This content is machine translated Asthma: GINA Guidelines 2026 Focusing Not Only on Treating Symptoms, but Also on Reducing Risk A few months ago, this year’s update from the Global Initiative for Asthma ( GINA) was published, featuring evidence-based recommendations for asthma treatment and prevention. For primary care practices, the...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Casuistry Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in RA Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP), an interstitial lung disease, is characterized by either elevated eosinophil counts in the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or is associated with eosinophilic infiltration of the lung parenchyma....…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case Study: Cystic Fibrosis in Adults Recurrent Pneumonia as a Manifestation of Cystic Fibrosis Mild or atypical CFTR genotypes may go undiagnosed in cystic fibrosis patients well into late adulthood. A 67-year-old woman had suffered from recurrent pneumonia since childhood; cystic fibrosis was not...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Long COVID/Fatigue Clinic An Innovative Approach: Neuroplasticity and Predictive Processing At the University Hospital of Basel (USB), a promising neuroplastic therapeutic approach is being tested as part of the fatigue clinic. Based on the fundamental assumption that while fatigue and...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Dermatomyositis Glucocorticoids for more than one year Beyond its typical muscular and skin manifestations, dermatomyositis (DM), as a chronic systemic autoimmune myopathy, can cause serious systemic complications. Pulmonary and cardiac involvement, including interstitial lung disease and myocarditis,...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pulmonology – Lobus venae acygos The acygos vein is the thoracic continuation of the ascending lumbar veins cranial to the diaphragm and runs paravertebrally to the right of the thoracic vertebral bodies. With a prevalence...…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Interstitial Lung Diseases Update on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) encompass more than 100 conditions. They represent a heterogeneous group of acute or chronic lung diseases that are characterized—to varying degrees—by inflammation and uncontrolled connective tissue...… CME-Test
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Swiss Immunization Schedule 2026 RSV Prevention in Newborns: Maternal Vaccination or Antibodies The Swiss Immunization Schedule 2026 offers two equivalent options for protecting infants against the respiratory syncytial virus during their first season: passive immunization of the child with a long-acting monoclonal...…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Interstitial Lung Diseases Update on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) encompass more than 100 conditions. They represent a heterogeneous group of acute or chronic lung diseases that are characterized—to varying degrees—by inflammation and uncontrolled connective tissue...… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) Long-term data from the CROWN study: Efficacy and intracranial control Updated 7-year data from the CROWN study were presented at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting. These data confirm stable long-term disease control with lorlatinib and reinforce its role as a...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Eosinophils in the Blood in COPD How many measurements are needed to be sure? Approximately 20–40% of all COPD patients exhibit Type 2 inflammation, which is characterized by elevated BEC. This eosinophilic phenotype is associated with an increased risk of exacerbations and a favorable...…
