18.06.2021 - Gout is an inflammation of the joints (arthritis). Gout is caused by hyperuricaemia, i.e., too much uric acid in the blood. Gout is clinically characterised by acute gout attacks (sudden, severe attacks of pain, swelling, redness, and tenderness...
12.05.2021 - Coronary artery disease is caused by the narrowing of the blood vessels of the heart. There is the so-called “stable” coronary artery disease, i.e., no symptoms occur during physical rest. A large and important clinical study, the ISCHEMIA...
16.04.2021 - Why are we sceptical about vaccines? Why are we specifically sceptical about the vaccine of AstraZeneca? Governments need to remember that not only their citizens but also, they have difficulty seeing the bigger picture. We have our PSYCHOLOGY...
19.02.2021 - Answers to the following questions: 1) What is a vaccination? 2) Will the coming two vaccines against COVID-19 not change my genetic substance, will they not be built in into my genes? 3) Is the fast development of these vaccines not questionable?...
16.10.2020 - The first medical news today: Many average-risk adults undergo screening with colonoscopy to prevent colon or rectal cancer. Some who undergo screening are found to have colon or rectal cancer and are treated immediately. However, some who undergo...
18.09.2020 - The first medical topic today: The American cholesterol guideline, the joint guideline of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, has been updated in 2019. The new version of the guideline still says that patients at...
14.08.2020 - The first medical topic today: Three clinical studies published in 2019 led to the conclusion either open-heart surgery or minimally invasive heart surgery will be used more often in the future in patients with aortic stenosis. The minimally...
17.07.2020 - The first medical topic today: Patients with atrial fibrillation frequently also have coronary artery disease. In the treatment of such patients for their atrial fibrillation: Less is more. The conclusion from a large clinical study is that...
12.06.2020 - The first medical topic today: The prevention of stroke, namely, the secondary prevention of stroke, that is, the prevention of a recurrence of stroke—after a first stroke. Several questions were better resolved last year with the help of...
15.05.2020 - The first medical topic today: Are as-needed inhaled steroids effective for mild asthma? Yes, two clinical studies from 2019 show that. The second medical news today: Artificially sweetened drinks are potentially dangerous. Researchers linked them...
