coping strategies and future scenarios Based on declining case numbers, health officials have relaxed “lockdown” measures. This raises questions about the extent to which protective measures are required and how the situation will develop in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Severe COVID-19 courses Which lung patients need special protection Most people who become infected with the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus do not become severely ill. However, patients with chronic respiratory and pulmonary diseases are particularly confused. The German Society for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New therapy study Ruxolitinib against strong inflammatory response Ruxolitinib has been used to treat myeloid diseases of the bone marrow. Experts from the Department of Internal Medicine III at Ulm University Hospital (Germany) are now investigating how corona…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated CORIMUNO-TOCI Study Significant COVID-19 improvement with tocilizumab. In patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, an immune-mediated “cytokine storm” is thought to lead to acute respiratory failure and death. The CORIMUNO-19 platform was rapidly developed and established to evaluate the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Protective measures after the end of the lockdown The increasing normalization of everyday and public life raises new questions. What protective measures make sense? What do possible future scenarios look like? These were the questions addressed by several…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content Semaglutide – a modern GLP-1 analogue in type 2 diabetes People with type 2 diabetes have too little endogenous GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1). Semaglutide, which mimics natural GLP-1, can compensate.1 Like endogenous GLP-1, it normalizes blood glucose, supports weight loss,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated TBE prophylaxis Vaccination recommended – almost all of Switzerland is risk area Vaccination against early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE) is recommended, except in the cantons of Geneva and Ticino, for all residents of Switzerland who are exposed to ticks for work or leisure.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Marketing concepts in the dermatological practice What should you know about target group specific marketing? For every current or future owner of a dermatological practice, sooner or later questions arise such as: What are contemporary marketing strategies? Which measures are promising? A differentiated approach to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Information from the FOPH Drug reimbursement in the Covid-19 pandemic. For patients at risk, the rule remains: stay at home! Regular medical checks as a prerequisite for the reimbursement of certain medications are thus no longer required. The FOPH is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Coronavirus pandemic Relaxation of the measures from an infectiological point of view What should be considered in the period after the “lock down”? How can the risk for a second wave be minimized? These and other topics were discussed during a WebUp…
