This content is machine translated Bladder cancer Tuberculosis vaccination reduces recurrences Two doses of a simple tuberculosis vaccine after surgery support the immune system in fighting cancer cells and could significantly improve treatment outcomes for the most common form of bladder...…
View Post 17 min This content is machine translated Sleep-wake disorders in pneumology practice Patience, knowledge and persistence in therapy In principle, pulmonologists can encounter any form of sleep-wake disorder in their practical work, although sleep-related respiratory disorders are probably by far the most common. In clinical practice, the classification...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated COPD The mountain is calling The development of alpine tourism and the increasing trend towards adventure travel have made high mountain regions accessible not only to healthy people, but also to patients with cardiorespiratory diseases...…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated CFTR modulators and biologics More attention for neurocognitive side effects CFTR modulators and biologics have had a significant impact on the treatment of cystic fibrosis and severe asthma in recent years. Despite all the benefits that these active substances bring,...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COPD in primary care Get pneumology specialists on board? The symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often develop gradually. Spirometry plays an important role in the diagnosis. Although COPD cannot yet be cured, the implementation of secondary and...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Chronic lung diseases Sarcopenia and malnutrition in the context of pneumological rehabilitation Malnutrition and sarcopenia are two common but often underestimated complications in patients with chronic lung diseases such as COPD, pulmonary fibrosis or other respiratory diseases. Both conditions have a profound...… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma Anti-IL-5/-5Rα biologics impress in the real world Three biologics targeting interleukin 5 (IL-5) or its receptor (IL-5Rα) are approved for use in patients with severe asthma. In a meta-analysis, Greek scientists have now investigated the clinical response...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Polygenic risk score can help identify COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death in patients worldwide and yet often goes undiagnosed. Although genetic risk plays a significant role in susceptibility...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Bronchiectasis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection Statistically significant reduction in the frequency of exacerbations A chronic lung infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is associated with an increased exacerbation and mortality rate in people affected by bronchiectasis. Inhaled antibiotics are frequently used in clinical practice to...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Journal Club Case-control study on post-Covid syndrome A prospective, multicenter case-control study published in PLoS Medicine in 2025 described the frequency and clinical characteristics of patients with a protracted post-Covid course and searched for risk factors for...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases: Marfan syndrome Hereditary connective tissue disease with a vascular component Even though targeted genetic tests are now available, the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome is still mainly based on specific clinical criteria, in particular the revised Ghent classification. The broad phenotypic...…
