This content is machine translated H. pylori and gastroduodenal ulcer disease. Helicobacter pylori – what’s new in practice? Forty years have passed since the landmark publication on the importance of Helicobacter pylori as a triggering factor for gastritis by Warren and Marshall. In that time, the understanding of… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Study Report Palmoplantar psoriasis – a diagnostic challenge Because many clinical and histopathologic features of palmoplantar psoriasis (PP) overlap with those of other dermatoses, differential diagnosis is far from trivial. With this in mind, a research team analyzed…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Retinal dystrophy due to RPE65 mutation Gene therapy drug improves vision There are a variety of different mutations that can underlie hereditary retinal dystrophy. Thanks to the development of modern molecular genetic testing methods, the genetic cause can nowadays be identified…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Plaque psoriasis Current 5-year data on secukinumab A long-term extension analysis of the ERASURE and FIXTURE studies recently published in the British Journal of Dermatology demonstrates the long-lasting efficacy and safety of secukinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Statistics Sense and nonsense of studies (not only) in pain medicine Michael A. Überall, MD, Nuremberg, Germany, took a closer look at the pitfalls of reading study publications and the significance of statistical data in a series of seminars. In doing…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated "Healthy living in pregnancy" study Nutrient supplementation – what to consider? The goal of a large-scale intervention study was to find out whether the health of pregnant women and their children could be influenced by a lifestyle intervention program. Among other…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Nirmatrelvir against long-covid risk – new trial data are encouraging A large retrospective cohort study based on data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs addressed the question of whether treatment with the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir within five days of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Security of supply Drug supply strengthened by FOPH measures Shortages have occurred in the supply of pharmaceuticals. The FOPH has therefore taken various targeted measures to strengthen care in the short term. These adjustments complement the measures that have…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Thyroid nodule New risk assessment shows lower malignancy rate than previously thought Nodes on the thyroid gland are very common. In the vast majority, thyroid nodules are benign. This is also confirmed by the results of a recent long-term German study, according…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV2 Omicron vs. influenza A/B Study compares risk of hospital mortality In a representative cohort study with data from more than 5000 hospitalized patients in Switzerland, the Corona variant Omicron was associated with a 1.5-fold increased risk of mortality compared with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pain Medicine Effective and modern care for migraine and co. This year’s Pain and Palliative Day was held under the motto “Worry and care – pain medicine in practice”. In addition to health services research, discussion panels will focus on…
