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Antibody therapy against hereditary Alzheimer’s promising?
Scientists from the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network (DIAN) led by Stephen Salloway have found in a long-term observational study of 144 Alzheimer's patients with familial disease that recombinant antibodies (gantenerumab and solanezumab) are unlikely to stop...
E-prescription: the level of development depends on the country
July 1 marks the start of e-prescription trials in Germany. Digital prescribing will then be mandatory for doctors' practices and pharmacies from 2022 and can simplify billing and, for example, allow a better overview of the medication plan. Many European countries,...
Diabetes mellitus in relation to other concomitant diseases
Scientists at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and the Central Institute for Statutory Health Insurance in Germany (ZI) conducted a study to determine whether diabetes mellitus is associated with obesity, cardiovascular events, and depression in men and women...
Digital health pioneer m.Doc integrates services from Pflegeplatzmanager
Founded in 2018, the startup "Pflegeplatzmanager" has been cooperating for about a month with the innovative partner m.Doc, which supports patient care digitally via its platform. When it comes to choosing the right aftercare provider, Cologne-based m.Doc comes into...
Siemens Healthineers: New offerings on the healthcare platform
To ensure that Siemens Healthineers is positioned for the future, the company is cooperating with IBM and has developed and founded a new, open health platform "teamplay digital health platform connect". This platform can also be used by other companies for so-called...
Pain patients benefit from additional telemedical treatment
The medical director of the Migraine and Headache Clinic in Königstein, Dr. Charly Gaul, is an expert in telemedical support in this field. In an interview, he explains the benefits of combined telemedical treatment of chronic pain patients, which must take equal...
Personalized medicine revolutionizes lung cancer treatment
Every year, 50,000 people in Germany develop lung cancer, one of the most dangerous types of cancer, which is usually only discovered when it has already metastasized. Every year, 35,000 people die from cancer. Lung cancer is also caused by mutations of healthy cells...
Long Covid study: SARS-CoV-2 virus may also cause diabetes
An international study of long covid symptoms by the Stanford University School of Medicine in cooperation with scientists from the University of Basel and the University Hospital there fuels the initial suspicion that the SARS-CoV-2 virus not only reduces lung...
Do cancer stem cell markers influence colorectal cancer disease severity?
Egyptian scientists have found in an analysis of colorectal cancer that recurrences (relapses) and metastases, increase the risk of premature death. For this evidence, they used immunohistochemical expression patterns of so-called cancer stem cell markers, which...
Dutch healthcare system: Germans have the right innovations
The German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce, or DNHK, is initiating a digital meeting of German companies in the field of e-health applications, telemedicine, and automation in the fall so that respected Dutch customers can find out about German products. From September 22...