This content is machine translated COPD exacerbations A prick for more safety Frequent exacerbations are a key factor in the poor prognosis of COPD. Avoiding them is therefore an important goal in therapy. Vaccinations against bacterial and viral infections such as pneumococcus,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Diseases in childhood - update from the pediatrician What is trivial, what is in need of treatment? There is still no specific treatment for pertussis or mononucleosis, so vaccination is highly recommended. Pertussis carries life-threatening complication risks, particularly in infants, and glandular fever can lead to Guillain-Barré…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated News in the Swiss Vaccination Plan Getting the timing right and protecting vulnerable groups At Medidays in Zurich, Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Berger from the University Children’s Hospital showed the innovations that have taken place in the Swiss vaccination schedule in recent years. In…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Travel medicine Do you know which vaccinations are necessary and which are recommended? Not all vaccinations that are recommended are really necessary and useful for every patient. A detailed review of vaccinations for travel has recently been published [1]; this article characterizes the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Eradication by vaccination Utopia or eutopia? Eradication, in the case of infectious diseases, means achieving an incidence of zero. This article addresses the question of whether eradication by vaccination is a utopia or an eutopia, and…
