This content is machine translated Survival rates of children with leukemia Switzerland in international comparison – room for improvement? A global study on cancer mortality comes to astonishing results. International differences in childhood leukemias are substantial. Switzerland performs well overall, but still has room for improvement in one or…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Thierry Carrel “There’s a lot of symbolism around the heart”. “I like the combination of craft and intellectual understanding of complex procedures or the technology. Cardiac surgery is a specialty where you treat everyone from infants to elderly patients, so…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Advanced training course in aesthetic dermatology Botulinum IV – Practice: Hyperhidrosis The triumph of Botox® in aesthetic dermatology would probably not have happened without the indication of focal hyperhidrosis. Per injection point, 2 U Botox®/Xeomin® resp. 6 U Dysport® applied. Circular…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary rehabilitation The way to an active life Pulmonary rehabilitation is a cornerstone in the treatment of advanced chronic lung disease. It improves performance, quality of life and risk of hospitalization. Hardly any drug shows a comparably positive…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Newly diagnosed glioblastoma A continuing therapeutic challenge The standard of care for newly diagnosed glioblastoma is resection as completely as possible. This is followed by temozolomide-based radiochemotherapy. Among the newer therapeutic approaches is the use of tumor…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Happy New Year! From the New Year’s aperitif to the emergency ward At the New Year’s dinner, the chief surgical resident ended up in his emergency ward with an acute allergy attack already at the aperitif. Latex allergens were responsible for this.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Meningiomas Update 2017 Surgery is the main form of therapy for meningioma, followed by radiotherapy. The latter is used for higher grade tumors, those with non-removable remnants, or for certain meningiomas in the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Interstitial lung disease ILD are rare, but must not be forgotten Interstitial lung disease is relatively uncommon in family practice. Nevertheless, it should be considered in cases of chronic dyspnea, dry cough, and fine-bubbled rales. Early and correct diagnosis is critical.…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Microbiology in dermatology Modern diagnostics in times of increasing sexually transmitted diseases Rapid microbiological clarification with sensitive and specific diagnostics is particularly important for gonococci because of the increase in antibiotic resistance. This review article provides knowledge on epidemiological and diagnostic aspects…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 7th Interdisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium in St. Gallen Active surveillance in prostate cancer – when is this possible? Early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) was revolutionized with the introduction of PSA (prostate-specific antigen). Since its introduction, however, it has been noticed that a large number of men with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 25th United European Gastroenterology Week (UEGweek), Barcelona New ways to treat inflammatory bowel disease Numerous new drug classes are currently in development, and the goal of individualized treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases with few side effects is approaching. Here, biomarkers play an important role…
