This content is machine translated E-cigarettes Supposedly harmless smoking fun That electronic vaporizers are significantly less harmful to health than conventional tobacco cigarettes is a common misconception. What is concealed: depending on the type of e-cigarette and the composition of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Liver disease Early detection is prognostically significant While early stages are often asymptomatic, various complications can occur in the setting of decompensated cirrhosis. Hepatic encephalopathy is one of them.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular events Study suggests anti-atherosclerotic effect from omega-3 fatty acids “Fish oil” as a heart protector is always controversially discussed – and just as contradictorily tested. Some studies can demonstrate a protective effect, many others cannot. Now, for the first…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Antibiotic resistance Strategy against impending antibiotics crisis? Resistant germs are a major problem for doctors and patients worldwide. The development of a new substance, which is directed against a different target structure than previous drugs, is a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Migraine prophylaxis So that the head does not explode Migraine sufferers are not among the easiest patients for doctors to care for. It is important for the physician to “educate” his patient to a prophylaxis that is appropriate for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Big Data in Cardiology Medicine 4.0 – the digital transformation in hypertensive patients Big data, artificial intelligence, Medicine 4.0 – digitization is not stopping at medicine. Digital medical technology will determine more and more medical activities and thus also change the role of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Psychooncology Strengthen doctor-patient relationship The diagnosis of “cancer” catches most people unprepared and leaves behind uncertainties and fears. A gentle conversation adapted to the person affected can strengthen the doctor-patient relationship in the long…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Wound dressings through the ages Wound care was one of the first therapeutic measures ever used and developed by humans. Especially in the last 50 years, there has been a complete paradigm shift as far…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Recommendations of the Quality Circle Peripheral Facial Palsy Switzerland Conservative facial therapy for peripheral facial nerve palsy Peripheral facial nerve palsy is the most common isolated cranial nerve palsy and can have a variety of causes. The idiopathic form represents the largest group of facial paresis, accounting…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Measles vaccination Dealing with vaccination skepticism The topic of vaccination skepticism has become the focus of media and health policy in connection with an increase in measles cases in recent months. In debates about vaccinations, different…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Dementia Multimorbid dementia patient – what to do? Dementia patients are mostly elderly and multimorbid. Close care that takes comorbidities into account is important – but challenging because of the unique characteristics of these patients.
