This content is machine translated Respiratory Vitamin D brings small benefit In 2017, a meta-analysis of data from 25 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) found a protective effect of this…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: central calcaneal pain – fatigue fracture of the calcaneus Fatigue fracture often occurs in inexperienced hikers and in recruits at the beginning of their military service. Therefore, the fatigue fracture at the metatarsal bone is also called march fracture.…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Advanced urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder Systemic therapy With approximately 1150 new cases annually in Switzerland, urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder is one of the most common cancers of older age. Particularly in the metastatic setting, it… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Comorbidity Research Psoriasis as a systemic disease – study findings on comorbid depression Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) often have a significant impact on the daily life and quality of life of those affected. The prevalence of mental health comorbidities is increased, with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) “A new standard of care for elderly and fragile patients” A BCL-2 inhibitor is convincing in new studies in the first-line treatment of AML patients who are not suitable for intensive chemotherapy [1]. Hematologists Dr. Georgios Georgiou and Prof. Photis…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated TRK Inhibitors Entity-independent cancer therapy: a glimpse of the future? Since 2020, two TRK inhibitors have been approved in Switzerland for tumor diagnosis, i.e. independent of tumor entity. They are designed to treat any solid tumor with NTRK gene fusions,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Depression Focus on differential diagnostics and specialized care Not all depression is the same. Since it is a clinical diagnosis, a detailed differential diagnosis is inevitable. Moreover, guideline-based treatment can only be initiated on the basis of an…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer The role of adjuvant EGFR TKIs. Over the past several years, tyrosine kinase inhibitors directed against EGFR have gained acceptance as first-line treatment for advanced NSCLC with EGFR mutation. However, their role in adjuvant therapy of…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Underdiagnosed and underestimated Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the Western world. In distinction to alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcohol consumption in NAFLD should be at a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Pascal Richette Facing the challenges of psoriatic arthritis management Despite remarkable progress in the treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the management of this chronic disease still poses major challenges [1]. In the following interview, Prof. Pascal Richette,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Statistics in 5 minutes Short and sweet: the positive predictive value The positive predictive value is of great importance in the interpretation of medical tests. For example, someone who tests positive for SARS-CoV-2 is not necessarily infected. The question of the…
