This content is machine translated Interview on actinic keratosis “Fifteen to 20 percent of lesions can progress to carcinoma.” Prof. Stephan Lautenschlager, MD, Chief of Dermatology at the Stadtspital Triemli, provides information in an interview about the epidemiology, methods of diagnosis and therapy of actinic keratosis. In addition, he…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Many people have many opinions Many people have many opinions Dear colleagues. Allergies, intolerances, and rashes affect practically half of people at some point. Hardly any other field of medicine is so heavily discussed, dealt with in forums and the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis, HIV and tropical diseases Infectious diseases that also affect Switzerland(er) Worldwide, around 53 million people die of tuberculosis, HIV and malaria within a year. The inhabitants of tropical and poor countries are particularly affected. But even the rich Switzerland is…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Current studies in a nutshell Special aspects of osteoporosis treatment Fortunately, osteoporosis and its consequences no longer have to be accepted as an untreatable fate. Thanks to intensive research in this field, many options are now available for prevention, early…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated To the point Don’t get angry! In the last “Chränzli”, my colleagues once again let off a lot of steam.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, Zurich Always supplement calcium combined with vitamin D While the calcium supply in Switzerland is usually ensured to a large extent through the diet, vitamin D deficiency is common. How this deficiency can be compensated for and in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day in Lucerne Properly treat contact dermatitis and hyperhidrosis On January 24, the Swiss Derma Day took place in Lucerne for the second time. The University Clinics of Dermatology Basel and Inselspital Bern, in collaboration with the clinics of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Telemedicine Significant potential for medical care While many primary care physicians were skeptical of “remote treatment,” more and more physicians are now working in partnership with telemedicine providers.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Exercise control and eduction in COPD rehabilitation. One exercise recommendation is not enough in advanced COPD In most cases, it is not enough to simply recommend more exercise or activity for COPD patients. An indication-specific training control based on objective and subjective disease and performance parameters…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Rheumatology, Geriatrics, Gastroenterology & Pneumology What’s new in internal medicine? At this year’s SGIM annual meeting, the update presentations were again very popular. And rightly so, because once again the audience learned a lot of interesting facts about the latest…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Current therapy of COPD Therapeutic nihilism is out of place The diagnosis of COPD is often made at an advanced stage. Earlier diagnosis, which would lead to a significant improvement in prognosis, requires screening spirometrics in the primary care physician’s…
