This content is machine translated From Hypertension to Heart Failure? When and how to intervene High blood pressure and hypertensive heart disease are the most significant risk factors for heart failure. The symptoms are very nonspecific, especially in the early stages of heart failure. Measuring...…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Switzerland's First PTH Replacement Therapy Palopegteriparatide for Chronic Hypoparathyroidism Chronic hypoparathyroidism is one of the few endocrine disorders for which no causal hormone replacement therapy has been available for decades. Treatment focused not on the underlying hormone deficiency, but...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Case study Orofacial Manifestations of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Phelan-McDermid syndrome is a rare genetic disorder primarily caused by deletions or structural changes in chromosome 22q13. In a publication from 2025, De Falco et al. described the first documented...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Quitting smoking reduces cardiovascular risks Offer professional support About 40% of smokers develop cardiovascular diseases. The risk is particularly high among people with high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol levels. According to the Federal Office of Public Health...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated CKD and High Blood Pressure Keeping an Eye on Bidirectional Interactions Both hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are asymptomatic for long periods of time but pose serious health risks, underscoring the importance of timely screening in primary care. In this...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaques in High-Risk Patients Who benefits from preventive PCI? For patients with ASCVD, modern imaging techniques such as CCTA and cardiac MRI often provide a solid basis for subsequent treatment decisions. The invasive cardiac catheterization procedure is currently used...…
This content is machine translated Ischemic stroke: Are smaller or larger brain arteries affected? Recent study findings on intravenous lysis therapy with fibrinolytic agents Intravenous thrombolysis, with or without mechanical thrombectomy, is a key pillar in the treatment of ischemic stroke. There are now two approved treatment options available—alteplase and tenecteplase—and Phase II data...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Colorectal Cancer Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Progression Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors worldwide and is increasingly linked to metabolic disorders such as insulin resistance and obesity. New epidemiological data show significant shifts...…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Modern asthma therapies New data on biologics and triple therapy The treatment of severe asthma is increasingly moving towards individualized and low-steroid treatment concepts. Current developments in biologics and modern inhaled therapy strategies were highlighted at the DGP Congress 2026....…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Long COVID/Fatigue Clinic An Innovative Approach: Neuroplasticity and Predictive Processing At the University Hospital of Basel (USB), a promising neuroplastic therapeutic approach is being tested as part of the fatigue clinic. Based on the fundamental assumption that while fatigue and...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal Pain – Focal Nodular Hyperplasia Thanks to advances in imaging techniques, focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver is being detected with increasing frequency. Focal nodular hyperplasia is often an incidental finding. In some cases, patients...…
