This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis in the early stages Countermeasures in the early stages can prevent manifest rheumatoid arthritis It would be a dream: to identify patients in the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (pre-RA) and to prevent the manifestation of the disease through efficient countermeasures. Is this also…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer Why are more and more younger patients becoming ill? There is a significant increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer in the age group below 55 years. In older individuals, diagnoses have been steadily declining for years. Screening recommendations…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated AAN Conference in Boston New guidelines on unexpected death in epilepsy patients. Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is a feared risk in epilepsy patients. The new guideline received critical acclaim at the AAN Congress.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Heart Failure Congress of the ESC, Paris New aspects to heart transplantation When all other options for heart failure therapy have been exhausted, the option of heart transplantation is still open for some patients. At the Heart Failure Congress of the European…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Multiparametric MRI in prostate cancer. A means to increase diagnostic accuracy Can multiparametric MRI be used in triage to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies in some individuals and more targeted biopsies in others? According to the results of a British study published…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Update Refresher, Zurich Online addiction – escape into virtual reality Isabel Willemse, a psychologist from Zurich, reported from her practical everyday life on the phenomenon of online addiction. In addition to diagnostic criteria, she presented possible treatment options for this…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 10th Iron Academy, Zurich Iron deficiency in pregnancy and postpartum In Switzerland, about 32% of all pregnant women have an iron deficiency, which together with the resulting anemia can cause complications for mother and child. Oral and intravenous iron preparations…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pooled analysis of 16 cohort studies. After stress comes cancer An analysis of more than 160,000 health survey participants from England and Scotland published in the British Medical Journal finds a link between cancer mortality and stress. Even when classical…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Renal artery stenosis Update surgical therapy Surgical therapy of renal artery stenosis (NAS) has become rare due to the advent of interventional methods, but shows very good results in terms of optimization of blood pressure control…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 2nd Spring Congress of the SGAIM Viral hepatitides – how and whom to test? Hepatitis C is the “favorite child” of current medical ethics discussions. However, the new, expensive HCV drugs should not cloud the view of the overall diagnostic and therapeutic situation of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated IMPAKT 2017 Breast Cancer Conference, Brussels CDK4/6 inhibitor – therapeutic option in triple-negative breast carcinoma? A new study provides insights into the mechanisms of resistance in triple-negative breast carcinoma (TNBC) and therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors. Previously known from the treatment regimen of advanced hormone receptor…
