This content is machine translated Healthcare system Primary care top – administrative effort flop In an international comparison, Switzerland is ahead of the game: in a survey on primary care, the healthcare system scored first place. However, administrative tasks are increasing. This is a…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Coronavirus How to protect yourself? Answers from an infectiologist The current dynamic situation surrounding the new SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 pandemic raises questions. Especially for health care workers, it is essential to have up-to-date information on protective and hygienic measures…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Coronavirus Increased protection for particularly vulnerable persons For most people, an illness with the new coronavirus is harmless. However, the virus can be dangerous for older people aged 65 and older and those with pre-existing disease. Therefore,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Coronavirus Risk management in family practice More and more people are becoming infected with the new coronavirus SARSCoV-2. In order to contain the spread, the Federal Office of Public Health has published behavioral recommendations that are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Stroke Secondary Prevention Ticagrelor as add-on leads to significant risk reduction Results from the Phase III THALES trial show that ticagrelor, when taken concomitantly with aspirin, produces a statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in stroke recurrences compared with aspirin treatment…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Translational wound research How can infection be prevented? Selection of the appropriate therapy and the optimal fitting wound dressings are decisive factors in the healing process. Consideration of the individual wound microenvironment plays an important role, as recent…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Artificial intelligence Big brother is watching you – digitization in medicine The digital transformation is in full swing not only in everyday life, but also in medicine, and is taking on ever more precise features. The need to not only store…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer 10-year data favor partial irradiation Results of a 10-year follow-up show that partial breast irradiation should become the new standard of care for patients with early, low-risk breast cancer. This is because there are significantly…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Swiss general practitioner system More efficiency thanks to eHealth A large proportion of physicians surveyed in Switzerland in 2019 rate healthcare here as good or very good. This is shown by the results of the Commonwealth Fund’s (CWF) annual…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Occupational Medicine If you can also cross out the “i” in IPF…. The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. An occupational physician used new study results…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases When you hear hoofbeats, you should also think of zebras Diagnostic latency is burdensome for affected individuals and, in some cases, results in a “window of opportunity” going unused and a missed opportunity for effective treatment.
