This content is machine translated Lung cancer Focus topics: Brain metastases, therapy response and PD-L1 expression Therapy management for lung cancer is entering a new era. The progress made is remarkable and sheds new light on the importance of tumor tests in diagnosis. Many insights have…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Influenza season 2023/24 Current protection options for particularly vulnerable people The flu is unpredictable and spreads quickly [1]. This makes it all the more important that people at risk in particular protect themselves against infection [2]. A high-dose influenza vaccine…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Oncology Multidisciplinary and cross-indication – the latest trends The central task of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) is to improve the quality of cancer treatment, cancer prevention and diagnosis as well as palliative care and aftercare…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma Individualized treatment management on the rise The formation of brain metastases is a dreaded development, especially in lung cancer. There is also an increasing focus on gender-specific differences in medicine. Multiple myeloma also has variables that…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma-COPD-Overlap Coexisting disease entities instead of syndrome The concept of overlapping disease entities has changed and the term “asthma overlap syndrome” is no longer propagated. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for asthma and COPD should be…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Obstructive sleep apnea Healthier heart thanks to CPAP People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems, but there is conflicting data regarding the effects of CPAP on reducing this risk. A study now…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis CFTR modulators make the lungs happy It is known that CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) modulators improve lung diseases associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the effects of CFTR therapies on structural changes in the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated SCLC Small cell lung cancer in everyday therapy – an update Small cell lung carcinomas must be treated quickly – they usually grow rapidly and form metastases early on. The diagnosis is therefore often only made at an advanced stage. Lung…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence in medicine Opportunities and risks of AI The concept of artificial intelligence dates back to the 1950s. 20th century and includes a collection of technologies that allow a computer to emulate typical characteristics of human intelligence. Initially,… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Therapy and management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) Often more questions than answers in the end Some patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have a fibrotic phenotype. Some of these patients respond – at least in the short term – to therapy. In some cases, however,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Harm reduction with e-cigarettes If not stop, then at least minimize the damage Worldwide, around 30-40% of cardiovascular diseases are attributable to smoking. This figure is around 80% for cancer cases and 63% for COPD cases. Around half of healthcare costs can be…
