• 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.

  • 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.

  • Emmanuelle Charpentier: from tracrRNA to CRISPR-Cas9

    Whenever the word CRISPR-Cas9 comes up, the name Emmanuelle Charpentier follows. Prof. Dr. Renneberg traces the career of the Nobel Prize winner.

  • Burnout in the ER: when the tank is empty, everyone suffers

    Burnout hits emergency service teams in particular. The results of a large-scale study are clear: when caregivers suffer, patient safety is at stake.

  • 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

    The HeLa tumour cells were taken from Henrietta Lacks against her will in 1951. Their history, and contribution to medicine and science over decades is incredible.

  • Smoking damages hearing

    How harmful is smoking for hearing? And what to this sense when tobacco smoking stops? An American study provides answers

  • 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

    "Medicine is becoming more feminine" you hear. But what does it mean? Prof. Dr Mandy Mangler discusses the daily implications of women in leadership roles.

  • 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?

  • Berberine: Its effects on stomach and liver cancer

    Berberine, naturally present in some plants, counteracts inflammatory processes. A study review addresses if it has an effect on stomach and liver cancer.

  • Medical emergencies: when music helps (Bonus Track)

    The extra installment of this miniseries gives some suggestions for a special "ER" playlist, including hits like "Accidents Will Happen", "Save Me" or "In the Blood".

  • Medical emergencies: when music helps (Part 3/3)

    In mobile services, the cabin music becomes the invisible team member. Synonymous with focus or motivation, it is also a generational bridge.

  • Medical emergencies: when music helps (Part 2/3)

    The benefits of music for patients have been widely studied, so isn't it time for a more hollistic and global evaluation on the medical and therapeutic applications?

  • Standards of Care in transgender medicine

    In transgender and gender-diverse medical care, gynaecologists play a supporting role. How should this group of patients be treated? The WPATH published a standard-of-care document on the issue.

  • What will happen with COVID-19?

    Three years since the start of the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 faces the immunity that humans built up through vaccines and countless infections.

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