This content is machine translated Chronic back pain Care in the virtual hospital – the Back@home project As part of the Back@Home study, the effectiveness of a virtual hospital model is being evaluated in patients with musculoskeletal back pain who present to the emergency room. One of...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Phytotherapy for rhinosinusitis Evidence, active substances and clinical classification for medical practice Rhinosinusitis is one of the most common reasons for contacting a doctor and prescribing antibiotics in an outpatient setting. In addition to conventional treatment-accompanying measures, standardized herbal remedies are coming...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Clinical relevance, benefits and limitations Atrial Fibrillation Screening Screening for atrial fibrillation is considered a potentially effective strategy for preventing strokes at an early stage. But how great is the actual benefit in clinical care? A recent meta-analysis...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Parkinson's disease: progressive and clinically heterogeneous Individualized management of motor and non-motor symptoms Primary care providers are the central point of contact for the early detection of Parkinson’s disease, but collaboration with neurological specialists is essential. The diagnosis is still primarily made clinically....…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes - glycemic control and prevention of secondary diseases Utilizing pleiotropic cardio- and nephroprotective effects of SGLT-2-i and GLP-1-RA Type 2 diabetes is currently understood to be a multisystemic disease, with the prognosis being significantly influenced by cardiac and renal pathology. An early, multimodal therapeutic approach that goes beyond...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes and heart failure: a bidirectional relationship Proactive preventive measures can reduce the burden of disease Heart failure and diabetes mellitus are two of the greatest global health burdens and their prevalence is steadily increasing. At the same time, heart failure is becoming one of the...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Dementia Delirium risks and treatment strategies Delirium is a common and serious neuropsychiatric disorder in elderly hospitalized patients. A large review shows: Numerous medications increase the risk of delirium, especially opioids, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and certain antibiotics....…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening Results of the population-based PREEMPT-CRC study An original investigational paper published in JAMA 2025 reports the clinical validation of an investigational, blood-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test for the early detection of colorectal cancer at average...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Study report: TBS v3 and v4 in comparison Analysis of OsteoLaus study data The OsteoLaus study is part of the prospective, population-based CoLaus/PsyColaus study of postmenopausal women in Switzerland. In an analysis published in Osteoporosis International in 2025, the Trabecular Bone Score (TBS)...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis: proven therapeutic principles and innovations From healthcare research to precision medicine In Switzerland, around 20 percent of children are affected by atopic eczema, compared to 4-5 percent of adults. The disease burden of AD is considerable, which is also related to...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated SGLT2 inhibitors and glucocorticoids Protective effect on kidney function is maintained SGLT2 inhibitors have been shown in randomized trials to be effective in improving cardiovascular and renal outcomes. However, the populations in these studies were carefully selected, usually excluding patients under...…
