This content is machine translated Coronary heart disease Effective lipid lowering not only in patients with statin intolerance Patients with coronary artery disease benefit from well-controlled cholesterol levels. But with elevated levels, lifestyle modifications are not always sufficient to reach the target value. Statins are then usually resorted…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Small cell lung carcinoma Regulatory extension for durvalumab Durvalumab was approved EU-wide in combination with chemotherapy of etoposide plus either cisplatin or carboplatin followed by durvalumab maintenance therapy for the first-line treatment of adults with advanced-stage small cell…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Actinic keratosis Photodynamic therapy still has high priority There are numerous methods of intervention for the treatment of actinic keratosis, including lesion- and field-guided approaches. Photodynamic therapy is among the established treatment modalities for these common precancerous lesions…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Type 1 diabetes Despite known cardiac risk, many patients are undertreated Cardiac problems such as coronary artery disease and heart failure are among the most common and dangerous complications of type 1 diabetes. The mortality risk is significantly increased. Although this…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated RA therapy Let’s talk about JAKs The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has made great progress over the past 20 years. This relates both to the range of drugs available and to developments in terms of…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder A challenge even in times of immune checkpoint inhibitors Urothelial carcinoma accounts for 90% of urinary bladder tumors. Every year, 1250 people in Switzerland contract the disease – predominantly older men. Standard treatment is cisplatin-containing chemotherapy. Immunotherapy is playing…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Gene Therapy New ways in treatment Gene therapy, a long-time beacon of hope in medical research, is finally finding its way into the clinic to cure monogenetic diseases. This provides medicine with a new therapy that…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Migraine prophylaxis Current real-world data confirm long-term efficacy and safety Migraine patients have a hard time: pain, nausea and sensitivity to light significantly limit their quality of life. Everyday and social life suffers – more than 8 days a month…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Empagliflozin Reduces Risk of Cardiovascular Death and Hospitalization Rate in Heart Failure Ingelheim, Germany and Indianapolis, USA – Results from the phase III EMPEROR-Reduced study in adults with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (with and without diabetes) showed that empagliflozin was…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Migraine Avert headaches in advance Migraine is one of the most common of the more than 240 forms of headache and significantly restricts sufferers in their daily lives and quality of life. Although the number…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Early rhythm control aims for better outcomes In patients with newly diagnosed AF, early initiation of rhythm control may reduce cardiovascular outcomes. Therapy with antiarrhythmic drugs and/or catheter ablation reduced cardiovascular deaths, strokes, and hospitalizations caused by…