This content is machine translated Squamous cell carcinoma Risk factor cumulative UV radiation exposure The development of skin cancer is multifactorial. It is considered indisputable that chronic light damage to the skin by ultraviolet radiation is the most important factor in the etiology of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Smart technology promotes self-management Digitization in healthcare holds many opportunities, especially for disease management of chronic diseases. When digital applications are integrated into a personalized and long-term treatment plan, it can help improve care…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain Management Living at last – on the track of the individually best therapy Improving care in pain and palliative situations was the focus of this year’s Pain Congress. Patients with chronic pain in particular require individualized treatment in order to finally be able…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Statistics in 5 minutes Probability in view Statistics represent an essential method in medical research and evidence-based medicine. At the same time, it places the highest demands on methodology and professional know-how. A sound basic knowledge of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Sports Medicine Hot Topics for Practice Sport is good for your health, but can too much sport even make you sick? Prof. Dr. Johann Scher, Chief Physician and Head of the University Center for Prevention and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Quality assurance Stays in psychiatric hospitals are satisfactory Satisfaction among adult inpatient psychiatry patients remains very high. Likewise, Swiss acute and children’s hospitals also achieve very high satisfaction scores. This is evidenced by two national satisfaction surveys conducted…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Recognize and understand wound biofilm Therapeutic possibilities and their limits Wounds colonized with biofilms are one of the greatest challenges in chronic wound care. An estimated 2% of the population in Central Europe suffer from chronic wounds, with the risk…
View Post 20 min This content is machine translated S1 Guideline The geriatric assessment If geriatricians wanted to explain their focus to other physicians, they would quickly arrive at geriatric assessment (GA) as a special identifier. In order to exchange experiences in the use… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sleep Medicine Residual excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep serves the physical and psychological recovery as well as the strengthening of the hormone balance or immune system and the detoxification of the brain. But there are some things…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes - update for the family doctor Aim for multifactorial rather than glucocentric treatment With regard to cardiac and renal protection, it is increasingly recommended to combine metformin initially with an SGLT-2 inhibitor or a GLP-1 receptor agonist. In contrast, sulfonylureas and DPP-4 inhibitors…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Pain Management Living at last – Focus on individual pain management Improving care in pain and palliative situations was the focus of this year’s Pain Congress. Patients with chronic pain in particular require individualized treatment in order to finally be able…
