This content is machine translated COVID-19 Outpatient care vs. hospitalization: criteria-guided decision support. A medical expert panel has developed consensus-based criteria as a decision support tool for triage of patients with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection who have only mild symptoms. This is…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Swiss Vaccination Plan 2020 Practical vaccination recommendations at a glance With the exception of an extension of the recommendation of pneumococcal vaccination to persons with celiac disease and a separate chapter on the topic of information and requirements for the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 System therapy of atopic dermatitis during corona pandemic. Based on current data and pathophysiologic considerations, recommendations for the management of patients during the pandemic are continually updated by professional societies. So also for common skin diseases with complex…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 and chronic lung disease Up or down on meds? Is there an increased risk for COVID-19 patients if they have chronic lung disease? The answer to this is a resounding yes. Asthma patients are relatively well off compared to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content Rybelsus® – Semaglutide as the world’s first and only oral GLP-1 analogue People with type 2 diabetes have too little endogenous GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1) or its effect is reduced. Semaglutide, mimicking natural GLP-1, can compensate for this.1 It lowers blood glucose,…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Medicine Brief Subject Information Here you will find a list of current short subject information.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Implications for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The risk of coronavirus infection and severe course is not generally increased in patients with gastroenterologic disease and depends on therapy. An expert panel has published a risk assessment and…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Continue basic therapy during corona pandemic? In general, for SLE, it is recommended to continue therapies with drugs that suppress the immune system despite the coronavirus pandemic. Even in immunocompromised patients, the majority of infections appear…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine Already in use in 20% of Swiss practices Telemedicine is the ability to share medical information across facilities and provide care to patients remotely. As early as 1980, NASA relied on telemedical monitoring and care for its astronauts…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Additional effort costs doctors 25 hours per week The pandemic still has a firm grip on everyone involved – and is dragging many aspects down. Thus, the additional workload (not only) for physicians in private practice is enormous.…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Corona pandemic Allergy diagnostics in times of SARS-CoV-2 IgE-mediated allergic diseases affect up to 25% of the population. Diagnosis of type 1 allergy should currently focus primarily on in vitro testing, where possible. Exceptions are drug and food…
