This content is machine translated Excellent science Best Abstracts: the most important research results at a glance There is hardly any other discipline in which such great and rapid progress has been made as in oncology and hematology. As the studies honored as Best Abstracts demonstrate, immune…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Stroke Neuroprotection in focus More than three quarters of all strokes are caused by an occlusion or narrowing of a blood vessel supplying the brain. This results in a reduced supply of oxygen and…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Small cell lung carcinoma Combined therapy with checkpoint inhibitors is effective Advances in the treatment of small cell lung cancer have been scarce in recent years. Results of second studies now demonstrate a survival advantage for the combination of chemotherapy with…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Make the tumor shine?! Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rather rare tumor entity in Europe, which is often only detected at an advanced stage. With combined radiochemotherapy, the chances of cure are good in non-metastatic…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Rhinovirus infection Fight off acute respiratory infections naturally through immune stimulation Colds are caused by rhinoviruses in 70% of cases. Typically, the disease lasts 10 to 14 days and numerous treatment options are not very effective. Patients with asthma or COPD…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Asbestosis Even without plaques, asbestos may be the culprit The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. Especially in the case of asbestos cancer,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Swiss general practitioner system More efficiency thanks to eHealth A large proportion of physicians surveyed in Switzerland in 2019 rate healthcare here as good or very good. This is shown by the results of the Commonwealth Fund’s (CWF) annual…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Paradigm shift in the treatment of streptococcal angina. Antibiotic therapy only with minor benefits Sore throat is usually harmless and self-limiting. Sometimes, however, streptococcal angina is behind it, which is readily treated with antibiosis. However, this usually shows no advantages at all.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Occupational Medicine If you can also cross out the “i” in IPF…. The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. An occupational physician used new study results…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Renal failure SGLT-2 inhibitors: a breakthrough in nephroprotection? Research into treatments for chronic kidney disease has stagnated for a long time. Now there is good news. SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 are promising hopefuls, as recent findings show.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Apremilast “Real-world evidence” in plaque psoriasis with limited skin involvement. The results of the international multicenter study APPRECIATE show a significant symptom reduction including skin involvement of specific sites. In addition, a significant improvement in quality of life was measurable.
