those affected as much immunosuppression as necessary, but as little as possible, doctors at Hannover Medical School (MHH) rely on a special aftercare programme: using tissue samples, they control the immu [...] lecturer Dr Richard Taubert, senior physician at the liver transplant outpatient clinic of the MHH Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology. "In our programme, biopsy has directly impacted [...] ation without biopsies is flying blind," says Dr. Elmar Jäckel, also a senior physician in the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology, who coordinates the programme together with

fibrillation. This life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia can be stopped by a defibrillator. Hannover Medical School (MHH) is one of the pioneers in the implantation of defibrillators. Almost 40 years ago, [...] technology has continued to develop over the years. Now a team from the Hannover Heart Rhythm Center of the MHH Cardiology Department has implanted a new type of system for the first time in Germany. In the [...] hospital one day after the implantation. In addition to the medical and nursing specialists from the cardiology and anesthesiology departments, the surgical team also included a cardiac surgeon. Privatdozentin

Professor Dr. Kai G. Kahl, Managing Senior Physician at the Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), is now seeking to clarify why this is so and how [...] chronic depressive mood at least once in their lives. Mental disorders can be managed well with medication and psychotherapeutic treatment. But those who need professional help sometimes have to wait a [...] adapt future programmes to the needs of patients and at the same time to raise the awareness of the medical environment for digital therapy methods. "We are happy about the confidence of the sponsors and want

patients need not fear infection," explains the director of the Department of Neurology with Clinical Neurophysiology at Hannover Medical School (MHH). Clot occludes vessel in the brain In a stroke, also known [...] Professor Dr Günter Höglinger, hoeglinger.guenter@mh-hannover.de , telephone (0511) 532-2390, and Professor Dr Karin Weißenborn, weissenborn.karin@mh-hannover.de , telephone (0511) 532-2339. [...] explains Professor Dr Karin Weißenborn, head of the certified supraregional stroke unit at the MHH Department of Neurology. The stroke unit is a special ward for the treatment of strokes. Last year, about

Dr. Michael Heuser, Senior Physician at the Department of Hematology, Hemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), showed that the combination of two drugs [...] trial, Professor Heuser, who also heads the Research Strategy and Translational Research department at the CCC Hannover, combined the active ingredients ivosidenib and azacitidine. While the former inhibits [...] standard therapy are being sought. Interested parties may contact Professor Heuser at heuser.michael@mh-hannover.de or phone (0511) 532-3720.

on how COPD can be reduced. Professor Dr. Tobias Welte, Director of the Department of Pneumology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), was the lead member. The commission's report has now been published [...] example." More investment in medical research needed The Commission's recommendations are not a guideline. Rather, they are intended to help bring about improvements in medical practice through rethinking [...] and strengthen environmental protection," says Professor Welte. And it is a matter of investing in medical research into important disease patterns such as COPD. "It is not acceptable that for some diseases

would no longer have to go to the doctor's office. A research group of the Hannover Medical School (MHH) from the Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics now wants to clarify in a study whether such a [...] Obstetrics and Director of the CCC Hannover at the MHH. 20,000 women in the Hanover region will receive HPV self-tests Through random sampling, 20,000 women from the Hannover region aged 30 to 65 will be provided [...] cervical cancer and the corresponding precancerous lesions. As part of the statutory preventive medical check-up, women from the age of 20 can have a cell smear taken from the cervix once a year, the so-called

training programme nextGENERATION on regenerative medicine is starting this year at the Hannover Medical School (MHH). It is aimed at young scientists with a doctorate. The Else Kröner-Fresenius Foundation [...] develop medical innovations, while at the same time providing the tools for successful clinical translation," adds Professor Dr Dr Christine Happle, also a co-spokesperson, from the MHH Department of Paediatric [...] dedicated to the advancement of medical science and supports humanitarian aid projects. More information is available here: www.ekfs.de The funding line "Else Kröner Medical Scientist Kollegs" aims to promote

15.02.2023 The Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the Hannover Medical School (MHH) is breaking new ground in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia: In the outpatient [...] therapy, psychological group psychotherapy or treatment in the polyclinic. For the project, the Department of Psychiatry, Social Psychiatry and Psychotherapy is still looking for participants from the Hanover [...] at www.take5forlife.de . Interested parties can register under the e-mail address take5forlife@mh-hannover.de .

cases, a baby is still on the way. This is a high-risk pregnancy. In the Department of Pneumology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), these patients are accompanied through the birth. This is possible [...] patients are well controlled and stabilised with medication, they can live with it for a long time," says Professor Dr Karen Olsson, senior physician in the Department of Pneumology. "Many of the affected women [...] at the MHH for the first time. Since her medication had to be changed due to the pregnancy, her situation deteriorated in the meantime. From then on, a medication pump ensured the optimal administration