This content is machine translated Breathing gas measurement for asthmatics First FeNO meter for home measurement Bosch Healthcare Solutions has developed the world’s first patient device for FeNO measurement. It is intended to give asthma patients more security in everyday life. The meter was launched on…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Microbiome Does depression go through the stomach? More than just a “gut feeling”: antibiotic reduces depression behavior via changes in the composition of the intestinal flora and thereby inhibits an “inflammatory process” in the brain.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Squamous cell carcinoma Pembrolizumab as first-line therapy reduces mortality rate In a phase III trial, pembrolizumab improved overall survival in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Dermato-Oncology New strategies in the fight against skin cancer The latest dermato-oncological studies on prevention, diagnosis and therapy were the subject of the German Skin Cancer Congress. There are promising developments in melanoma therapy, in the treatment of basal…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis From diagnosis to therapy Up to 30 percent of those affected by psoriasis vulgaris also have arthritis. The therapy of psoriatic arthritis depends on the type of manifestation. Various immunomodulating substances are available for…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Wound treatment Wound dressings through the ages Wound care was one of the first therapeutic measures ever used and developed by humans. Especially in the last 50 years, there has been a complete paradigm shift as far…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Eosinophilic asthma Mepolizumab now also available as pen and prefilled syringe At the beginning of August 2019, GSK received approval from the EMA for two new dosage forms of mepolizumab: The IL-5 antibody can now also be administered as a pen…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Thyroid carcinomas State of the Art Therapy Thyroid carcinomas can be diagnosed well today thanks to modern imaging techniques and often have a good prognosis. However, postoperative risk stratification should take place at a center with a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hemorrhoids Stage appropriate hemorrhoid therapy About 50 percent of all Swiss over the age of 30 have pathologically enlarged hemorrhoids. Symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease is one of the most common conditions associated with significant impact on…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Introduction joint diagnostics Classification by means of imaging techniques Joint diagnostics can be covered radiologically with various procedures. In most cases, a reliable diagnosis is also possible.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Recommendations of the Quality Circle Peripheral Facial Palsy Switzerland Conservative facial therapy for peripheral facial nerve palsy Peripheral facial nerve palsy is the most common isolated cranial nerve palsy and can have a variety of causes. The idiopathic form represents the largest group of facial paresis, accounting…
