This content is machine translated Joint Annual Meeting 2018 of the SGP, St. Gallen Update on childhood community-acquired pneumonia. Update on the management of common, non-severe, community-acquired pneumonia in children: are chest radiographs and laboratory tests recommended? How many days should antibiotic treatment be given? When and how should…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated ELCC 2018 in Geneva Not “only” live longer, but also better Atezolizumab enables long-term survival for some pretreated lung cancer patients. Alectinib also helps patients live a more tolerable daily life by mitigating disease symptoms over the longer term. These are…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Personalized therapy for lung tumors Has platinum-containing first-line therapy had its day? Personalized immunotherapy is on track to replace chemotherapy in first-line non-small cell lung cancer. However, this only works for every second patient. Chemo vs. immuno-oncology – who will win the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Respiratory Study data on Pelargonium sidoides in children For children, parents often want natural drug treatment that is as gentle as possible, especially for illnesses that occur recurrently throughout the year. Acute respiratory infections form the most common…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Lung cancer screening Definition of the appropriate target population of central importance Lung cancer screening carries certain risks such as unnecessary additional investigations or surgery in case of false-positive findings. Accordingly, it should be done in centers where all necessary disciplines work…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 11th spring cycle in Lucerne Bronchial asthma in children and adolescents Childhood asthma management is now based on close patient follow-up, including self-management education. But is it asthma at all? A question to ask yourself first. Rates of overdiagnosis are high.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Bronchial asthma Good symptom control achievable in most asthma patients New options for modern asthma therapy in adults based on the recently published new asthma guideline of the German Respiratory League were presented in Cologne.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Internal Medicine Update Refresher in Zurich News in evidence-based diagnostics and therapy of COPD There are 400 million COPD sufferers worldwide. It is the fourth leading global cause of mortality. At the Internal Medicine Update Refresher 2017 in Zurich, the latest findings for evidence-based…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Bronchial asthma Practice-oriented update on a common disease Bronchial asthma is a common disease. The initial diagnosis is made by the family physician. For stable, controlled asthma, monitor lung function every one to two years.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Treatment of flu-like infections Inhale with essential oils Inhalations with essential oils or essences represent an old form of therapy, which in Western countries are used mainly for the treatment of flu-like infections. Interestingly, there are almost no…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary rehabilitation The way to an active life Pulmonary rehabilitation is a cornerstone in the treatment of advanced chronic lung disease. It improves performance, quality of life and risk of hospitalization. Hardly any drug shows a comparably positive…
