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News Causes, Consequences, and Solutions to Weight Gain in Schizophrenia Treatment
The use of antipsychotics in the treatment of schizophrenia is often associated with the development of overweight and obesity, which poses a risk for the onset of many diseases and increases morbidity and mortality in these patients. Concern about weight gain is also a common reason for non-adherence to antipsychotic treatment. The cause of weight gain may also lie in the symptoms of the disease itself. We, therefore, provide a summary of the causes, consequences, and possible solutions to this undesirable impact of schizophrenia and its treatment.
News Fatigue as a Significant Symptom of Immune Thrombocytopenia from the Patients' Perspective
The I-WISh survey assessed the impact of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and its treatment on patients' lives. Patients identified fatigue as the most frequent, severe, and persistent symptom associated with ITP, unlike doctors who did not attribute such significance to this symptom. Recently published survey results also showed that patients need support from multiple sources, including doctors, family, friends, and patient groups.
News Current View on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Theory and Practice
We dedicated one of the episodes of our podcast meditalks+ to the issue of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), focusing on aspects of care related to general practitioners. In a conversation with Associate Professor MUDr. Ludmila Brunerová, Ph.D., from the Diabetology Center at the Faculty Hospital Královské Vinohrady in Prague, we now continue with a more detailed look at selected questions that will also interest specialists.
News Effect of PCSK9 Inhibitors on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Hypercholesterolemia – Meta-Analysis of 35 Randomized Controlled Trials
The authors from several American institutions examined the efficacy and safety of two proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9i) inhibitors, alirocumab and evolocumab, in their work. They conducted a systematic meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials comparing the administration of these two PCSK9i with standard treatment.
News Effect of Initiation of Warfarin Therapy on the Risk of Ischemic Stroke
Anticoagulant therapy is essential in patients with atrial fibrillation for the prevention of thromboembolic events. Warfarin is a highly effective anticoagulant, but the introduction of new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) has offered certain advantages over it. Shortly after starting warfarin therapy, patients have repeatedly been shown to have a paradoxically increased risk of developing ischemic stroke. The aim of the study presented below was to determine whether this increase in risk is associated with the initiation of anticoagulant therapy.
News Interstitial Lung Processes and Their Fibrotic Progression
Interstitial lung processes (ILPs) include more than 200 clinical units that share diffuse involvement of lung tissue and thus have similar clinical, radiological, and functional findings. However, their broad differential diagnosis is particularly problematic.
News Criteria for Progression in Fibrotic Non-IPF Interstitial Lung Disease
Fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD) is a challenging condition to manage with limited therapeutic options and a poor prognosis. The currently published review analyzes the criteria for its progression defining the presence of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), describes their relative prevalence, and prognostic significance.
News Long-term Benefit of Sotorasib for Survival of Patients with Pre-treated Advanced/Metastatic NSCLC with G12C Mutation of KRAS Oncogene
Sotorasib is indicated as monotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with the KRASG12C gene mutation, if there has been progression after ≥ 1 prior line of systemic therapy. The 2-year analysis of data from the CodeBreaK 100 study published in April 2023 demonstrated the long-term benefit of sotorasib for this patient population in terms of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS), regardless of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) receptor expression, including patients with a poor prognosis. In the Czech Republic, sotorasib has been reimbursed by public health insurance for this indication since September 2023.
News Comparison of Three Thromboprophylactic Regimens in Patients Post Pancreatic Surgery
Post-pancreatectomy bleeding and thromboembolic disease are among the serious complications of pancreatic surgeries. The aim of the study published last year in the British Journal of Surgery was to compare the efficacy and safety of different dosing regimens of low-molecular-weight heparin nadroparin in patients undergoing oncologic pancreatic surgery.
News Treatment for Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis is Now More Accessible to Czech Patients
Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis is a serious progressive disease that was until recently considered untreatable. In recent years, however, new treatment options targeting the underlying pathology of the disease have emerged, which, along with advances in non-invasive diagnostics, offer patients hope for a longer and better-quality life.
News Interactive Case Study: Use of Cannabis Extract for Local Treatment of Neuropathic Pain
We have been using cannabis for pain treatment for several years. We also have good experiences with it in difficult-to-control symptoms of neuropathic pain, as illustrated in the following case study. Until recently, our patients only used cannabis orally or via vaporization. With the availability of cannabis extracts, a new option has emerged – local therapy.
News Interactive Case Study: Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in a Patient with Neurodegenerative Disease
We offer a brief case study of a polymorbid patient suffering from chronic pain, spasticity, and sleep disturbances, among other issues. Medical cannabis was advantageously introduced, helping to alleviate several symptoms. You can interactively explore how you would proceed in this case.
News Water Microjet as a Gentler Method of Debridement
Debridement is an integral part of chronic wound treatment. Currently, the most common method is mechanical debridement, which involves the use of sharp tools or abrasive materials to remove necrotic tissue. However, this method can be painful, imperfect, and associated with the risk of damaging healthy tissue. New and gentler methods are emerging, promising improved therapeutic outcomes, such as the use of a water microjet.
News Ocrelizumab in the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis – 10-Year Data
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a lifelong disease with a high risk of permanent disability. Current information on the long-term efficacy and safety of treatment is therefore absolutely essential for the optimal choice of therapeutic agent – in this case, ocrelizumab.
News Inhibition of Sclerostin in Osteoporosis Therapy
Romosozumab, a subcutaneously administered antibody against sclerostin, is one of the most potent osteoanabolics and appears to be a highly effective modality in the treatment of postmenopausal women's osteoporosis. Essential information about the mechanism of action, insights from completed pivotal studies, and practical recommendations for romosozumab treatment are summarized in the following brief overview.