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- Liver transplantation: pattern of chronic rejection decoded (11/2025)
MHH researchers discover molecular signatures that could help with diagnosis.
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- "RNA Healer" receives around one million euros for the development of liver fibrosis therapy (11/2025)
MHH project wins start-up funding competition organized by the Lower Saxony Research Incubator Institute for Biomedical Translation Lower Saxony.
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- Cooking for the liver (11/2025)
Prof. Dr. Wedemeyer interviewed by Brisant on the occasion of German Liver Day
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- Our Clinical Department at the Open Day (11/2025)
Under the motto "The liver - a key to health", the Clinical Department presented itself together with the German Liver Foundation as part of the November of Science.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#159) (11/2025)
Hepatitis B: Guidelines, grey areas and new options
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Dr. Markus Cornberg
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- The tumor board discussion in hepatocellular carcinoma is more important than ever (11/2025)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Arndt Vogel on the new ESMO guideline on HCC and current developments
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- Katja Dinkelborg wins HBRS Prize 2025 (10/2025)
Award from the Hannover Biomedical Research School (HBRS) to outstanding young scientists
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- Editorial by Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer et al. (10/2025)
The first human xenogeneic liver transplantation - A landmark event, but what does it mean for hepatology?
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- Leading international conference on hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection (10/2025)
On October 9 and 10, international experts will meet in Hanover to discuss the hepatitis D virus.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#153) (10/2025)
Latest news in the NEJM: Sensational effects of aspirin and exercise in CRC! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Thomas Seufferlein
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#148) (09/2025)
Colorectal cancer screening success story: What have we really achieved? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Dr. Dietrich Hüppe
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- Prof. Dr. Michael P. Manns (1951 - 2025) (08/2025)
The Clinical Department mourns the loss of its former director.
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- Fighting viral respiratory diseases with gene scissors. (08/2025)
An MHH research team wants to use the CRISPR-Cas13 system to cut viral RNA and thus stop pathogens from replicating.
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- Using AI to combat infections in liver cirrhosis (08/2025)
The INDIVO research network is looking for ways to more accurately diagnose and specifically treat bacterial infections in people with liver cirrhosis.
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- Deadly danger: MHH warns against tuber leaf fungi (08/2025)
Prof. Dr. Richard Taubert informs about the effects on the liver
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#144) (08/2025)
Liver transplantation: What is important in aftercare? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with PD Dr. Katharina Willuweit
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- Dr. Friederike Klein is involved in "Against Forgetting" (07/2025)
"We have to stick to our moral compass," says Dr. Friederike Klein. An interview about ethical standards in the current political and social times.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#143) (07/2025)
From gastritis to stomach cancer: pragmatic diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Kerstin Schütte
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#141) (07/2025)
Don't be afraid of large data sets! Opportunities for intelligent prevention! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Carolin Schneider
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- Bio-Navi against misguided immune system (07/2025)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Hardtke-Wolenski develops regulatory CAR-T cells against liver inflammation, neurodegenerative diseases and type 1 diabetes
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#139) (06/2025)
Preventive care for IBD patients: What, when, how - and what's next? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Britta Siegmund
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- Prof. Dr. Dr. Richard Taubert on RTL Nord (06/2025)
On Organ Donation Day, RTL reports on waiting for an organ and the organ donation situation in Germany
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- Member of the Bundestag Adis Ahmetović (SPD) visits (05/2025)
In conversation with Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer and Prof. Dr. Benjamin Maasoumy, Adis Ahmetović found out about the Clinical Department's concerns.
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- Hepatitis: "The liver suffers silently" (05/2025)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer explains where Germany stands on the road to hepatitis elimination and what role GPs and specialists play in this.
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- Award for Prof. Dr. med. Michael P. Manns (05/2025)
Prof. Dr.med. Michael P. Manns has received the Grand Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of Lower Saxony.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#132) (05/2025)
Attention pancreatic cancer: Exciting translational research! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Heßmann
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- Our GTK is an excellent study center of the AIO (05/2025)
The study team of the Gastroenterological Oncology Outpatient Clinic receives a special award from the Association of Internal Oncology (AIO) in the German Cancer Society
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#131) (05/2025)
Gastroenterology in the field of tension between specialization and care PD Dr. Petra Lynen chats with Prof. Dr. Michael Manns
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- Curing liver diseases with therapeutic RNA (04/2025)
Prof. Sharma receives €600,000 from the Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation for basic research into new approaches to treating liver fibrosis and fatty liver hepatitis
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- Power vaccination against cancer boosts the immune system (04/2025)
PD Dr. Thomas Wirth and Dr. Dmitrij Ostroumov mobilize the immune defense against tumor cells within just two weeks with a two-phase vaccination regimen
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- Honorary membership for Prof. Manns (04/2025)
The North German Society of Gastroenterology confers a special award
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#130) (04/2025)
Outpatient hepatology in the branch: Is it possible? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Dr. Kerstin Stein
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#129) (04/2025)
A life for gastroenterology: In conversation with Prof. Dr. Michael Manns PD Dr. Petra Lynen chats with Prof. Dr. Michael Manns
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- Successful 20th Endoscopic Forum live (04/2025)
The Endoscopic Forum took place as part of the North German Gastroenterology Day 2025 in conjunction with the 34th Annual Conference of the North German Society of Gastroenterology (NDGG).
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#128) (04/2025)
Attention liver cirrhosis: TIP(P)s in borderline situations Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Dr. Cristina Ripoll
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- The GHIE at the ADAC Hannover Marathon (04/2025)
Our Clinical Department took part in the marathon with two relay teams and nine individual runners.
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- "Hepatology - A clinical textbook" 11th Edition 2024-25 now online! (04/2025)
The standard work of hepatology offers a comprehensive overview of all areas of hepatology on around 600 pages.
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- Thank you to the Green Ladies and Gentlemen (03/2025)
Clinical Department and Institute Directors say goodbye to MHH President with a special donation
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#125) (03/2025)
Lipasaemia and pancreatic cysts: Please don't overreact! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Patrick Michl
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#122) (03/2025)
Gender aspects in IBD: aren't our patients all the same? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Dr. Miriam Wiestler
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#120) (02/2025)
Intestinal sono: Not that difficult - great potential! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Torsten Kucharzik
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- Hepatitis D: When the immune system goes haywire (02/2025)
AG Wedemeyer/ Woller identifies a marker on natural killer cells that is influenced by the anti-inflammatory efficacy of the drug bulevirtide.
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- Making immunotherapy against bile duct cancer more effective (01/2025)
Memorial scholarship from the Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation for Dr. Bernd Heinrich
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#111) (12/2024)
Organ transplantation: From rules to ethics. It's worth it! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Dr. Gertrud Greif-Higer
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- New findings on liver fibrosis (12/2024)
New publication by AG Sharma and AG Ott in the Journal of Hepatology
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- DFG funds research training group (11/2024)
The project "Understanding and benefits of therapy-induced adaptation processes in gastrointestinal tumor diseases" is funded
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#108) (11/2024)
Watch out for hepatitis E: more than just a liver disease! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with PD Dr. Sven Pischke
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- Expert interview DGVS 2024 (11/2024)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer in an expert interview on viral hepatitis
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- New editorial team of the Journal of Hepatology (11/2024)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer has been Co-Editor of the Journal of Hepatology since October 1, 2024
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#105) (10/2024)
Attention itchy patient! There are therapeutic options! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Andreas Kremer
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- Children in mortal danger after mushroom poisoning - young patients dependent on donor livers (10/2024)
Prof. Dr. Taubert as an expert in an interview with RTL WEST
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- Mushroom season opens (10/2024)
German Liver Foundation warns of increased risk of liver poisoning from poisonous mushrooms
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#103) (10/2024)
Watch out for porphyria!!! Don't panic, it's not that complicated...Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Ulrich Stölzel
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- Using dietary supplements to combat fatty liver: What's behind manufacturers' promises (10/2024)
Prof. Dr. Wedemeyer on NDR Visite
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- Farewell to PD Dr. Henrike Lenzen (09/2024)
PD Dr. Henrike Lenzen has been the new Chief Physician in the Clinical Department of Gastroenterology and Diabetology at Braunschweig Municipal Hospital since 1 September 2024.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#95) (08/2024)
Gastroenterology between the sectors: further training must remain secure! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Dr. Ulrich Tappe
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#94) (08/2024)
Watch out for endocrinology: Possible pitfalls for gastroenterologists !(??) Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Dr. Christoph Terkamp
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#92) (08/2024)
The spirit of research: Young female scientists talk PD Dr. Petra Lynen chats with Dr. Lisa Sandmann and Dr. Elisabeth Blüthner
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#91) (08/2024)
The first drug therapy for MASH! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Jörn Schattenberg
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- Better images with less radiation (07/2024)
The new X-ray system in the endoscopy department is up and running.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#88) (07/2024)
Hepatic encephalopathy: diagnoses / consequences Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Karin Weissenborn
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- Farewell Christiane Fahrenhorst (06/2024)
Christiane Fahrenhorst is bid farewell by Prof. Wedemeyer, Dr. Terkamp and Dr. Leitolf after 43 years at the MHH. We wish her all the best for her well-deserved retirement.
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- Revolution in therapies for hepatitis B and D (06/2024)
The latest data on the treatment of hepatitis D will be presented at the EASL Congress. Prof. Dr. med. Heiner Wedemeyer reports on progress and hopes in an esanum interview.
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- Organ Donation Day - June 1, 2024 (06/2024)
From May 27 to June 2, 2024, the MHH transplant officers will be traveling through the north of Germany to raise awareness about organ donation.
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- June 14 - Cholesterol Day (06/2024)
Everyone should know their LDL cholesterol level. If it is permanently too high, it can lead to deposits in the blood vessels and thus to the development of atherosclerosis.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#82) (05/2024)
Personalized medicine for IBD patients: Just fiction or already fact? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Raja Atreya
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- Diagnosis adventure: What attacks the liver? (05/2024)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer and Dr. Kilian Bock on the topic of painkillers: How dangerous is metamizole?
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- In search of the best test (05/2024)
MHH researchers compared six methods for diagnosing minimal hepatic encephalopathy
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#79) (05/2024)
Statins, beta blockers and PPIs for liver cirrhosis - good or bad? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Dr. Jonel Trebicka
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- Patient rooms with comfort (05/2024)
Ward 38 shines in new splendor after renovation
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#76) (04/2024)
Pancreatic cancer part 2: Light on the horizon? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Volker Ellenrieder
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- Gastro at the Hannover Marathon (04/2024)
Our Clinical Department was strongly represented this year with three relay teams and eight individual runners.
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- Prof. Wedemeyer on "Hallo Niedersachsen" (04/2024)
Tomorrow's medicine: making donor organs last longer
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- Minister Falko Mohrs visits excellent research alliances (03/2024)
Scientists from RESIST and R-CUBE present their projects.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#71) (03/2024)
Medicine 2024: From digitalization to cyberattacks! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Dr. Michael von Wagner
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- New publication on the validation of the Baveno VII criteria for patients with hepatitis D (03/2024)
Validation of Baveno VII criteria and other non-invasive diagnostic algorithms for clinically significant portal hypertension in hepatitis delta
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- Possible tumor markers for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma found (03/2024)
Are changes on natural killer cells of chronic hepatitis C patients a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)?
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- New publication on the detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with liver cirrhosis (03/2024)
Comparison of six tests for diagnosing minimal hepatic encephalopathy and predicting clinical outcome - A prospective, observational study
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- 80,000 euros for cancer research (03/2024)
Erich und Emmy Hoselmann-Stiftung donates to research into gallbladder polyps, among other things
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- Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in March (03/2024)
Find out more about bowel cancer, screening options and treatment options for those affected.
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- Healthy Eating Day on March 7, 2024 (03/2024)
Learn more about a balanced and sustainable diet!
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- World Obesity Day on March 4, 2024 (03/2024)
Find out more about the disease obesity, the associated risks and treatment options
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- Against Forgetting - Symposium of the DGVS and the MHH on March 4, 2024 5:30 pm , Lecture Hall G (03/2024)
Gastroenterologists during the Nazi dictatorship - remembrance and mission for the future
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#67) (02/2024)
Liver cirrhosis: TIP(P)s for everyone!(?) Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Dominik Bettinger
► Find out more - Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#64) (02/2024)
Bile is a special juice. Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Verena Keitel-Anselmino
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- MHH im aufhof - Our clinic is there! (02/2024)
The MHH presents its various facets as a maximum care hospital, the GHIE is represented on Wednesday and Thursday.
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- World Cancer Day 4 February 2024 (02/2024)
The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) organizes the day worldwide under the motto "Closing Gaps in Care".
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- Combination therapy as a possible treatment approach against hepatitis E (01/2024)
Researchers at the MHH and Ruhr University Bochum have now investigated a combination of two antiviral preparations in chronically ill patients.
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- New publication on elastography in chronic hepatitis D (01/2024)
Liver stiffness measurement as a noninvasive method for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis D virus infection.
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- Dr. Laura Muana Martins Schlindwein on 37° on ZDF (01/2024)
Services, pressure and constant stress - young docs in the Clinical Department
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#62) (01/2024)
Now also adjuvant systemic therapy options for HCC? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with PD Dr. Ursula Ehmer
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- Abstaining from alcohol: How quickly do the liver, heart and stomach recover? (01/2024)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer and Prof. Dr. Benjamin Maasoumy provide information as experts on NDR
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- Gastro-Geplauder - Weihnachtsplauderei (12/2023)
The guests are PD Dr. Petra Lynen, Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer and Prof. Dr. Thomas Rösch
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- From the FWJ straight into medical school (12/2023)
Lea Wagner discovered the world of science for herself as a volunteer
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#58) (12/2023)
Irritable bowel syndrome: New data on amitriptyline - Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with PD Dr. Viola Andresen
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- Prof. Dr. Amar Deep Sharma receives Heisenberg Professorship (12/2023)
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding his research into RNA therapies for severe liver diseases.
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- Solko W. Schalm Prize goes to Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer (11/2023)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer is awarded the Solko W. Schalm Prize by the "Foundation for Liver and Gastrointestinal Research" as an expert in the field of hepatology.
► Learn more - Dr. Christopher Dietz-Fricke in the Gilead funding program (11/2023)
His project "Serum bile acid composition in patients with chronic hepatitis D and their correlation with clinical disease characteristics" receives a grant of €40,000.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#56) (11/2023)
Short bowel syndrome: No reason for nihilism!! - Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Georg Lamprecht
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- Doctoral prizes for Dr. rer. nat. Dr. med. Simon Krooss and Dr. med. Lena Stockhoff (11/2023)
Gesellschaft der Freunde der MHH e. V. honors outstanding doctoral theses by Dr. Dr. Simon Krooss and Dr. Lena Stockhoff
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- Prof. Dr. Wedemeyer at the AStA Science Slam (11/2023)
MHHumor is looking forward to many visitors at the Science Slam on November 2, 2023
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#53) (11/2023)
Copper detection in liver histology - and now? - Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Uta Merle
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- PD Dr. Anna Saborowski receives award (10/2023)
PD Dr. Anna Saborowski receives the Rising Star Award 2023 from the United European Gastroenterology
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- Two new seniorphysicians at the Clinical Department (10/2023)
PD Dr. Anna Saborowski and Dr. Patrick Behrendt have been appointed to two new senior physician positions.
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- Otto Porges Abstract Prize of the DGVS (09/2023)
Dr. Friederike Dellbrügge wins the Otto Porges Abstract Prize of the DGVS in the amount of €500 as a travel allowance.
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- Mushroom poisoning: Recognize symptoms, act quickly (09/2023)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer and Dr. Anna-Lena Weber on NDR Visite
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- Iron storage disease: symptoms, causes, treatment (09/2023)
Prof. Dr. Michael Ott and Dr. Dr. Simon Krooss as guests on NDR Visite
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#42) (08/2023)
AOP catalog 2023: Impact on gastroenterology - Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Ludger Leifeld
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (summer special part 3) (08/2023)
Complication management instead of summer slump: Post-ERCP pancreatitis - Prof. Dr. Thomas Rösch chats with PD Dr. Henrike Lenzen
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- Be careful when picking mushrooms! (08/2023)
The poisonous green button mushroom has once again led to numerous cases of poisoning this year.
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- Poster and presentation award at the Biotest Workshop in Wilsede (07/2023)
Dr. Emily Bosselmann and Dr. Bastian Engel receive awards.
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- German Liver Foundation Award (07/2023)
Dr. Alice Rovai impressed the jury with her publication on gene correction as a possible therapy for iron storage disease.
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- Obituary Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Böker (07/2023)
The Clinical Department mourns the loss of Prof. Dr. med. who passed away at the age of 67.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS Podcast #36 (06/2023)
Is there a specific "liver diet"? Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with PD Dr. Monika Rau
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- EASL 2023 - Best Poster Presentation Award (06/2023)
Dr. Simon Krooss and Dr. Anika Wranke receive awards
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- New weapon against hepatitis D (06/2023)
The way is clear for a drug therapy for this particularly aggressive liver disease.
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- 25th anniversary of service (06/2023)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedmeyer congratulates Ilona Rudolphi from Prof. Wedemeyer's private outpatient clinic/ consultation on her 25th anniversary of service.
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- Bringing exercise into cancer prevention (06/2023)
The MHH is participating in the EU PIECES project and aims to reduce the risk of cancer and improve liver health with personalized exercise programs.
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS Podcast #34 (06/2023)
Bulevirtid: Gamechanger in the treatment of hepatitis D? PD Dr. Petra Lynen chats with Dr. Lisa Sandmann
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS Podcast #33 (06/2023)
Cholangiocarcinoma: No more reason for treatment hihilism! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with PD Dr. Anna Saborowski
► Learn more - 19th HepNet Symposium on June 30 / July 1, 2023 (06/2023)
The symposium deals with current hepatological topics as well as clinical and basic scientific issues.
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- Using ultrasound to fight liver cancer (05/2023)
MHH enters into a clinical partnership with Uzbekistan and supports a training program for sonography diagnostics of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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- Radiodoctor - Medicine and Health (05/2023)
When viruses attack the liver - New therapeutic approaches against hepatitis - Prof. Dr. Wedemeyer in the ORF podcast
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- New career paths in internal medicine (05/2023)
Prof. Dr. Wedemeyer in an interview with coliquio at the 129th Congress of the German Society of Internal Medicine
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- New treatment option for bile duct cancer (04/2023)
International study with the participation of Prof. Dr. Arndt Vogel shows improved overall survival with immunotherapy
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- Real-world data confirm effectiveness of bulevirtide (03/2023)
Dr. med. Ch. Dietz-Fricke and PD Dr. med. Dr. med. K. Deterding were able to publish the world's largest real-world cohort of patients with hepatitis delta treated with bulevirtide.
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- New External Faculty - Inaugural Lectures PD Dr. Petra Lynen Jansen and Prof. Dr. Frank Schmitz (03/2023)
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 15:00 s.t. Lecture Hall M, Clinical Teaching Building (J1)
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- In the beginning was the echo - Inaugural lecture by PD Dr. med. Bita Boozari (03/2023)
Friday,10 March 2023, 15:00 s.t. Lecture hall M, Clinical Teaching Building (J1)
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- Fighting liver cancer with cells of the innate immune system (02/2023)
Dr. Bernd Heinrich is looking for new therapies against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a malignant liver tumor
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- Dr. Christoph Gerdes receives scholarship from the German Liver Foundation (02/2023)
Dr. Christoph Gerdes receives a scholarship from the German Liver Foundation for the project "Liquid biopsy for the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinomas"
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- Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS Podcast #16 (01/2023)
Liver cirrhosis: Don't be afraid to administer contrast agents! Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer chats with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Maasoumy.
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- Eating a healthy liver! (01/2023)
In the video, we present "The great cookbook for the liver", a collaboration between our team of diet experts and the German Liver Foundation.
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- Prof. Heiner Wedemeyer is the new DGVS President (01/2023)
The new DGVS Board of Directors took office on January 1, 2023.
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- Abstaining from alcohol: how quickly the liver, heart and stomach recover (01/2023)
Prof. Wedemeyer and Prof. Maasoumy as experts on NDR Visite
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- Progress in the fight against bile duct and gallbladder cancer (12/2022)
International committee of experts led by Professor Arndt Vogel updates ESMO treatment guidelines for biliary carcinoma
► Learn more - Helicobacter study "HelicoPTER" (11/2022)
Heliobacter pylori causes stomach ulcers and stomach cancer. AG Heidrich tests population in large DZIF study.
► Learn more - In vivo gene correction in hereditary haemochromatosis (10/2022)
AG Ott shows efficient in vivo correction in a haemochromatosis mouse model
► Learn more - The humanized liver/mouse model for NAFLD research (10/2022)
AG Kabbani investigates progressive non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
► Learn more - The Lancet Infectious Diseases (09/2022)
Study shows significant antiviral activity of the drug bulevirtide for the treatment of chronic hepatitis D virus infection
► Learn more - Why is hepatitis C therapy a great success story? (09/2022)
Prof. Wedemeyer in an interview with the physicians' newspaper
► Learn more - Young Researcher Award for Liver Cancer (09/2022)
The DGVS awards the Young Researcher Award for Liver Cancer to Dr. Bernd Heinrich
► Learn more - Varicose veins in the oesophagus and stomach (09/2022)
Prof. Wedemeyer explains the background and consequences in an interview with Deutschlandfunk
► Find out more - The big cookbook for the liver (09/2022)
122 recipes with all the important nutritional information; important kitchen tips and rules for a healthy liver diet
► Learn more - Septic shock: MHH team researches new treatment strategy (09/2022)
Large study aims to clarify whether therapeutic plasma exchange increases the survival rate of those affected
► Learn more - The Clinical Department mourns Joachim Lobers (09/2022)
After more than 50 years at the Clinical Department, Joachim Lobers died on 13.09.2022.
► Learn more - Gastro-Geplauder - The DGVS podcast (#1) (09/2022)
Gastroenterology as a profession - What makes topics relating to the gut so exciting?
► Learn more - Alcohol and cancer: How much is too much? (08/2022)
Expert interview with Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer on the occasion of the National Cancer Prevention Week from 12 to 16 September 2022
► Learn more - Better treatment of hepatitis E virus after transplantation (08/2022)
A precise analysis procedure is to provide decision-making aids for the treatment of hepatitis E infection.
► Learn more - The path to personalized hepatitis D treatment (06/2022)
EU supports multicentre project with a total of 6.75 million euros.
► Learn more - Additive therapeutic plasma exchange in septic shock (06/2022)
The Translational Medicine working group reports on the results of a randomized, controlled pilot study.
► Learn more - Cutting-edge research in the fight against cancer (06/2022)
PD Dr. Anna Saborowski receives the Johann Georg Zimmermann Research Award.
► Learn more - Hard to keep down (05/2022)
Hepatitis E virus defies alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
► Learn more - Liver fibrosis: The fatal signaling pathway (04/2022)
MHH research team led by Prof. Ingmar Mederacke clarifies how liver inflammation and scarring of the liver tissue are linked.
► Learn more - Patient podcast on hepatitis E (04/2022)
Patient Milena Karlheim asks Prof. Heiner Wedemeyer questions about hepatitis E in her podcast.
► Learn more - Combination therapy for liver cancer (02/2022)
Atezolizumab and bevacizumab in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with impaired liver function and previous systemic therapy: A practical experience
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- RNA technology not just for vaccinations (12/2021)
A new therapy with HNF4 mRNA reduces scarring in chronic liver diseases.
► Learn more - Podcast: Neuroendocrine tumors of the small intestine (12/2021)
What do we know about this rare disease? Find out more from PD Dr. Thomas Wirth in the podcast
► Learn more - "Vision Zero" for liver cirrhosis (10/2021)
Prof. Dr. Heiner Wedemeyer explains the "Vision Zero" for liver cirrhosis at UEG Week Virtual 2021.
► Learn more - Immunotherapy against hepatitis B - who benefits? (10/2021)
Study by CiiM and MHH investigates biomarkers that should enable a prognosis of therapy success.
► Learn more - New hepatitis guideline published (09/2021)
How liver inflammation can be detected earlier and treated more successfully.
► Learn more - Congratulations to Tammo Lambert Tergast! (09/2021)
C.A. Ewald Prize 2021 of the DGVS awarded to Dr. med. Tammo Lambert Tergast.
► Learn more - Obituary Prof. Dr. med. Ingolf Schedel (09/2021)
We mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. med. Ingolf Schedel, who passed away at the age of 76.
► Learn more - New publication of the AG of PD. Dr. med. Richard Taubert (09/2021)
The improved accuracy for the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis is good news for patients.
► Learn more - Colorectal cancer screening: How reliable are stool tests? (08/2021)
Only 20 percent of people of the appropriate age (50 years and older) undergo a colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening. Immunological stool tests are offered as an alternative. How reliable are they? Prof. Wedemeyer as a guest on NDR Visite
► Learn more - New publication from the working group of PD. Dr. med. Richard Taubert (08/2021)
Individualized immunosuppression after liver transplantation based on protocol biopsies...
► Learn more - New therapeutic approach for bile duct cancer (03/2021)
Findings from the research work of our Saborowski/Vogel team have been published in the journal "Hepatology".
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