This content is machine translated Dizziness in the elderly Secondary analysis on the spectrum of possible causes Vertigo is one of the most common complaints in the elderly and can significantly affect quality of life perceptions and fall risk. In order to offer patients adequate treatment options,…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Smoking cessation Drug therapy for tobacco addiction Inhaled tobacco smoking remains the most important preventable risk factor for numerous diseases and for premature deaths worldwide. In Switzerland, more than 1.9 million people smoked in 2017, representing 27%… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis in the era of precision medicine Research into molecular biomarkers opens up new horizons The identification and study of molecular biomarkers may help to dissect the complex phenotype of atopic dermatitis into subphenotypes. A long-term goal of this translational research is the stratification and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Crohn's disease Therapy selection and treatment sequences In recent years, the treatment spectrum for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has expanded significantly. Based on the recognition that chronic and untreated inflammation adversely affects disease progression, early…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neuropediatrics Epileptic encephalopathy due to impaired GABA neurotransmission? Scientists recently demonstrated that rare inherited mismatches in SLC32A1, a gene encoding the vesicular gamma-aminobutyric acid transporter, can cause genetic epilepsies with febrile convulsions. Now the question was whether these…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Study Report Palmoplantar psoriasis – a diagnostic challenge Because many clinical and histopathologic features of palmoplantar psoriasis (PP) overlap with those of other dermatoses, differential diagnosis is far from trivial. With this in mind, a research team analyzed…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Retinal dystrophy due to RPE65 mutation Gene therapy drug improves vision There are a variety of different mutations that can underlie hereditary retinal dystrophy. Thanks to the development of modern molecular genetic testing methods, the genetic cause can nowadays be identified…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Plaque psoriasis Current 5-year data on secukinumab A long-term extension analysis of the ERASURE and FIXTURE studies recently published in the British Journal of Dermatology demonstrates the long-lasting efficacy and safety of secukinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Statistics Sense and nonsense of studies (not only) in pain medicine Michael A. Überall, MD, Nuremberg, Germany, took a closer look at the pitfalls of reading study publications and the significance of statistical data in a series of seminars. In doing…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated "Healthy living in pregnancy" study Nutrient supplementation – what to consider? The goal of a large-scale intervention study was to find out whether the health of pregnant women and their children could be influenced by a lifestyle intervention program. Among other…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SARS-CoV-2 Nirmatrelvir against long-covid risk – new trial data are encouraging A large retrospective cohort study based on data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs addressed the question of whether treatment with the antiviral drug nirmatrelvir within five days of…
