This content is machine translated LDL cholesterol reduction The clinical utility of PCSK-9 inhibitors. High LDL cholesterol levels are a risk for the development of atherosclerosis. What are the clinical benefits of PCSK-9 inhibitors for cholesterol lowering?
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Spaghetti al pesto not only release happiness hormones The consumption of “Pesto alla Genovese” is not always enjoyable, as this article shows with a case study and the corresponding allergological analysis. Although pine nuts contain a large number…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Diabetes and comorbid depression Rarely diagnosed and treated despite momentous implications Comorbidity rates of depression and diabetes are high and pathophysiological mechanisms influence each other. Impairment of diabetes self-management is a key factor here. Validated and feasible screening instruments exist, but…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Burnout among medical professionals Specifications and bureaucracy are increasingly burdening More and more administration, economic pressure and political requirements that lead to conflicts of values with professional ethics – doctors have to be careful that their work does not become…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy Update anticonvulsants What has happened in drug therapy for epilepsy in the last two years? Prof. Hamer from Erlangen provided information about this at the annual meeting of the German and Austrian…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cardiology Anticoagulation in daily practice – where to be careful? Direct oral anticoagulants are becoming increasingly important for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation or therapy and recurrence prophylaxis after venous thromboembolism. In practice, a few tips should be followed when…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Skin Cancer Prevention Irrational risk assessment by sunless tanning products? Sunless tanning products may contribute to riskier UV radiation exposure behaviors, according to a recent study from the Mannheim Public Health Institute.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Phenotyping of severe influenza courses Be critical of steroids Physicians should be more critical in the use of steroids in patients who have acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and influenza. Studies have shown: critically ill patients with influenza pneumonia…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Gonarthrosis Less surgery, more conservative management! Numerous studies suggest little improvement in gonarthrosis with surgical intervention. Nevertheless, an excessive number of arthroscopies are performed – also in Switzerland.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cerebral tumors Radiotherapy of brain metastases The incidence of brain metastases increases in proportion to the prolonged survival, significantly worsening the prognosis. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy techniques can spare the hippocampus.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Prevent malnutrition Put tumor patients on the scale regularly The risk of late toxicities can be reduced and overall survival prolonged if the cancer patient has a stable nutritional status. Therefore, even overweight patients should not lose weight. However,…
