This content is machine translated Abdominal aortic aneurysms in primary care Risk-stratified screening and prophylaxis As abdominal aortic aneurysms are usually asymptomatic but potentially life-threatening, patients at risk should be screened in a targeted manner. These include in particular men over 65 and patients with...…
View Post 22 min This content is machine translated Cervical Cancer HPV prevention, screening innovation and sentinel lymph node biopsy Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers worldwide – and yet over 340,000 women die from it every year. In the period 2025/2026, several developments have fundamentally changed...… CME-Test
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Clinical relevance, benefits and limitations Atrial Fibrillation Screening Screening for atrial fibrillation is considered a potentially effective strategy for preventing strokes at an early stage. But how great is the actual benefit in clinical care? A recent meta-analysis...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Colorectal cancer screening Results of the population-based PREEMPT-CRC study An original investigational paper published in JAMA 2025 reports the clinical validation of an investigational, blood-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test for the early detection of colorectal cancer at average...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Early detection of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) “Hot Topic” – intervene in good time! In around 90 percent of PsA cases, the joint symptoms only appear after the skin manifestations. Scientific studies have shown that a delayed PsA diagnosis can have unfavorable prognostic implications....…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Kidney cancer Urine test could halve the number of postoperative kidney cancer scans A simple urine test can detect the recurrence of kidney cancer early and accurately. New research results show that patients could be spared invasive scans and given faster access to...…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Screening for IgG antibodies against B. burgdorferi How high is seroprevalence in children and adolescents? Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infection in the northern hemisphere. On average, around 5-30% of ticks in Switzerland are infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). The literature contains…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Renal insufficiency in type 2 diabetics The best possible treatment in the early stages of CKD It is recommended that all patients with diabetes are routinely screened for the presence of CKD. In addition to measuring the glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), this also includes determining the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Barrett's esophagus Current findings on endoscopic screening The early detection of Barrett’s esophagus is of great importance.This is why reflux patients with alarm symptoms should be endoscoped at an early stage. In the presence of an endoscopically…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Implement KDIGO guidelines CKD in type 2 diabetes – from screening to patient-centered care Treatment options for patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) have improved significantly thanks to new therapeutic options from the SGLT-2-i, GLP-1-RA and MRA drug classes. The new guidelines…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Comorbidity Research Depression screening in psoriasis patients. For a cohort study, over 500 adult psoriasis outpatients were screened for depressive symptoms. Despite a low median PASI, the cut-off value for depression was exceeded in almost one in…
