This content is machine translated COPD in kidney smokers Lung sick despite abstinence Traditionally, tobacco smoke has been considered the classic trigger for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). But about half of all COPD cases worldwide are due to non-tobacco-related risk factors. An…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Expanding the treatment options for hair loss Combination of PRP and mesotherapy with NWM MesoHair The topic of hair loss is playing an increasingly important role in dermatology. More and more patients – especially females – do not want to accept the fact that their… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Epidemiological study Dermatophyte infections in children and adults A German research team evaluated the findings of mycological dermatophyte cultures according to identified pathogen, clinical picture, and sociodemographic factors in a retrospective multicenter study. The 2021 in the Journal…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Radiation protection Annual report of the Radiation Protection Division published The Radiation Protection Division publishes an annual report on each of its activities in the areas of radiation protection, environmental radioactivity, and dosimetry. The principle of a graded approach to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Covid-19 Think about booster vaccination now! As of 10/10/2022, another Covid-19 booster vaccine is available. The FOPH and the Federal Vaccination Commission (EKIF) recommend booster vaccination primarily to those at particular risk and to health professionals.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Immune system becomes a data logger Bacteria with uptake function capture intestinal health Researchers at ETH Zurich, Inselspital and the University of Bern are equipping intestinal bacteria with a data logger function to monitor which genes are active in the bacteria. The microorganisms…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Listeria monocytogenes Infectious agent offers protection against liver cancer Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. To date, treatment options for two liver cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), have been inadequate, while new…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Stomach inflammations How a bacterial infection changes the tissue Infection of the gastric mucosa with the Helicobacter bacterium leads to gastric inflammation and also increases the risk of stomach cancer. A research team from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma New therapeutic option for heavily pretreated refractory multiple myeloma A first and so far only BCMA-targeted antibody-drug conjugate has been approved in Switzerland since June 2022 for the treatment of multiple myeloma in heavily pretreated adult patients who experienced…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Tralokinumab – another biologic with an excellent benefit-risk profile Since the beginning of June this year, tralokinumab – a human monoclonal IgG4 antibody that specifically binds with high affinity to the cytokine IL-13 – has been approved for adults…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – cervical lymphoma Cervical lymphadenopathies are painful or painless swellings of the cervical lymph nodes and may be due to leukemias, lymphomas, and tumors of the head, neck, and mouth, in addition to…
