This content is machine translated Women's hearts beat differently! Gender-sensitive diagnostics in cardiology To this day, women fight for the legal and social equality of the female sex. In medicine, however, equal treatment oriented toward men can have negative consequences for women. Particularly…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Basic supply Patient survey on the use of home remedies in everyday life. The use of home remedies for minor health problems is common among patients in Western countries. This was also confirmed by a survey study conducted in Switzerland in 2020. In…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tick-borne encephalitis TBE prophylaxis – every vaccination counts The season when ticks are particularly active lasts until October, depending on the weather. The best protection against TBE infection is vaccination. Two vaccines are currently licensed in Switzerland for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pollen allergy When the season stretches throughout the year It is obvious that climate change does not mean good news for pollen allergy sufferers either. But even people without allergies can be increasingly affected by the changes.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Acute chest pain The important difference: women in the Chest Pain Unit! The sex-specific atypical clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome and the sex-specific outcomes of cardiovascular disease in women are well known. The aim of this training article is to analyze… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Improving treatment management: genetics in focus The genetics of breast cancer has become a fundamental aspect of treatment management. It influences screening, follow-up, prophylactic and therapeutic recommendations for women who carry a germinal breast cancer susceptibility…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Prostate cancer and co. The most important congress information at a glance Europe’s largest urology event, the 38th EAU Annual Congress, included live surgeries, cutting-edge lectures, case discussions and debates during the four-day scientific exchange. To emphasize the multidisciplinary nature of urology,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer prophylaxis Follow-up after colonoscopic polypectomy The primary goal of colonoscopic surveillance is to reduce the risk of subsequent colorectal cancer. The most recent version of the consensus recommendations of the Swiss Society of Gastroenterology was…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Digitization A question of (artificial) intelligence At the beginning of the year, a real hype was unleashed. ChatGPT came on the market and was made available for free to all Internet users. The first voices were…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Drug therapy for tobacco addiction Inhaled tobacco smoking remains the most important preventable risk factor for numerous diseases and for premature deaths worldwide. In Switzerland, more than 1.9 million people smoked in 2017, representing 27%… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Corona Pandemic Current findings on Long-Covid – initial treatment options and therapeutic approaches. In the Zurich Coronavirus Cohort Study, one in four participants reported persistent symptoms six months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. What are the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of long-covid? Which treatment strategies are…
