The official death toll from the shipwreck off the coast of Steccato di Cutro in Calabria, southern Italy, recently had to be corrected from 70 to 72 – a woman and a 3-year-old girl. They belonged to a group of almost 200 Migrants who left Turkey, but whose wooden ship was smashed against rocks in rough […]
In patients with coronary artery disease, a statin treatment strategy aimed at achieving a certain LDL cholesterol level proved to be as effective as a strategy involving the use of high-intensity drugs for events greater than 3 years. The results of a study published in JAMA support the suitability of a treat-to-target strategy, which could […]
In In recent weeks, headlines have once again appeared on red wine and cardiovascular health. Why do these stories suddenly reappear? This is partly due to an article recently published in the “American Journal of Clinical Nutrition” . The “Weinflora study“, funded in part by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), was conducted by prominent […]
Poorer postoperative outcomes suggest that this patient group may benefit from targeted interventions. Insight Patients who were addicted to opioids prior to total hip or knee replacement showed more postoperative complications, generated higher hospital costs, and were more likely to be discharged to a rehabilitation facility. Why this matters This patient population could benefit from […]
Key messages In patients belonging to gender minorities and sexual orientation, breast cancer diagnosis, treatments and outcomes are reduced and different compared to heterosexual/cisgender patients. In a case-control study, published in JAMA oncology, 92 patients belonging to different gender or sexual minorities (sex and gender minority, SGM) were compared with as many heterosexual and cisgender […]
Core messages A lot has happened in the diagnosis and therapy of patients with venous diseases in recent years. In a recent publication, Professor Markus Stücker (Vein Center of the Dermatology and Vascular Surgery Clinics, St. Maria-Hilf-Krankenhaus, Bochum) has shown what in everyday clinical practice at Venous disorders are important. The first episode of a […]
Berlin (pag) – Federal Health Minister Prof. Karl Lauterbach (SPD) describes the new, nationwide campaign to combat the corona virus as a “campfire of the reasonable”. The motto is “I protect myself”. “My name is Margarete Stokowski and I am here today as a deterrent for Long Covid.” This is how the author describes her […]
The At its meeting in February 2023, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the following two medicinal products for approval: pegunigalsidase alfa (Elfabrio, Chiesi Farmaceutici) Recombinant human α-galactosidase-A should be indicated as long-term enzyme replacement therapy in adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Fabry […]
During the Clinical evaluation of subjects with a recent history of head trauma is possible to find one or more of the following clinical signs: unilateral or bilateral blepharo-hematoma, blood otorrhea, rhinorrhea and Battle’s sign (retro-auricular ecchymosis). These clinical signs in the diagnosis of basilar skull fracture (BSF) are ambiguous, but widely used to make […]
Rome, Dec. 16. (Adnkronos Health) – A low level of HDL cholesterol, the so-called good cholesterol, is associated with a higher chance of developing hepatocellular carcinoma and seems to be able to predict liver cancer 5 years before diagnosis. This is what emerges from a study by the Aldo Moro University of Bari, supported by […]