This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Harm Reduction – an alternative to quitting smoking?! It is undisputed that a complete stop to smoking is the best option for health. But not every smoker succeeds in giving up the cigarette. In recent years, therefore, the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Allergic rhinitis and allergen immunotherapy Recommendation update and new therapeutic approach Allergic rhinitis (AR) is still often trivialized, but there is no reason for this: It is a major chronic respiratory disease with high prevalence and impact on quality of life,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated GINA Report 2022 One more biologics arrow in the quiver In last year’s update, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) had established two pathways (tracks) that can be followed to treat bronchial asthma. The 2022 GINA update has remained faithful…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Exogenous allergic alveolitis Turtled out with the pigeons A 53-year-old man has been suffering from slowly increasing respiratory symptoms such as cough, chest tightness to shortness of breath for several years. While they initially manifested themselves only after…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 in the fall of 2022 What awaits us on the Corona front? As far as severe and fatal courses are concerned, SARS-CoV-2 has almost lost its terror by 2022. This is despite the fact that the number of infections is still high…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis in Switzerland Young contacts particularly at risk COVID-19 has taken over the top position of the most common infectious diseases leading to death in recent years, but tuberculosis (TB) still ranks second worldwide. In Switzerland, cases of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Future care of COPD patients in focus The progressive and as yet incurable lung disease COPD is associated with a high disease burden . According to the WHO, COPD is now the fourth leading cause of death internationally,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated COPD in kidney smokers Lung sick despite abstinence Traditionally, tobacco smoke has been considered the classic trigger for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But about half of all COPD cases worldwide are due to non-tobacco-related risk factors. An…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Casuistry Unusual lung tumors in clinical practice. The diagnosis and treatment of lung carcinomas is part of everyday pneumology. During the poster presentations at the 62nd Congress of the German Society of Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine e.V.…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine for COPD Establishment and operation of a telemedical center Making medical care location-independent involves both opportunities and challenges in terms of implementation in the day-to-day running of clinics and practices. For this purpose, telemedicine offers a possibility to design…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma Many antibodies lead to success If asthma patients use an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) over a longer period of time and in high doses, even the additional combination with a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) does not respond…
