12.07.2018 - Contrast media are used during x-rays, CTs or MRIs, in order to enhance such imaging studies. And it is generally believed, also by doctors, that contrast media could damage the kidneys. Especially patients with pre-existing kidney damage could...

24.05.2018 - If you are overweight, tired during the day and snore, you might have obstructive sleep apnoea, also known as OSA. Obstructive sleep apnoea can lead to attention problems, memory problems, cognitive problems, problems at work, and behavioural...

17.05.2018 - “PCI,” “Percutaneous coronary intervention,” is an intervention with a catheter for the treatment of severe hardening of the coronary arteries of the heart. A catheter is inserted. A balloon on the catheter is inflated at the hardened...

29.03.2018 - Cryptogenic stroke means unexplained stroke. The cause of the stroke remains unknown. The foramen ovale is a small opening between the right atrium of the heart and the left atrium of the heart. It closes during infancy in about 75%. In about 25%,...

14.03.2018 - Treating subclinical hypothyroidism in the elderly doesn’t improve symptoms. What are the possible symptoms of subclinical hypothyroidism? They can for example be fatigue, or decrease of pulse and blood pressure, the nervous system and mental...

12.02.2018 - Surprisingly, cellulitis, and skin and soft tissue abscesses, even small ones, are common causes of visits to accident and emergency departments. In patients with a drainable abscess, the treatment includes drainage of the abscess. The treatment...

13.01.2018 - The new guideline for high blood pressure has been released. It comes from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. The new guideline caused controversy, because it adheres to more stringent values than in the past....

12.12.2017 - There were a number of smaller medical news from the year 2016 that are worth mentioning. I list them shortly, but without explaining the technical terms. (These are explained in the radio broadcast). In postmenopausal women with non-metastatic...

03.11.2017 - Treatment in the last 30 days of life is different for black Americans and white Americans. Multiple studies have shown that black patients receive more “aggressive treatment” at the end of life. Beyond the ethnic differences: Doctors have...

24.09.2017 - The treatment of type 2 diabetes is complicated. For a successful treatment, the patient has to work hard (lifestyle changes), and the general practitioner (GP) has to treat not only the diabetes itself, but also high blood pressure, high...