This content is machine translated Migraine prophylaxis Current real-world data confirm long-term efficacy and safety Migraine patients have a hard time: pain, nausea and sensitivity to light significantly limit their quality of life. Everyday and social life suffers – more than 8 days a month…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Continue basic therapy during corona pandemic? In general, for SLE, it is recommended to continue therapies with drugs that suppress the immune system despite the coronavirus pandemic. Even in immunocompromised patients, the majority of infections appear…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine Already in use in 20% of Swiss practices Telemedicine is the ability to share medical information across facilities and provide care to patients remotely. As early as 1980, NASA relied on telemedical monitoring and care for its astronauts…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pediatric Oncology No cancer like any other: when life stops Cancer in childhood and adolescence places special demands on both those affected and the physicians treating them. Specialized, interdisciplinary centers therefore work closely in defined infrastructures to ensure the survival…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 Additional effort costs doctors 25 hours per week The pandemic still has a firm grip on everyone involved – and is dragging many aspects down. Thus, the additional workload (not only) for physicians in private practice is enormous.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Empagliflozin Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Death and Hospitalization Rate in Heart Failure Ingelheim, Germany and Indianapolis, USA – Results from the phase III EMPEROR-Reduced study in adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (with and without diabetes) showed that empagliflozin was…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine Avert headaches in advance Migraine is one of the most common of the more than 240 forms of headache and significantly restricts sufferers in their daily lives and quality of life. Although the number…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Spinal muscular atrophy SMA in adults: the road to personalized treatment Adults with spinal muscular atrophy form a clinically and genetically very heterogeneous group. A common feature is the progressive loss of motor anterior horn cells in the spinal cord, resulting…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Corona pandemic Allergy diagnostics in times of SARS-CoV-2 IgE-mediated allergic diseases affect up to 25% of the population. Diagnosis of type 1 allergy should currently focus primarily on in vitro testing, where possible. Exceptions are drug and food…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Antiemesis Effectively counteract chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting As one of the most important treatment options for malignant diseases, chemotherapy remains the focus of many therapeutic regimens. However, cisplatin-based treatment in particular is considered highly emetogenic. Nausea and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Early rhythm control aims for better outcomes In patients with newly diagnosed AF, early initiation of rhythm control may reduce cardiovascular outcomes. Therapy with antiarrhythmic drugs and/or catheter ablation reduced cardiovascular deaths, strokes, and hospitalizations caused by…
