require a long journey. Visits can also involve a great deal of organisational effort for older patients, professionals or people with educational and care responsibilities. This is where the “Blut mobil” [...] Medical Center Göttingen , they want to develop and test a new concept whereby chronically ill patients can take a small amount of blood themselves at home and send it to a laboratory by post. The latter [...] small amounts of blood sufficient “We are increasingly using telemedicine in medical care to save patients unnecessary journeys, but this does not work for rheumatology and many other specialist practices

Hannover Medical School (MHH) in the pilot study ORION-HF. The intake of tablets would be better for patients to implement in their daily lives than the administration of iron by infusion. MHH cardiology is [...] and skeletal muscles, as both organs have a high energy requirement. “However, 30 to 50 percent of patients with heart failure have an iron deficiency,” explains Professor Dr. Johann Bauersachs, Director [...] with Professor Dr. Tibor Kempf, senior physician at the clinic. Iron deficiency in this group of patients can have several causes. These include reduced iron uptake in the intestine and inflammatory processes

pioneering patient care," explains ENT clinic director Prof. Prof. h.c Dr. med. Thomas Lenarz, MD. The clinic at the MHH is the first in the world to produce an implant adapted to the patient's individual [...] For the first time, the ENT clinic at Hannover Medical School (MHH) has provided an adult patient with a customized implant for the external auditory canal featuring drug release benefits. The implant [...] the Desktop Health 3D-Bioplotter® printer and functionalize it by adding active ingredients. The patient now fitted with it suffered from recurrent narrowing of the auditory canal, which had been treated

Pneumology. Researchers compared three different patient groups In the study, the team compared three different patient groups. The first group consisted of patients with IPAH who had smoked heavily throughout [...] part of a lung disease such as COPD, emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis. Results help to differentiate patients "We found that the group of smokers with extremely limited diffusion capacity resembled the group [...] gender distribution, poor response to drug therapies and life expectancy." On the other hand, these patients differed significantly from the classical IPAH group, which was predominantly younger, responded

al departments. Each patient is presented and discussed at the weekly sarcoma conference. The goal is to achieve the most optimal therapeutic outcome for those affected. Patients with sarcomas at the MHH [...] procedures allow patients to plan their therapy according to their needs. The central pillars of treatment include surgery, radiation and drug therapies. Clinical trials provide patients with access to novel [...] current scientific knowledge and high quality standards. "The important thing with sarcomas is that patients are correctly diagnosed and receive the best possible therapy depending on the individual tumor

the same time, early prognosis can prevent patients from being over treated. Because even if the tissue characteristics on the surface of the donor's and patient's blood cells match or are at least very [...] 22.10.2021 When chemotherapy does not help a leukemia patient, stem cell transplantation is the last resort. In this case, the diseased bone marrow is usually replaced by healthy cells from a suitable [...] form new, healthy blood cells there after some time. However, this is not always successful. Some patients suffer a relapse and then receive additional white blood cells to fight the cancer. These so-called

option in first-line treatment for patients with previously untreated metastatic or unresectable bile duct cancer." KEYNOTE-966 showed efficacy in Caucasian patients in particular and confirms that im [...] Medical School (MHH) has now been able to prove in the KEYNOTE-966 study that the overall survival of patients is improved with the addition of the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab. The results were [...] study shows a statistically clear improvement in overall survival and a manageable safety profile in patients with bile duct cancer," says Professor Dr Arndt Vogel from the Department of Gastroenterology,

relatives of these patients. While the lifetime risk was about the same for patients who did or did not meet the LFS genetic cancer criteria, differences were seen in tumor patterns. "Patients who met the LFS [...] Paediatric Haematology and Oncology of MHH. 3,034 patients from 1,282 families analysed The research team used the classification to analyze data from 3,034 patients from 1,282 families with a hereditary TP53 [...] International Agency for Research on Cancer database, identifying differences between TP53 variants in patients with severe disease compared to those with milder courses. Differences in tumor characteristics

"At present, there is only a chance of cure with early-stage surgery, although unfortunately many patients are not operable when they are first diagnosed," explains Professor Vogel, who is a senior consultant [...] chemotherapy with the cell growth inhibiting drug capecitabine, which improves the overall survival of patients." Immunotherapy in first-line treatment "Furthermore, we can look at a positive study situation [...] considered for first-line treatment. In addition, immunotherapy with pembrolizumab is recommended in patients with proven microsatellite instability (MSI) based on the single-arm KEYNOTE-158 trial." Both therapies

COVID rehabilitation clinic (ViCoReK-NDS), it wants to support GP practices in the care of these patients. The project is being implemented by the Clinic for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine and the Institute [...] There are gaps in rehabilitative care. "If the symptoms are clear, general practitioners can refer patients to cardiology or pneumology and receive findings from there. But subjective symptoms like concentration [...] "We want to multiply scientifically sound knowledge and practical know-how so that it can benefit patients in the area," explains Dr Christoph Korallus from the Clinic for Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine