This content is machine translated Aortic valve stenosis Catheter-based Aortic Valve Replacement – Useful for Which Patients? Catheter-based aortic valve replacement is an innovative treatment option for elderly and critically ill patients with aortic valve stenosis requiring surgery. Approximately 30-40% of these patients were previously not even…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Female tumors From the “old-fashioned” CMF to the modern T-DM1 Over the past two decades, the prognosis of breast carcinoma has improved significantly. As a rule, 75% of patients are cured today. The introduction of modern chemotherapeutic agents, particularly taxanes,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Welcome to the new year! 2014 has begun In the new year, decisions will be made in Switzerland that will affect our healthcare system. For example, the Federal Council’s counter-proposal to the family doctor initiative and the single…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated On the occasion of the European Antibiotics Day New algorithm helps distinguish viral and bacterial sore throats Mr. and Mrs. Swiss swallow sore throat medicines for several million Swiss francs every year. They often treat the pain with antibiotics, even though up to 80% of sore throats…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Reflux/stomach burn Treat the reflux – not the acidosis With classical therapy of acid inhibition, residual symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease sometimes persist. Renowned speakers from medicine and pharmacy discussed the topic at a round table in Zurich. A…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Generics market in Switzerland Mepha restructures and looks to 2014 with hope The healthcare system is not only under constant pressure to perform, but also under ever-increasing cost pressure. This also applies to generic drug companies in Switzerland. However, Mepha feels it…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Faster, stronger, higher... What is sports medicine anyway? Year in, year out, when the most important sporting events are chasing each other, there is always (and often too often) talk of sports medicine and sports doctors. Who are…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New series Sports medicine, quo vadis? Sports medicine is becoming increasingly important in family practice, but there is usually a lack of appropriate basic training. In order to close this knowledge gap, Dr. med. Peter Jenoure,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Impairments in old age Multimorbidity and comedication demand good therapeutic strategy Two areas of impairment in old age were presented at Medidays in Zurich: macular degeneration and osteoporosis. The focus was on diagnosis and therapy. For wet macular degeneration especially an…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Actinic keratosis Short treatment duration significantly improves adherence Actinic keratosis (AK) is a premalignant lesion that is common in the fair-skinned population. In the U.S., cryotherapy is most commonly used to address the individual lesions. In addition, other…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ESMO Congress Aspirin – a miracle drug in the fight against cancer? Evidence is accumulating that Aspirin® may be effective in cancer prevention, as well as in inhibiting metastases. One of the most renowned researchers and best-known representatives of this new optimism…
