This content is machine translated Neurology 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 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Nirmatrelvir against long-covid risk – new trial data are encouraging A large retrospective cohort study based on data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs addressed the question of whether treatment with the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir within five days of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Security of supply Drug supply strengthened by FOPH measures Shortages have occurred in the supply of pharmaceuticals. The FOPH has therefore taken various targeted measures to strengthen care in the short term. These adjustments complement the measures that have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain Medicine Effective and modern care for migraine and co. This year’s Pain and Palliative Day was held under the motto “Worry and care – pain medicine in practice”. In addition to health services research, discussion panels will focus on…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Micronutrients: ESPEN Guideline 2022 Vitamin B complex in enteral and parenteral nutrition The “European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism” (ESPEN) is a confederative umbrella organization of numerous national professional societies in the field of nutritional medicine. A new guideline on micronutrients…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Atrial Fibrillation (VHF) - Swiss-AF Study Physical activity and vascular brain lesions in elderly VHF patients Swiss-AF is a prospective observational study conducted throughout Switzerland at a total of 14 centers investigating the relationship between atrial fibrillation and impaired brain performance. A substudy analyzed whether there…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated International Health Policy Survey Primary care physicians in the post-Covid era In 2022, Switzerland again participated in the Commonwealth Fund Foundation’s international health policy surveys. As in previous years, the focus was on physicians working in the field of primary care.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology Catching psychological problems after a cancer diagnosis After a cancer diagnosis, those affected not only face enormous physical challenges – the psyche also suffers. Most patients are almost overwhelmed by their emotions and thoughts. Often overlooked after…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Latest findings around breast cancer research International experts have been meeting annually since 1977 to share current information on breast cancer research. The goal is to balance clinical, translational, and basic research and to provide a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Prevention of macrovascular complications – an update. Reducing the risk of microvascular and macrovascular sequelae is an important treatment goal in diabetes. In recent years, new modern drugs have entered the market that have demonstrated additional benefits…
