This content is machine translated Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) “Treat acid pocket” and follow up high-risk patients endoscopically Gastroesophageal reflux disease ( GERD) is the most common benign disease of the upper gastrointestinal tract in the Western world. For symptomatic treatment, it is recommended to use alginates in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Hidradenitis suppurativa Qol-HS and HS-PBI: two newly validated measurement tools for acne inversa Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with a high impact on quality of life. The development of disease-related measurement tools is an important step to improve the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis: disease management during corona pandemic “Shared decision making” is especially important in these times Among psoriasis patients, there is often some uncertainty about the implications of their underlying disease and the respective system therapy with regard to the risk of a severe course of…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Respiratory Vitamin D brings small benefit In 2017, a meta-analysis of data from 25 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of vitamin D supplementation for the prevention of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) found a protective effect of this…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Advanced urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder Systemic therapy With approximately 1150 new cases annually in Switzerland, urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder is one of the most common cancers of older age. Particularly in the metastatic setting, it… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Comorbidity Research Psoriasis as a systemic disease – study findings on comorbid depression Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) often have a significant impact on the daily life and quality of life of those affected. The prevalence of mental health comorbidities is increased, with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-small cell lung cancer The role of adjuvant EGFR TKIs. Over the past several years, tyrosine kinase inhibitors directed against EGFR have gained acceptance as first-line treatment for advanced NSCLC with EGFR mutation. However, their role in adjuvant therapy of…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) Underdiagnosed and underestimated Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common liver disease in the Western world. In distinction to alcoholic fatty liver disease, alcohol consumption in NAFLD should be at a…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma A switch can be worthwhile – most of the time A proportion of patients with severe eosinophilic bronchial asthma show inadequate effects under IL-5 antibody therapy. Switching to an IL-5 receptor antibody may promise success under certain conditions. A recent…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neurodegenerative disease Football better with head protection in the future? A study from Scotland shows that professional football players have a 3.5 times higher risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease later in life compared to the general population. Players in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Spinal muscular atrophy in infants (SMA type 1) European study confirms effectiveness Spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) is a congenital neurological disorder with severe muscle weakness and wasting (muscle atrophy). Untreated, affected children barely reach the age of three. However, treatment…
