This content is machine translated Basel introduces itself Paracelsus was not wanted at the university. Dermatology Basel looks back on an eventful history. For example, until 1978, inpatients with skin and sex disorders were segregated by gender, and Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim was not recognized…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New forms of practice Paradigm shift in primary care At present, practice structures are subject to multiform change. Various social parameters are recreating the environment in which medical practices must position themselves. Hansulrich Blunier, MD, Schüpfen, and Christoph Cina,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 3rd SGIM Great Update for Family Physicians “In our workshops, physicians are encouraged to be hands-on themselves” This year’s SGIM Great Update will be held for the third time on November 14-15. As in previous years, the congress will be held in Interlaken and is aimed primarily…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated To the point Physician emergency duty on the wane? Obviously, there are small and medium-sized hospitals that rely on having enough patients assigned to them for treatment. They are making great efforts to fill their beds. Some open a…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Obesity and metabolic diseases Obesity (BMI> 30 kg/m2) has developed relatively rapidly in industrialized nations from a marginal group phenomenon to a real socio-economic problem. The changed living conditions of our society have led…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Wet or dry? Warm or cold? The motto of this year’s continuing education conference of the College of Family Medicine (KHM) was “Opposites: Wet – Dry”. Consequently, the first keynote presentation was dedicated to heart failure.…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cardiac screening Prevention of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. Per se, although cardiac risk increases briefly during any exercise, even for the well-trained athlete, and may remain elevated for several hours after exercise, the positive health or prognostic effect…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Thrombosis risk with the pill Which pill should you prescribe? After the death of a young girl who died of a pulmonary embolism, many are asking: How safe is the pill? The conclusion: the absolute risk is low, the combined…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Food allergies - part 1 The hundred-year history of food allergies DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS already contained several articles on the epidemiology, clinic, modern diagnostics and therapy of food allergies as well as food intolerances [1–7]. This article briefly reviews the history of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Secure and affordable IT solution Arrived in the cloud – the family practice Only about 20 to 25% of medical practices in Switzerland document electronically today. But thanks to user-friendly and cost-effective e-health cloud solutions, that could soon change.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated To the point Don’t get angry! In the last “Chränzli”, my colleagues once again let off a lot of steam.