This content is machine translated How can adherence be promoted? New review provides evidence-based tips In a literature review published in JEADV Clinical Practice 2024, a team from the Center for Dermatology Research at Wake Forest University School of Medicine (North Carolina, USA) summarized the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Lung cancer Perioperative therapy for better efficacy Neoadjuvant or adjuvant immunotherapy can improve outcomes in patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It has now been observed that perioperative therapies can combine the benefits of both…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Alzheimer Simplification and support of diagnostics through blood tests Blood tests for Alzheimer’s diagnosis are on the rise. At the same time, the need for Alzheimer’s biomarkers is increasing in order to make the correct diagnosis in a larger…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Primary biliary cholangitis Therapy slows down liver damage Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic, progressive liver disease that usually affects women in the second half of life. It is often an incidental finding, especially as more than…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Using predictors to improve therapy management A few years ago, the EULAR agreed on a definition for “difficult-to-treat” rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The reasons for multiple treatment failures are not yet fully understood. Research projects are trying to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Post-COVID Complaints from a neurological point of view The most common complaints after COVID-19 infection are postexertional malaise, fatigue, memory problems, and persistent anosmia. Interdisciplinary care with somatic and mental health expertise is required. Treatment is with individualized… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular risk SGLT2 inhibitors are also a matter of the heart There are up to six SGLT isoforms, whereby SGLT2 has come into particular focus in recent years due to its importance for type 2 diabetes mellitus. SGLT2 inhibitors lower blood…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy Focus on basic management and the effects of seizures The main theme of the congress was “People with epilepsy – seizures and more”. In addition to high-quality scientific and state-of-the-art symposia on current topics relating to the diagnosis and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular primary prevention Do not use aspirin indiscriminately The benefits of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in the secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are considered proven. In primary prevention, however, the evidence is controversial. The current tenor is: routine…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Respiratory syncytial virus A question of seasonality Epidemiologic evidence suggests that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have similar effects to non-pandemic influenza in older adults. Dutch researchers have investigated the extent to which RSV seasonality and latitude/region…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy The treatment of refractory status epilepticus – an overview Status epilepticus is defined as an epileptic seizure with a duration of >5 min or a series of seizures between which the original neurological status is not regained. One of… CME-Test
