Ministry of Health Incidence of scarlet fever and streptococcus group A in Multiple countries Note on epidemic events abroad At least, five Member States of the European Region have reported to the WHO an increase in cases of invasive group A streptococcus disease (iGAS) and in some cases also ofscarlet fever. An increase in iGAS-related […]
Erkenntnis Up to 2 Years after hospitalization for acute pulmonary embolism (LE), every 5. Patient with anxiety and/or depression symptoms. Risk factors include history of depression, high-risk PE, low oxygen saturation upon ingestion, and persistent dyspnea. Why this matters The high prevalence of anxiety and depression suggests that careful monitoring of patients’ mental health up to […]
Second a study published on JAMA Oncology, a commonly used formula, which overestimates the risk of a cardiac adverse event, can lead to inappropriate chemotherapy decisions. Many cancer drugs carry a risk of QT prolongation, which predisposes patients to fatal cardiac arrhythmias.Because of this risk, cancer patients are often monitored with ECGs, with a focus […]
Pisa, 20 Jan. – (Adnkronos Salute) – Starting next February, 200 men and women aged between 35 and 74, randomly selected among the residents of the Municipalities of Pisa and San Giuliano Terme, will receive an invitation to participate in a survey on their state of health. The people who will take part in the […]
SIF Societa’ Italiana di Farmacologia Hypersensitivity syndrome associated with sulfasalazine treatment Edited by Alessandra Russo. Specialist in Medical Toxicology. Messina Clinical case A 52-year-old man was hospitalized following the onset of erythema and papules systemically for 10 days and fever for 2 days. The patient was on sulfasalazine as he was suffering from ulcerative colitis. […]
AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco List of innovative drugs AIFA publishes the October 2022 update AIFA updates the list of medicines that, in the opinion of the Technical Scientific Commission, meet the requirement of full or conditional therapeutic innovativeness. The list represents the innovative products that must be made immediately available to patients, even without […]
Dortmund (pag) – The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians Westphalia-Lippe (KVWL) is withdrawing from the roll-out of the e-prescription. The reason is the veto of the Federal Data Protection Commissioner Prof. Ulrich Kelber against the in his opinion insecure redemption by the electronic health card (eGK). This means that both KVs have jumped off […]
The BMC’s concept for a new organisational form of primary care envisages the greater involvement of non-medical health professions and the provision of primary care that can be used across social spaces.”This includes offers to maintain health as well as the combination of social and medical-nursing services,” says Prof. Lutz Hager, Chairman of the Board […]
Core messages In strokes caused by occlusion of the basilar artery, patients have a clear medical advantage from endovascular thrombectomy. 90-day survival is significantly increased by 25-34% compared to standard therapy without thrombus removal. Thrombectomy also significantly improves functional outcome (1, 2). BackgroundStrokes are the leading cause of acquired disability and one of the leading […]
Patients who reported poor health had an increased risk of adverse outcomes, even if their doctor rated their health as good. Finding The risk of hospitalization and death was increased in patients with heart failure (HI) in those who were in good health according to medical judgement but reported poor health. Why this matters Tools for […]