This content is machine translated New forms of practice Paradigm shift in primary care At present, practice structures are subject to multiform change. Various social parameters are recreating the environment in which medical practices must position themselves. Hansulrich Blunier, MD, Schüpfen, and Christoph Cina,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Food supplements Folic acid is a MUST even before pregnancy Around 75 expectant parents in Switzerland are still confronted with the diagnosis of spina bifida every year – too many and unnecessarily, as became clear at a press conference in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Addiction The national knowledge platform on age and addiction is online The newly created website www.alterundsucht.ch brings together the latest knowledge on alcohol in old age. It is aimed at older people, those close to them and professionals who care for,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute diarrhea in children Gelatine Tannat shows fast onset of action Background: In the 1980s, the death rate from acute diarrhea was an estimated 4.6 million people worldwide; the introduction of oral rehydration therapy (ORS [Oral Rehydration Solution]) reduced the number to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Cervical Cancer Should the Swiss pension program be changed? Cervical carcinoma is in sharp decline in industrialized nations. The cytological cervical smear contributed to this. Nevertheless, cervical smear has been increasingly criticized. With the detection of HPV DNA, an…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Reflux and ulcer Proton pump inhibitors as first-choice therapeutic agents If alarm symptoms are present with reflux symptoms, esophagogastroduodenoscopy should be performed. Therapy is primarily by means of proton pump inhibitors (PPI). Probatory it is justifiable if there are no…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Gynecology Hot topics from the field This issue is dedicated to outpatient gynecology and addresses three very different topics, all of which are nevertheless relevant to the family physician in daily practice.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Female urinary incontinence Not every patient understands the same Urinary incontinence creates a high level of suffering. Yet many sufferers are reluctant to seek help. Less than half of the affected women want to talk about it, even though…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Obesity and contraception Contraindication for combined hormonal contraceptives? Women with obesity show an increased risk of poor contraception and unplanned pregnancies, as well as complications with hormonal contraceptives. Data regarding efficacy, effects on coagulation parameters and metabolism are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 3rd SGIM Great Update for Family Physicians “In our workshops, physicians are encouraged to be hands-on themselves” This year’s SGIM Great Update will be held for the third time on November 14-15. As in previous years, the congress will be held in Interlaken and is aimed primarily…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated To the point Physician emergency duty on the wane? Obviously, there are small and medium-sized hospitals that rely on having enough patients assigned to them for treatment. They are making great efforts to fill their beds. Some open a…
