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    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.

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  • Digital Health: How can we assess environmental benefits?

    Digitalisation and new technologies in medicine could reduce healthcare's environmental footprint. But a benefits-assessment method is still lacking.

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  • Pancreatic carcinoma as a mitochondrial disease

    A gene signature for mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with aggressive tumour subtypes, treatment resistance and low survival rates.

  • Henrietta Lacks: The painful burden of immortality

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  • Smoking damages hearing

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  • Dr. Michele Usuelli: A physician among migrants

    A physician recounts his experience at a migrant reception centre in Crotone, run by Italy's Red Cross, amidst bureaucratic red tape and inefficiencies.

  • Women as chief physicians: How to change the rules of the game

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  • Crisis intersectionality: The ongoing pandemic

    Today, there are many different global crises and they all have an impact on the health of the population and play a role in the developments of mental illnesses, which are now also referred to as a global mental health crisis.

  • Climate protection is child protection: but what can physicians do?

    Global warming, extreme weather events and air pollution are making children sick. What can physicians do now to ensure a better future?

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