This content is machine translated Journal Club New real-world data on light urticaria Light urticaria (urticaria solaris) is a rare photodermatosis whose diagnosis and treatment have not yet been standardized. The results of a long-term study were published in one of this year’s…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Obesity Possibilities of nutritional therapy The prevalence of people with overweight and obesity in Europe is almost 60%, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that obesity is (partly) responsible for around 1.2 million deaths… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis and smoking Tobacco consumption increases the risk of recurrence and mortality The link between poor tuberculosis treatment outcomes and tobacco use is well documented. However, for important outcomes such as recurrence or mortality during treatment and for associations with smokeless tobacco,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases: hATTR amyloidosis What treatment options are available today? Transthyretin-associated amyloidosis (ATTR) is hereditary (hATTR) or acquired (wATTR). In patients with unclear left ventricular hypertrophy and characteristic findings, it is recommended to investigate the presence of cardiac amyloidosis. In…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute bronchitis Pelargonium extract shortens duration of incapacity to work Acute bronchitis is associated with considerable economic consequences due to absence from work. A meta-analysis published in 2023 investigated whether treatment with a standardized Pelargonium extract can reduce the time…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hematology Overcoming boundaries – basic research, diagnostics and therapy The motto of the recently held Swiss Oncology & Hematology Congress (SOHC) was “Overcoming borders together”. A great deal of research has been and is being carried out to give…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acute myocardial infarction and heart failure in young diabetics Type 2 with a poor risk profile for CVD Type 1 and type 2 diabetes differ in many ways, but both types are strongly associated with a high risk of cardiovascular complications. T2D at a young age is considered…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Incretin-based therapies for type 2 diabetes Evolution of therapy options continues Incretin mimetics are an attractive treatment option, particularly for the subgroup of overweight type 2 diabetics, as they not only have glucose-lowering effects, but have also demonstrated clinical benefits in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Antiphospholipid syndrome The new ACR/EULAR classification criteria Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a life-threatening autoimmune disease of blood coagulation characterized by thrombophilia. In 2023, new international classification criteria were published for the first time since 2006. In view…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pharmacotherapy for people over 80 A case of age discrimination? SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP1 receptor agonists have emerged as the drugs of first choice in the guidelines for type 2 diabetes. Sulfonylureas and insulin, on the other hand, were deprioritized…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Endometrial Cancer Dostarlimab in everyday clinical practice: initial experiences with diagnostics and therapy Patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer have a poor prognosis, particularly in the long-term course of treatment with carboplatin plus paclitaxel. This can be significantly improved with the…
