This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer Many lids for many pots In the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, an extremely large amount has been achieved in a short time. Keeping track of so many rapid innovations can be quite difficult,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Asthma Control Fit for the winter A sudden change in weather can trigger symptoms in asthmatics and lead to exacerbations. Affected persons must therefore adapt to the different seasons and, if necessary, also change their medication.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Acute pulmonary embolism Surprising results on mortality from thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH) at the University Medical Center Mainz has published study results in Lancet Respiratory Medicine: a decreasing death rate due to pulmonary embolism was…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Rare lung diseases Granulomatoses beyond sarcoidosis: the rheumatologic view. Pulmonary involvement in the setting of inflammatory rheumatic systemic disease is a relatively common manifestation that requires appropriate awareness by both pulmonologists and rheumatologists and, ideally, interdisciplinary management of such…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer Focus on current therapy management of NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer is a common cancer with generally poor prognosis. Scientific advances have led to new forms of therapy increasing the chance of survival. In particular, the development…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tobacco cessation The only Vare against nicotine addiction The patient’s struggle with self and nicotine addiction continues to challenge both sufferers and treatment providers. What options are effective for staying “clean” in the long run? American scientists have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Granulomatous diseases Sarcoidosis – an update for the dermatologist This heterogeneous multisystem disease with immune-mediated pathomechanism has skin involvement in 20-30% of cases, and other organs are affected in 60%. In addition to histological examination, a differential blood count…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Small cell lung carcinoma Regulatory extension for durvalumab Durvalumab was approved EU-wide in combination with chemotherapy of etoposide plus either cisplatin or carboplatin followed by durvalumab maintenance therapy for the first-line treatment of adults with advanced-stage small cell…
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 14 min This content is machine translated Palliative Care Respiratory distress in severe illness and at the end of life Respiratory distress triggers a very high level of suffering – both for those affected and for their relatives and professional environment. Respiratory distress is a common phenomenon and affects over…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis The new WHO recommendations for rapid diagnosis and treatment In 2018, approximately 10 million people contracted tuberculosis and 1.45 million died. An increasingly major challenge is the care of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), for whom the two main…
