This content is machine translated Early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) “Hot Topic” – intervene in good time! In around 90 percent of PsA cases, the joint symptoms only appear after the skin manifestations. Scientific studies have shown that a delayed PsA diagnosis can have unfavorable prognostic implications....…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Obesity Extent of weight reduction is prognostically relevant According to the World Health Organization (WHO), obesity is one of the greatest health risks. With increasing severity, the risk of various concomitant and secondary diseases increases. Obesity-related multimorbidity is...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Journal Club: Drinking restriction in heart failure First large-scale study found no differences Patients with heart failure are often recommended to drink a maximum of 1.5 liters of fluid per day. However, the benefits of this measure have hardly been scientifically proven to...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Therapy adherence and patient selection Injection fatigue in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis Injection fatigue and needle aversion are among the underestimated barriers in the treatment of patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Current real-world analyses show a significantly lower persistence of injectable...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Deep vein thrombosis Outpatient or inpatient treatment? In recent years, the treatment of thrombosis patients has increasingly shifted to the outpatient sector. Provided that a reliable diagnosis and the application of anticoagulants in the correct dosage can...…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Cancer prevention Constant dripping – alcohol and cancer The fact is, alcohol is harmful to health. Various mechanisms are responsible for the carcinogenic properties of alcohol. Alcohol cessation and abstinence can reduce the risk of cancer. Tips for...… CME-Test
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Steatotic liver disease GLP-1RA in MASH – what’s new? Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) corresponds tothe liver disease formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver inflammation (NASH). The most common causes of MASH are obesity and diabetes. There are still no...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic pruritus: “Tour d'horizon” Focus on new anti-inflammatory therapeutic approaches Chronic pruritus is associated with considerable suffering and can occur both as part of classic dermatoses and as a leading symptom of many internal diseases. In chronic prurigo, long-lasting itching...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Unexpected side effects when switching from natalizumab to a biosimilar In May 2024, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust made extensive preparations to switch 80 patients with highly active, relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis from an established monoclonal antibody drug to a biosimilar...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated "Patients W.A.I.T. Indicator" Access to new drugs is becoming increasingly difficult Switzerland is slipping further down the European rankings when it comes to access to new innovative medicines: according to IQVIA’s EFPIA WAIT Indicator 2024, Switzerland has dropped another place, falling...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Work-related asthma When the job leads to exacerbations Asthma attacks caused by occupational exposure are very common in adults with asthma. Although previous studies have mainly focused on occupational asthma (OA), interest in work-exacerbated ast hma (WEA) has...…
