This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 atlas of tissue damage and viral load in organs. A research team at Jena University Hospital measured SARS-CoV-2 viral load in a variety of organs and tissues and studied tissue damage associated with the distribution of the virus.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary embolism Anticoagulate hemodynamically unstable patients even on suspicion Patients with pulmonary embolism require anticoagulation for a period of at least three months. Before starting therapy, several considerations must be addressed: Which anticoagulant is the most appropriate for this…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Focus on diabetes and heart New studies and new recommendations Study data in recent years have highlighted the enormous extent to which type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) promotes the development of cardiovascular disease. In addition, it became clear that certain…
View Post 16 min This content is machine translated Actinic keratoses Prevention and Therapy – Guideline Recommendations and Future Developments The prevalence of current actinic keratosis (AK) sufferers in the population increases with age. Depending on UV exposure, the development of AK is relevant from the age of 40. In… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interferer found in the coagulation system Risk of thrombosis in critically ill covid-19 patients. Tübingen researchers find cause for dangerous activation of blood clotting. In focus: antibodies that activate platelets in an uncontrolled manner
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Heart failure SGLT-2 inhibitors – great therapeutic potential in HFrEF patients. In addition to the SGLT-2 inhibitor dapagliflozin, which was also approved by Swissmedic last July for the treatment of heart failure (HFrEF) in non-diabetics, another member of this drug class,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Reflux Also of interest to the pulmonologist In Western countries, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) affects approximately 20% of the population. Normally, the route leads to the gastroenterologist, but because the food pathway and the airway cross at…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Insomnia When counting sheep doesn’t help: comprehensive therapy for sleep disorders Disturbances of the sleep-wake rhythm can manifest themselves in a variety of ways and greatly affect daytime activities. The causes can be as varied as the manifestations. In order to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Advanced high-grade serous ovarian cancer. HRD+ tumors: first PARP inhibitor approved for first-line maintenance therapy As the first and only PARP inhibitor, olaparib was recently approved by swissmedic for first-line maintenance therapy in patients with advanced, HRD-positive ovarian cancer. The addition of olaparib to bevacizumab resulted…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Effectively reduce re-hospitalization in patients with iron deficiency Intravenous iron (III) carboxymaltose results in significantly fewer hospital readmissions in patients with heart failure and iron deficiency compared with placebo. This is the conclusion of a study published in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Prevention of non-melanocytic skin cancer (NMSC). Nicotinamide – blockbuster among cell-protective substances It is well known that UV radiation exposure is considered a major cause of non-melanocytic skin cancer by damaging DNA and inhibiting antitumor immunity. A reduction in intracellular ATP concentration,…
