This content is machine translated Tobacco cessation The only Vare against nicotine addiction The patient’s struggle with self and nicotine addiction continues to challenge both sufferers and treatment providers. What options are effective for staying “clean” in the long run? American scientists have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Immunotherapy A narrow ridge With the rapid development of new, highly efficient anticancer drugs such as checkpoint inhibitors, an expanded spectrum of side effects of oncological therapies inevitably arises. The increasing use of immunotherapy…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated T2DM X-CHANGE 2020 The Kidney as a Window to the Heart – Holistic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes It has long been known that type 2 diabetes not only increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, but is also one of the main causes of kidney disease. What consequences…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Corona pandemic Current data on COVID-19 and diabetes In particular, older diabetics with a high BMI have an increased risk of a severe course and mortality rates are also higher compared to the general population. The interactions involved…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral pain conditions: osteoporosis with pathological fracture It happens again and again that pathological fractures of the spine, which have occurred without adequate force, are detected during imaging examinations. Advanced osteoporosis is often the underlying cause. This…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies (HCM) Recognize rare causes This training course is all about differential diagnosis and therapy of hypertrophic cardiomyopathies (HCM). First, the previously known etiologies and their respective frequencies are highlighted. The very large group of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine Acute therapy with triptans – (un)dispensable? In recent months, there has been an increased focus on the prophylaxis of migraine. Some promising new therapeutic options were presented and also show first positive results. But these treatment…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Current guidelines recommend exercise even for cardiovascular disease Obesity and physical inactivity are two challenges that are becoming more prevalent. Therefore, current guidelines recommend regular exercise not only as a preventative measure against heart disease, but also for…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Schwartz-Bartter syndrome Effectively balancing electrolyte imbalances: focus on osmoregulation Nausea, vomiting, headaches and muscle cramps may also result from water retention. In Schwarzt-Bartter syndrome, this is triggered by ADH accumulation. The cause is usually small cell lung cancer, but…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diabetic nephropathy Gliflozines may slow progression of renal failure Nephropathy as a late complication of diabetes is a common cause of renal failure requiring dialysis. In the CREDENCE trial, SGLT-2 inhibitors slowed the progression of renal dysfunction in diabetic…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Spectrum Disease Spinal muscular atrophy – rare disease with individual course One in about 10,000 newborns has a gene defect, so that the impulse transmission of the motoneurons is disturbed. The muscles no longer receive signals and atrophy. Due to the…
