This content is machine translated Myeloproliferative neoplasms Where is the journey going? Classic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) include polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelofibrosis. Several sessions at the EHA Congress in mid-June addressed the revision in the guidelines, news on JAK inhibition,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis What are the alternatives to anti-TNFs? Various presentations at the EULAR Congress in Paris focused on biological agents for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Among these, the focus was on those biologics that do not act…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis Fracture prophylaxis remains the basis of therapy How to evaluate and treat osteoporosis depends on several prerequisites: First, one should individually assess which risk factors a patient has for the development of osteoporosis or for so-called fragility…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic renal failure, dialysis and kidney transplantation “Diabesity – a new epidemic? From May 31 to June 3, 2014, the 51st Congress of the “European Renal Association” and the “European Dialysis and Transplant Association” (ERA-EDTA) was held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes SGLT-2 inhibitors: a new oral therapy option Dapagliflozin, a potent new selective SGLT-2 inhibitor, is available in many countries for use in type 2 diabetes patients either as add-on combination therapy when other glucose-lowering medical agents together…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Intracerebral hemorrhage and stroke Nursing home residents do not benefit from occupational therapy after stroke Two lectures at the 23rd European Stroke Conference in Nice were dedicated to the topic of stroke. On the one hand, it was about effective prophylaxis. How can intracerebral hemorrhage…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Acute stroke Is blood pressure therapy useful? Updates on the Scandinavian Candesartan Acute Stroke Trial (SCAST) were presented at this year’s European Stroke Conference in Nice. The results come in part from a long-term follow-up presented by…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Infectiology The dangerous disease travels home with At the fourth JHaS congress in Thun, Niklaus Labhardt, MD, Liestal, spoke about travel souvenirs in family practice. In particular, he addressed dengue fever, which is on the rise worldwide…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Moderate to severe psoriasis Safety and efficacy of PDE4 inhibition. Psoriasis is a skin disease caused by a disorder of the immune system with subsequent strong cell growth. It can be divided into different forms: Plaque Psoriasis (Psoriasis vulgaris), Psoriasis guttata,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis The need for new therapeutic options is great Recently, a large multinational study investigated the impact of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) on the lives of people with the condition. This showed that various areas of the disease…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hodgkin's lymphoma Does brentuximab vedotin have curative potential in a subset of affected individuals? New results from a phase II study presented at the ASH Congress in New Orleans offer hope for patients with refractory or relapsed Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Approximately 10% of participants in…
