This content is machine translated Osteoarthritis and cardiovascular risk NSAIDs as mediators of cardiovascular disease? Osteoarthritis is usually treated effectively with NSAIDs. Pain and inflammatory processes can thus be contained. But does the treatment entail cardiovascular risk?
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Patient Perception Outfit influences treatment success The success of therapy also depends on the doctor’s clothing – this was the conclusion of a survey conducted by the University Hospital Zurich. Also, the right outfit helps the…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Lung volume reduction in emphysema A great opportunity, but too little known Pulmonary emphysema is often referred to as the “end stage” of COPD. Hyperinflation is a significant component of respiratory distress in affected patients. Lung volume reduction is an effective treatment…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Psychotic disorders The early treatment in children and adolescents Studies have shown that early detection and treatment significantly improves the prognosis of psychotic disorder. Therefore, if psychotic development is suspected, early consultation with specialists is important.
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer screening Prevention as an important component of dermatological activity The dermatological societies emphasize the need for skin cancer prevention and it is increasingly also an issue on the health policy agenda. Identifying risk factors for melanoma and white skin…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Drug Safety Drug interactions in oncology Drugs with a narrow therapeutic range, such as those frequently used in oncology, require a basic knowledge of possible interactions with other preparations. Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics should not be foreign…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rational use of antidepressants First wait and see, then intervene with medication Antidepressants are prescribed too often – contrary to the study evidence, which attests only low efficacy of the commonly used agents in mild depressive episodes, and contrary to the guideline…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Metastatic non-small cell lung cancer What to do if chemotherapy does not work? The risk of early metastasis complicates the treatment of lung cancer. The use of a system therapy proves to be promising in this context.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Neurosurgery Brain tumor: When should surgery be performed and how? Not all brain tumors are the same. The spectrum is broad. The goals of neurosurgery are to enable definitive histopathologic diagnosis by tissue sampling, symptom improvement by relieving the mass,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Giant cell arteritis Indication expansion of Actemra® in Switzerland Until now, only high-dose steroids have been available for the potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease giant gall arteritis. This has changed with the first commercially available non-steroidal biotherapeutic targeting the IL-6…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Modern diabetes management in transition Personalized therapy thanks to closed-loop systems and phenotyping Personalized therapy is also arriving more and more in diabetes treatment. Phenotyping and closed-loop systems are two buzzwords that provide an important basis for effective therapy.
