This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer Is exercise better than medication? The presentation by a renowned Canadian oncologist on promising treatment options for colorectal cancer through exercise therapy caused quite a stir at this year’s ASCO. The results of a randomized...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Brain health News from the Swiss Brain Health Plan (SBHP) 2023-2033 The high burden of neurological and psychiatric diseases makes a national strategy and close interdisciplinary collaboration essential. The Swiss Brain Health Plan (SBHP) 2023-2033, a comprehensive initiative to promote brain...…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Focus on prevention Colorectal cancer screening – an update Colorectal cancer is a relevant disease for society: every twentieth person in Switzerland is affected at least once in their lifetime. In Switzerland, around 4300 new cases occur every year...… CME-Test
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) Best possible serotype coverage in the respective age group The disease burden of pneumococcal infections is highest in <5-year-old children and ≥65-year-old adults, as well as in the presence of certain comorbidities and in immunocompromised individuals. In Switzerland, there...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Patient-centered rounds in medicine Aligning care with the patient Patient-centered, patient-centered medicine respects and integrates individual preferences, values, or needs and has grown in importance in patient care in recent years. In clinical care, it is therefore important that...… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Vaccinations against viral respiratory infections Influenza, Covid-19 and RSV – Update 2025 The Swiss Vaccination Plan 2025 recommends passive immunization of infants with a monoclonal antibody or vaccination of pregnant women with a recombinant vaccine against RSV. RSV vaccination should also be...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Suicide Dealing with trauma after suicide loss: What do bereaved people experience as effective? Every year, over 100 million people around the world are affected by suicide. Survivors often experience long-lasting, severe trauma and have an increased risk of mental illness and suicidal thoughts...…
View Post 45 min This content is machine translated Psychedelics and related drug classes Ritual, party or new therapy? Psychedelics and more: clinically illuminated Psychedelika und angrenzende Wirkstoffklassen wie Entaktogene und Dissoziativa bewegen sich zwischen Ritual, Freizeitkultur und klinischer Anwendung, meist in unterschiedlichen Phasen der Erforschung. Sie werden in verschiedensten Formen, Dosen und Kontexten...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated "Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe" (SHARE) Analysis of polypharmacy in ≥65-year-olds The SHARE study is an international multidisciplinary longitudinal survey. The panel survey has been conducted approximately every other year for over 20 years. In an analysis published in 2025, data...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Wound Care Chronically infected wound on the lower leg – a case report Prof. Dr. Sebastian Probst and Prof. Dr. Ewa-Klara Stürmer used the case study of an 85-year-old patient with a CVI-dominated “mixed leg ulcer” to illustrate the problem of chronic stagnant...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Interstitial lung diseases Artificial intelligence improves ILD diagnosis The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can be difficult, especially in the early stages when pulmonary function tests (PFTs) show only minor changes. To improve the effectiveness of early...…
