This content is machine translated Therapeutic Drug Monitoring For which psychotropic drugs are blood level controls useful? Determining blood levels of medications is not only mandatory for some psychotropic drugs, but overall can be very helpful in providing effective therapy. For which preparations may therapeutic drug monitoring…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Prevention campaign It is important to detect cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis at an early stage! The Europe-wide #ProtectUrLife campaign aims to improve prevention and care for cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis – two conditions that remain frequently underdiagnosed and often inadequately treated.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Letter to the editor He who seeks (more) finds The number of new infections is a key indicator of a possible easing of the lockdown – it just needs to be interpreted correctly.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Breast Cancer Breast cancer screening for everywoman? Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Many have a family history. Scientists investigated when early detection should start using more than five million patient records.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Diabetes Cases Multifactorial treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus A 36-year-old obese patient wants to focus more on therapy for his type 2 diabetes mellitus and weight after his thyroidectomy. He also suffers from hypertension and dyslipidemia, which must…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated ECTRIMS 2019 Multiple sclerosis in different stages of life How does the immune system change over a lifetime and what impact do such changes have on the development and treatment of multiple sclerosis? Answers to these and similar questions…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Cholangio and gallbladder carcinoma Tumors of the biliary system – What’s new? Tumors of the biliary system, such as cholangiocarcinoma or gallbladder carcinoma, are among the rare malignant tumor entities, but they are steadily on the rise. Sometimes combined systemic and locoregional…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Chronic myeloid leukemia In the long term: first-line therapy with TKI convinces with efficacy Chronic myeloid leukemia is a malignant disease of the bone marrow in which too many white blood cells are produced. In most patients, a genetic alteration of the Philadelphia chromosome…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis New JAK inhibitor raises hopes Treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) plays an important role in modern therapeutic concepts for rheumatoid arthritis. If left untreated, joint destruction and loss of mobility are possible consequences of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Healthcare system Primary care top – administrative effort flop In an international comparison, Switzerland is ahead of the game: in a survey on primary care, the healthcare system scored first place. However, administrative tasks are increasing. This is a…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Editorial Swiss Oncology in Motion: Video-based online training courses Educational films in various modules for medical oncologists, hematologists and oncology specialists. Oncology is on the move – research is advancing rapidly and new insights into biology and therapy are…
