• EADV 2021: 30th Dermatology Congress as virtual highlight

    International dermatology and venereology experts will come together virtually for the 30th EADV Congress to exchange latest scientific findings.

  • The elephant in the physicians’ lounge

    Dr. Gary Price writes about burnout among physicians. He urges all colleagues to address the issue in the light of day, especially after what has happened over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Global Outbreak Update: Marburg virus disease case in Guinea

    A male patient reported onset of symptoms on 25 July 2021, dying on 2 August. The case is located in the Guéckédou Prefecture, Nzérékoré Region, and is the first known case of MVD in Guinea and West Africa.

  • Germany: Heart failure cases on the rise

    More people in Germany are suffering from heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias. Despite new treatment options, the care of these two diseases remains a major challenge.

  • Oesophageal cancer treatment study: reasons for hope

    The successful phase III CheckMate 577 trial used adjuvant immunotherapy; a promising treatment for patients with recurrent oesophageal or upper gastric cancer.

  • Long COVID seems to affect women more often

    Does it make a difference whether a COVID-19 infection was treated in hospital? Whether the patient was male or female ? Scientific centres in Austria and Belgium have analysed studies on long COVID.

  • Genetics and Parkinson's risk: new findings

    The simultaneous presence of several rare genetic variants increases the risk of the disease. Twenty-six genes have been identified, sixteen of which are associated with the disease for the first time.

  • Too much coffee increases the risk of dementia

    Researchers from the University of South Australia have found that high coffee consumption is associated with smaller total brain volume and an increased risk of dementia.

  • Oh my sweet rhesus (a short history of blood transfusion)

    Wars can have a few advantages, one of which is the advancement of medical practice. From 1914 to the Korean War, blood transfusion made great strides.

  • Predicting the impact of antibody treatment for HIV infection

    The dosage of broadly neutralising antibodies determines the ability of the virus to replicate. Findings may help to permanently suppresses the virus.

  • Global Outbreak Update: Confirmed case of monkeypox in Dallas, USA

    The IHR National Focal Point for the USA notified PAHO/WHO of the imported case. As of 27 July 2021 the patient is hospitalized.

  • Medical emergencies III: The European emergency phone number (112)

    Thirty years after the first European directives that guided the EU Member States towards the adoption of a single telephone number for emergencies, the situation is still evolving, and uneven across countries.

  • "It's never okay." Child sexual abuse and its consequences

    As a child, Michael Reh was sexually abused by his aunt. In this interview, he talks about his experiences, the consequences and the role that medical care plays in the process.

  • Medical emergencies II: France and Louis Serre, pioneer of the SAMU

    Louis Serre defined the revolutionary concept of taking the physician out of the hospital to provide care at the site of an accident and accompany the victim to the place of optimal treatment.

  • Medical emergencies I: Italy and the 118 number

    The evolution of out-of-hospital rescue in Italy has been marked by tragic events that showed systemic shortcomings, prompting changes whose impacts are felt until present.

  • New therapeutic approach found against bone marrow cancer

    Multiple myeloma is a type of bone marrow cancer that is often incurable. Researchers at the Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg have now found a new therapy plausible approach.

  • HIV: Changing the narrative through storytelling

    On behalf of the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, the speakers at IAS 2021 spoke about why storytelling can be used as a powerful tool against discrimination.

  • Mother, HIV-positive, sex worker: Phelister Abdalla on her fight against stigmatisation and discrimination

    Abdalla reports on how and why the view of sex work urgently needs to change - also for health reasons.

  • Anne: Physician, and on board the Ocean Viking

    All that mattered was survival when their path crossed that of the rescue ship Ocean Viking. As soon as they were hoisted onto the deck, the wounded survivors were taken care of by the medical team.

  • HIV: How does prevention reach people on the ground?

    How successful prevention interventions are depends on the acceptance of the population. Trust needs to be built to ensure that interventions reach where they are needed.

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