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.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Nephrology There are many myths about it In renal healthy individuals, adequate drinking may reduce the risk of renal dysfunction. In chronic renal failure, the effects of fluid intake depend, among other things, on the stage of…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. Innovative neurostimulation procedure raises hope Epilepsy is considered one of the most common chronic neurological conditions and severely limits the quality of life of those affected. Despite a wide range of options, current therapeutic options…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Abnormal lung behavior The acronym ILD for Interstitial Lung Disease is widely known to pulmonologists. Much less familiar, on the other hand, are ILAs – Interstitial Lung Abnormalities. The term is applied when…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New treatment options for psoriasis “Real life” interim balance: PASI 100 – realistic target Research into new biologics is helping to provide treatment alternatives for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in the event of a lack of response or loss of efficacy [1]. That…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Study results suggest increased cancer risk As a large Norwegian study showed, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have a higher risk of developing cancer – particularly of the respiratory and central nervous systems – compared with…
