This content is machine translated Performance diagnostics An important pillar of sports medicine Even at the beginning of the 20th century, in the early days of sports medicine, one of the main tasks of the young medical specialty was to determine the fitness…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated When and for which patients? Spinal cord stimulation for pain therapy Spinal cord stimulation is a neurosurgical, evidence-based, minimally invasive, and safe electrical neuromodulatory method for the treatment of chronic pain. Interdisciplinary patient selection and indication after multimodal therapy trials are…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Carfilzomib in relapsed multiple myeloma. New therapy option from the second therapy line Until a few years ago, the treatment of relapsed multiple myeloma was a major challenge. However, with the availability of new substances, the situation has improved significantly. Since the end…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy in pediatrics Where are the possible applications? Studies document the efficacy and safety of herbal preparations in very different indications of everyday pediatric life. Thus, the attending physician has the possibility to apply phytotherapy in appropriate situations.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 2nd Swiss Symposium on Psychiatry Mens sana in corpore sano How can we keep our brain and body fit in old age? This was a central question of the 2nd Swiss Symposium on Psychiatry in Oerlikon. Is it enough to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Graft-versus-host disease Promising results from Hamburg For acute leukemias, allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a widely used therapeutic option with prospects of cure. An important reason for the late morbidity and mortality of HSCT…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated 14th Zurich Review Course in Clinical Cardiology “Fatness or Fitness” – which parameter is more significant for mortality risk? Obesity is unhealthy, increases cardiovascular risk and therefore mortality. It is worth taking a closer look at this seemingly clear connection. Where in the body are fat deposits particularly harmful…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Depression, anxiety and aging Can depression be “trained away”? The 7th Symposium of the Swiss Society for Anxiety & Depression took place as every year in beautiful spring weather in Zurich. Two topics were focused on: the potential for…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Sun and skin Actinic keratosis – News from research Photodynamic therapy is a very good method to treat larger areas of skin damaged by actinic keratosis. Developments in recent years have led to a steady reduction in the disadvantages…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Body size and cancer risk People are getting bigger – and sicker too? BMI and waist circumference not only tell us something about fat mass, but are also predictors of an increased incidence of certain diseases such as cardiovascular disorders and cancer –…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Eleven day old boy with indolent bluish nodule on capillitium Congenital tumor? Case report: An eleven-day-old boy is presented because of an indolent, bluish nodule parieto-occipital left since birth. Within a few days, a black crust had formed on the lesion. Pregnancy…
