31.03.2016 - For selected patients with acute stroke, “endovascular treatment” seems to be the best option. In five new clinical studies, functional neurological independence was significantly better with endovascular treatment. This is an important...
11.11.2016 - Eine kleine, aber vielfältige Gruppe in Lustenau hat sich dem friedlichen Zusammenleben – über die Trennlinien von Religion, Nationalität und Hautfarbe hinweg – verschrieben. Um Gleichgesinnte zu diesem Anliegen zusammenzubringen...
23.05.2016 - Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. It usually is caused by bacteria. Pneumonia can be mild and just cause cough, or severe and cause cough with phlegm or mucus, fever about 39°C or even higher, trouble breathing, pain when taking a breath, a...
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...
15.07.2016 - “Deep vein thrombosis” or “DVT” is blood clots in the deep veins of the legs. “Pulmonary embolism” or “PE” is such a blood clot, but dislodged and traveling into the lungs. DVT and PE together are called “venous...
07.07.2016 - 1) In intensive care units, one of the goals is to get rid of the full intubation as soon as it this feasible, and to avoid re-intubation. “HFO,” high-flow oxygen for respiratory support with a simple nasal cannula, seems to be effective in...
22.07.2017 - It looks like that screening for prostate cancer does not lead to an advantage. I must admit that not all specialists agree, that this topic is discussed controversially, but most professors most probably would agree with me that the advantage of...
29.09.2015 - Millions of elderly patients have to take warfarin or phenprocoumon, generally known in German speaking countries as Marcumar. DOACs (direct oral anticoagulants) are an alternative to warfarin or phenprocoumon. DOACs are very new. Do they cause...
12.04.2017 - A new definition of sepsis. Sepsis is an infection that has entered the bloodstream. It can be very dangerous. The new definition has led to a considerable debate. How and when should it be integrated into clinical practice? Doctors would like to...
14.12.2016 - How are new medicinal drugs approved? Or, in other words: What has medicine to do with the rise of right wing populism?