This content is machine translated Surgical interventions What is necessary, what can be dispensed with? Omitting potentially unnecessary surgical procedures such as operations and biopsies can further minimize side effects and at the same time increase treatment compliance. Some studies have aimed to address precisely...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Community-acquired pneumonia Prospective study in primary care Community-acquired pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases with high mortality and morbidity worldwide. In a study in France, clinical and microbiological characteristics of patients with radiologically confirmed...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Early breast cancer Overweight and obesity worsen the prognosis A database analysis by the Early Breast Cancer Trials Collaborative Group (EBCTCG ) showed that obesity in early-stage breast cancer was only associated with increased breast cancer mortality in pre-...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Uncontrolled type 2 diabetes Empagliflozin as an effective addition to triple therapies In patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a balanced glucose concentration is mainly achieved through drug therapies. If blood glucose control remains poor despite a triple combination of oral hypoglycaemic...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma: focus on type 2 inflammation Remission as a new therapeutic goal A paradigm shift is emerging in the management of asthma, where the aim is not only asthma control but also remission. It has been shown that this ambitious goal can...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Study report: Obesity New findings on the effects of incretin analogs A study by Aronne et al. investigated the effects of the dual GLP1/GIP receptor agonist (RA) tirzepatide in obese patients when it is administered over a longer period of therapy...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Epilepsy What to do if the therapy does not work? Around 60 million people worldwide are affected by epilepsy, the third most common neurological disorder. Up to 70% of patients can be effectively helped with initial therapy management and their…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – polycystic liver disease Polycystic liver disease (PLD) is characterized by multiple, usually progressively increasing cysts of the liver. It is the most common extrarenal manifestation of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). The...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Wolfram syndrome The term “DIDMOAD” syndrome – an acronym for the characteristic symptoms – serves as an alternative name for this autosomal recessive neurodegenerative disease, which was first described in 1938: Diabetes...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dyslipidemia: "Treat-to-target" Risk-adapted individual LDL-C targets Together with arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus, lipid metabolism disorders are among the most important modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. In addition to statins, various modern substance classes are now available...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Journal Club CVD: Update on risk factors and prevention Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has a high prevalence worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Several secondary analyses have been published in the past two years. While Magnussen et...…
