Miriam Tucker Erkenntnis In the last decade, an encouraging improvement in cardiovascular Risk factors in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Denmark. But only a minority meet national and international treatment targets for HbA1c, BD and Low-density lipoprotein(LDL) cholesterol. The use of lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs) and antihypertensive drugs (AHDs) decreased after 2012. Physicians should […]
Rome, 26 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) – The new three-year period, 2023-2025, for the mandatory training of health professions begins and the season of refresher courses (ECM and FAD) for doctors on Doctor’s Life, published by Adnkronos Salute and available on the Doctor’sLife.it website and on-demand on Sky, starts again. Three courses are available: hip prosthetic […]
Insight In subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and acute coronary syndrome (AKS), those randomly assigned ticagrelor showed significantly lower rates of serious adverse cardiac events (MACE) and mortality. Light bleeding was significantly more common with ticagrelor, but severe bleeding was not. Why this matters The guidelines recommend dual platelet aggregation inhibition (DAPT) with and . However, a more potent antiplatelet […]
Ministry of Health Decree – Official Gazette n.249 of Update of the tables containing the indication of narcotic and psychotropic substances of which al decree del President of the Republic 9 October 1990, n. 309, e next modifications and integrations. Inclusion in Table I of the substance tramadol.Insertion of the tramadol between i medicinal products […]
A comparison of 6 treatments: manual acupuncture, electroacupuncture, acupressure, sham treatment, improved usual treatment and no treatment. Doctors should be trained to offer acupressure to cancer patients with sleep problems, according to the authors of a new study that found this treatment to be more effective than acupuncture and improved supportive treatment. It is estimated […]
Knowledge Middle-aged adults and older adults taking statins were at lower risk for both lobar and non-lobar intracerebral hemorrhage (ICB). The benefit increased with the duration of therapy. Why this matters An association was uncertain based on previous research. The pathophysiology of lobary ICB (predominance of amyloid angiopathy) differs somewhat from that of non-lobar ICB (predominance of […]
Patients suffering from neuromuscular diseases (NMD) often present with breathing difficulties: respiratory failure and the inability to mobilize secretions are frequently the cause of death. To help physicians manage the respiratory of these patients, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has released guidelines based on the best available evidence. The recommendations cover various aspects, […]
Core messages Many Parkinson’s patients develop swallowing disorders caused by their neurodegenerative disease over time. A possible consequence of dysphagia can be life-threatening aspiration pneumonia. Privatdozentin Dr. med. habil. Inga Claus (University Hospital Münster, ParkinsonZentrum Münster/Osnabrück) and Professor Dr. med. Tobias Warnecke (Department of Neurology and Neurological Early RehabilitationKlinikum Osnabrück, ParkinsonZentrum Münster/Osnabrück) explain in a […]
Core messages The German Ethics Council has published a statement in which it comprehensively examines and evaluates the effects of digital technologies on human self-understanding and coexistence. “The use of AI must expand human development, not diminish it. AI must not replace humans. These are basic rules for ethical evaluation,” says Professor Alena Buyx, Chairwoman […]
Luckily It is not yet a bill, nor is it a measure about to start. The “points health card”, which provides incentives such as ski passes and free entrances to the spa for those who accumulate virtuous behaviors in terms of prevention, is still only the boutade of Lombardy’s Councillor for Welfare, Guido Bertolaso, thrown […]