This content is machine translated Assisted suicide in oncology A medical task? Oncology is a discipline in which dying and death are omnipresent. Thus, assisted suicide is also a common – and controversial – topic in daily oncology practice. While this has been…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Kidney diseases What to do in case of chronic creatinine increase? The proportion of patients with CKD increases sharply with age. The most common causes are diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension. Early onset of secondary complications can significantly affect the prognosis.… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated BRAFV600 stage IV melanoma Targeted therapy: “real world” data on encorafenib plus binimetinib The BERING-Melanoma multicenter study is monitoring the use of encorafenib with binimetinib in the first- and second-line setting* in patients with advanced BRAFV600-mutated malignant melanoma in everyday care in Germany, Austria,…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis Hygiene in TB – facts and myths Tuberculosis is becoming increasingly rare in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. For example, only 4791 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Germany in 2019, an incidence of 5.8 new cases per… CME-Test
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis Effective and efficient against pain The anti-IL-17A monoclonal antibody ixekizumab has already been approved since 2016 for the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. In 2020, axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) was added… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis in childhood and adolescence Secukinumab in juvenile plaque psoriasis – sustained efficacy demonstrated Treatment options for psoriasis patients in childhood and adolescence are much more limited compared to the treatment spectrum for adults. But pediatric patients can also benefit from targeted treatment. This…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Multiple Myeloma CAR-T cells, autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation: Who is winning the race? Autologous stem cell transplantation is highly valued in the treatment of multiple myeloma. In recent decades, the use of allogeneic blood stem cell transplantation has also been tested, but despite…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) Many ways to restful sleep Both habitual rhonchopathy, or simple snoring, and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) are sleep-related breathing disorders. While snoring is not associated with any consequences for the affected person, because it…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Translational medicine and omics analyses: focus on proven and new therapeutic approaches In rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system attacks the synovial membrane of the synovium. If left untreated, there is a risk of gradual joint destruction. DMARDs are therefore used in severe…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Neuroborreliosis Cerebrovascular events and intracranial aneurysms in focus. Cerebrovascular events occur rarely in neuroborreliosis, but when they do, they can lead to major limitations. Therefore, in cases of acute ischemic insults and MRI changes, neuroborreliosis should be considered…
