This content is machine translated Geriatric dermatology: study report. Skin cancer as a leading diagnosis in elderly hospitalized dermatologic patients In view of the demographic development, the importance of skin diseases in geriatric patients is increasing in everyday practice. A study by a German research team analyzed data from patients…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Atrial Fibrillation (VHF) - Swiss-AF Study Physical activity and vascular brain lesions in elderly VHF patients Swiss-AF is a prospective observational study conducted throughout Switzerland at a total of 14 centers investigating the relationship between atrial fibrillation and impaired brain performance. A substudy analyzed whether there…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Findings from the SUSTAIN-6 study GLP-1RA with cardiovascular benefits in the treatment of type 2 diabetes In the context of prevalent type 2 diabetes (T2D) worldwide and associated comorbid cardiovascular disease, the results of the SUSTAIN-6 trial add to the accumulating evidence of robust cardiovascular risk…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Interactions with obstructive sleep apnea Hen and/or egg If a patient suffers from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it predisposes him or her to a host of comorbidities, from cardiovascular to renal to pulmonary to neuropsychiatric. But there is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Heart failure Dapagliflozin now approved in preserved ejection fraction [1,4]** After dapagliflozin had been approved for some time for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, Swissmedic now granted an indication extension for heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Plaque psoriasis TYK2 inhibition shows great therapeutic potential Psoriasis is nowadays understood as a systemic disease, which is based on chronic inflammation. Research into the etiopathogenesis, as well as the establishment of new active substances, is progressing rapidly.…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Cardiac resynchronization therapy Improving outcomes in patients with intraventricular conduction delay. The benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) varies by QRS characteristics; individual randomized trials are too weak to assess benefit for relatively small subgroups. Accordingly, in a recently published study,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated International Health Policy Survey Primary care physicians in the post-Covid era In 2022, Switzerland again participated in the Commonwealth Fund Foundation’s international health policy surveys. As in previous years, the focus was on physicians working in the field of primary care.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Giant cell arteritis: classification and treatment What’s new? Das vom American College of Rheumatology (ACR) und der European League against Rheumatology (EULAR) gemeinsam entwickelte und 2022 veröffentlichte Update der Klassifikationskriterien für Riesenzellarteriitis trägt insbesondere den Fortschritten im Bereich…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Severe asthma No musclemen in the waiting room Many asthmatics, especially those with severe disease, report mobility problems and limitations in daily activities that severely affect their quality of life. Among the contributing factors, low muscle mass and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Biologics for atopic dermatitis Symptom relief through targeted inhibition of inflammatory signaling pathways Monoclonal antibodies are systems therapeutics that block specific cytokines or receptors and can thus selectively influence individual activation cascades of the immune system. Both dupilumab and tralokinmab – the two…
