• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a rare disease, that advances quickly

    ALS, is also called Charcot disease, after the French neurologist who described it, or Lou Gehrig's disease, after a famous baseball player. It is rare and fast, possibly leading quickly to death.

  • Federico Seragnoli on psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy in Swiss hospitals

    At the Geneva University Hospitals psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy with LSD, psilocybin and MDMA enhance therapy effects, while MDMA is used for PTSD.

  • The Internet of Things and e-health

    Connected objects interact with the physical world via sensors. They generate valuable data to feed artificial intelligence. This "Internet of Things" is permeating through healthcare.

  • Refractory coeliac disease: New updates on disease management

    Diagnosis and therapy of refractory coeliac disease is hotly debated. The AGA has commissioned an update of recommendations for action.

  • Like the human brain, only better

    New technologies and digitalisation are at the centre of medical debates. Imaging techniques, big data, artificial intelligence and their use in medical practice are topics that are controversial and raise questions.

  • "Defensive Medicine": The sword of Damocles on Hippocrates' head

    Complaints against doctors are increasing, leading to the so-called 'defensive medicine', hoping to prevent the risk of legal complaints from patients, or relatives.

  • Industrially processed foods are bad for the brain

    Regular consumption of more highly processed foods has been linked (again) to cognitive decline by a large study. More damning data was recently published in JAMA Neurology.

  • The silent pandemic: sexual traumatisation

    More child pornographic material is being distributed ever more quickly via the internet; more and more children worldwide are experiencing sexual violence. What are the consequences?

  • Medicine and AI: Theory and Practice (2/2)

    Artificial intelligence is already dethroning the medical practitioner in some very specific fields. What role will humans be allocated in an AI-predominant medical field?

  • Medicine and AI: Theory and Practice (1/2)

    In three days, artificial intelligence learned how to beat the best Go player. Is this an endgame for our biological brains? No, because this AI remains "weak". But, what is artificial intelligence?

  • Alone among people - does loneliness make you sick?

    Loneliness is a basic human experience and yet a major social challenge. Prof. Dr. Mazda Adli deals with the psychosocial implications of loneliness.

  • Good vibes only: Vibrations against constipation

    Chronic constipation patients are dissatisfied with QoL and conventional intervention results. But there's a new treatment concept: a vibrating capsule.

  • Artificial intelligence in medical studies

    AI and algorithms already have the potential to revolutionise medical education and thus fundamentally change the medical profession. But how can this best succeed?

  • Alcoholism and consequences for the family

    Co-dependency, aggression, neglect - alcohol addiction brings these with it and impairs family life and relations. Social worker Anna Becker reports.

  • Medical careers, gender and dishwasher politics: The view from Germany

    Prof. Mangler looks at the beginnings of the first female doctors and explains why structures have to be changed for female careers in the health sector.

  • Rapid sequence induction in the emergency department: Rocuronium vs Succinylcholine

    Awareness With Paralysis is a frightening situation that leaves its mark. The risk of occurrence after intubation is probably underestimated in the emergency room.

  • Meditation: a game-changing clinical trial?

    Meditation vs. drug treatment? A trial showed equivalent results against anxiety. The trial's strength is that it is based on a programme known as MBSR.

  • Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases and the desire to have children - are they compatible?

    IBD patients may hesitate to have children over pregnancy and childbirth concerns, but good planning can lessen hurdles.

  • The opioid crisis: the time to wake up is now

    The USA opioid crisis has long spilled over into other countries. Poorer countries are particularly affected, but opioid use is also on the rise in Europe.

  • We all want to be Carlotta

    The name of Dr Carlotta Rossignoli has been frequent in Italian news and social media recently. Her story sparks a wider analysis on Medicine and Surgery studies.

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