This content is machine translated Organ Donation New hope: peak in organ donations in 2023 Last year, 200 people became organ donors after their death, more than ever before. The number of people who received an organ also reached an all-time high: 675 people received…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Lifestyle interventions Risk factors for non-compliance Diet is one of the most influential risk factors for metabolic, cardiovascular and several other disease groups. Optimizing nutrition is therefore of enormous importance in prevention and therapy. For the… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated COPD exacerbations A prick for more safety Frequent exacerbations are a key factor in the poor prognosis of COPD. Avoiding them is therefore an important goal in therapy. Vaccinations against bacterial and viral infections such as pneumococcus,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated "smarter medicine – Choosing Wisely Switzerland" Top 5 list for the field of angiology The Swiss Society of Angiology advises against long-term use of aspirin in patients with no evidence of cardiovascular disease. This makes a clear statement on this controversial topic. The remaining…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer News from the world of prevention, diagnosis and therapy Every year in December, around 7500 breast cancer experts from all over the world meet at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. The highlights of current breast cancer research on…
View Post 24 min This content is machine translated Adherence in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Techniques of motivational interviewing (MI) Important developments in CF treatment and management strategies have led to improvements in the health status of people with this disease. It is widely recognized that survival is improving, at… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Palliative care symptom and needs assessment. What screening tools are helpful? In view of the new and mostly well-tolerated therapies, the palliative life and treatment time of oncological patients is increasingly extended. It is a major challenge to identify patients in… CME-Test
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Diseases in childhood - update from the pediatrician What is trivial, what is in need of treatment? There is still no specific treatment for pertussis or mononucleosis, so vaccination is highly recommended. Pertussis carries life-threatening complication risks, particularly in infants, and glandular fever can lead to Guillain-Barré…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated AI-based skin cancer diagnostics How do algorithms make complex decisions? Artificial intelligence (AI) can help to detect skin cancer in everyday clinical practice, but one hurdle is that the decisions made by algorithms are often not comprehensible. Scientists at the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Harmreduction!? An overview of the current situation The damage that smoking and flammable products can cause to health is now well known. Accordingly, efforts have been made for decades to reduce the risks through smoking cessation –…
