This content is machine translated Hypertension: the most important facts for daily practice Early dual antihypertensive therapy is usually indicated 95% of all hypertensive patients have primary hypertension. Over the years, the classification has evolved into a more differentiated system. The current ESC guideline, for example, differentiates between hypertension, raised...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Study report: Hidradenitis suppurativa Comparison of rifampicin monotherapy with clindamycin/rifampicin combination In a recent study, the inflammatory correlates in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) were analyzed before and after oral antibiotic therapy. There is evidence that the efficacy of systemic antibiotics...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Antidepressant monotherapy Trazodone with innovative galenics achieves rapid and significant response The antidepressant monotherapy with trazodone achieves an effective response after only one week with a single daily dose starting at 150 mg. The multifunctional antidepressant mechanism of action of the serotonin…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Non-resectable melanoma New triple therapy improves progression-free survival Both protein kinase inhibitors and ipilimumab/nivolumab combined have better efficacy than their respective monotherapies in patients with non-resectable melanoma. This has been known for some time. An interesting new approach…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acne vulgaris Use of antibiotics: Risk-Benefit Analysis Antibiotic resistance is an increasingly important problem with implications for indication and treatment duration. New active substances of the tetracycline class have a favorable side-effect profile and could in the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Dupilumab not only reduces primary symptoms Comorbid psychological symptoms are common in atopic dermatitis and can have serious consequences. The IgG4 monoclonal antibody dupilumab led to significant symptom reduction in subpopulations of this patient population, resulting…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Small cell and non-small cell lung cancer Rapid progress through immunotherapy and immunochemotherapy Immunotherapy is one of the milestones of cancer therapy. However, the selection of particularly suitable patients remains a major challenge for first-line use.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes SGLT-2 inhibitors: a new oral therapy option Dapagliflozin, a potent new selective SGLT-2 inhibitor, is available in many countries for use in type 2 diabetes patients either as add-on combination therapy when other glucose-lowering medical agents together…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated New therapies Progress in metastatic malignant melanoma New insights in tumor biology and immunology as well as in molecular pathology have rapidly driven the development of immunomodulatory antibodies and so-called “targeted” therapeutics [1]. This makes the therapy…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Highlights of the symposium at the Inselspital Bern How to respond to cervical cancer in pregnancy? The twelfth annual symposium of the Breast and Tumor Center at the Inselspital Bern, which was held at the end of December 2013, focused this time on cervical carcinoma. What…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Aggressive combination therapy leads to faster disease inactivity Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), also called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is a collective term for several forms of arthritis, all of which involve chronic long-term joint inflammation. This inflammation begins in…
