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Prevalence of Diabetics Among Patients with COVID-19 and the Impact of DM on the Course of Infection

14. 4. 2020 Source: Modern Treatment of Diabetes

Italian authors published the results of a meta-analysis of studies at the end of March, assessing the prevalence of diabetes among individuals infected with SARS-CoV2 and the impact of diabetes on the severity and progression of the infection.

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Rare Disease with Severe Prognosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. This rare diffuse primary fibroproliferative involvement of lung tissue is characterized by progressive…

14. 4. 2020 Source: Pulmonary Fibrosis

Impact of Empagliflozin on the Risk of Cardiovascular Death and Need for Hospitalization Due to Heart Failure

In the EMPA-REG OUTCOME study, empagliflozin reduced the risk of cardiovascular death and the number of hospitalizations due to heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) who had confirmed...

10. 4. 2020 Source: Diabetes

Domestic application of biological asthma treatment improves quality of life and reduces doctor visits

The benefits of the possibility of home application of omalizumab, a monoclonal antibody indicated for patients with severe allergic asthma, are summarized by Dr. Jakub Novosad, Ph.D., from the…

9. 4. 2020 Source: Asthma under control

Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Unsaponifiable Soy and Avocado Oil and Chondroitin Sulfate in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease in adult patients, with its prevalence increasing with age, and these issues most frequently affect the knee joint. In the treatment of knee…

8. 4. 2020 Source: Osteoarthritis Therapy

The Presence of COPD Worsens the Course of COVID-19 –⁠ Results of Epidemiological Studies

Among the at-risk populations during the current COVID-19 pandemic are older individuals and those suffering from chronic comorbidities. The presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),…

8. 4. 2020 Source: Treatment of Asthma and COPD

Are All Patients Really Suitable for Thromboprophylaxis Treated This Way?

A study published this year aimed to assess how often the risk of VTE is assessed in routine clinical practice in internally ill patients, what proportion of patients are suitable for…

8. 4. 2020 Source: Thromboprophylaxis

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Forgotten Pulmonologists: COVID-19 Detection in Patients with Lung Disease

The Czech Pneumological and Phthisiological Society of ČLS JEP (ČPFS) submitted a request to the Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic on March 25, 2020, to allow pulmonologists to send patients…

7. 4. 2020 Source: Asthma under control

Direct Comparison of Ixekizumab and Adalimumab in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis

The final results of the direct comparison of ixekizumab and adalimumab in the therapy of biologic-naïve patients with psoriatic arthritis were presented at the annual conference of the American…

6. 4. 2020 Source: Biological Treatment

Quality of Nutrition in ICU and Subsequent Quality of Life Are Closely Related

In the past decade, there has been a reduction in mortality associated with severe sepsis or acute respiratory failure. However, the number of people requiring care in rehabilitation facilities,…

6. 4. 2020 Source: Enteral Nutrition

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Focused on the Effect of Teriflunomide on Lymphocyte Subpopulations

Teriflunomide is a common choice for long-term therapy of the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis. The use of this immunomodulatory agent results in a decrease in lymphocyte numbers. Its…

6. 4. 2020 Source: Multiple Sclerosis

Efficacy and Safety of Soybean and Avocado Unsaponifiables in the Treatment of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis represents a chronic irreversible degenerative joint disease, the prevalence of which increases with age. Various approaches are applied in therapy, including the administration of…

4. 4. 2020 Source: Osteoarthritis Therapy

How do IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors fare in the treatment of psoriasis in direct comparison?

A recent study published in the British Journal of Dermatology is only the second paper to provide a direct comparison of the efficacy and onset speed of treatment with IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors in…

3. 4. 2020 Source: Biological Treatment

Index of Prostate Health as a Predictive Biomarker of Biopsy Outcome

As demonstrated by Spanish authors in their work published at the beginning of 2018, the Prostate Health Index (PHI) is a biomarker that can refine the prediction of prostate biopsy outcomes in men…

2. 4. 2020 Source: Prostate Health Index

Reference Intervals of Prostate Health Index (PHI) in Healthy Men

For more specific prostate cancer screening, apart from prostate-specific antigen (PSA), its free fraction (fPSA) and one of its precursors, [-2]proPSA (p2PSA), are used today. From these parameters,…

2. 4. 2020 Source: Prostate Health Index

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