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 […]
Secondo i risultati dello studio DaBlaCa-13 pubblicato su Journal of Clinical Oncology, la chemioresezione intensiva, non chirurgica, a breve termine con mitomicina consente ai pazienti affetti da tumore vescicale non muscolo invasivo recidivante di evitare il trattamento chirurgico senza influenzare gli esiti a lungo termine. I ricercatori propongono l’adozione della chemioresezione primaria come strategia terapeutica […]
Key messages Sotorasib shows antitumor activity in patients with pancreatic cancer KRAS p.G12C mutated already undergoing other treatments. The security profile appears acceptable. Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal. In recent times, research efforts are focusing, rather than on the identification of new chemotherapy regimens to be used in all patients indiscriminately, on […]
Core messages In patients with chronic coronary artery disease and elevated lipid levels, statin therapy according to the “treat-to-target” strategy is as effective as a fixed-dose strategy of high-dose statins. This is the result of a large randomized study from South Korea, which has been published in the journal JAMA ( ).The two strategies are […]
A meta-analysis of the best observational data revealed no association. Findings Current evidence suggests that taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is not correlated with an increased risk of gastric cancer. For physicians considering discontinuing PPI treatment, the authors advise the same approach as in the recent proposal by the American Gastroenterological Association: to check whether there […]
Rome, 3 Feb. (Adnkronos Health) – “Tumors have a social cost in Italy of about 20 billion euros per year and cancer represents in our country the first cause of death from disease in pediatric age, with an annual increase in new pediatric neoplasms double compared to the European average, but triple under one year […]
New Research suggests that the increased cancer risk of patients with diverticular disease is not limited to the gastrointestinal tract. A study published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that these patients also have a 50% increased risk of lung cancer. The study included 75,704 patients diagnosed with diverticular disease and colorectal histopathology […]
Erkenntnis Constipation appears to increase the risk of first-time pyelonephritis and recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children without obvious abnormalities of the kidneys or urinary tract. Why this matters For all children aged> 4 Years after the first episode of pyelonephritis, a systematic assessment of bowel and bladder function undertakes. Key results There were 105 […]
Ministry of Health Ordinance – Official Gazette n.305 of Extension of urgent measures for the containment and management of the Covid-19 epidemic concerning the use of respiratory protective devices THE MINISTER OF HEALTH Having regard to Articles 32, 117, comma 2, letter q), e 118 of the Constitution; Having regard to the […]
The first evidence that exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) ozone limit is associated with substantial increases in hospital admissions for heart attack, heart failure and stroke is published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).Even ozone levels below the WHO maximum were linked to worsening health. “During […]