as possible. A team from the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) developed such a procedure together with Dutch colleagues. The new technique brings [...] from photon-counting computed tomography. With funding from the state of Lower Saxony, Hannover Medical School was able to put one of the first 20 CT units of this kind in the world into operation. Professor [...] of choice for analysing lung diseases," says Professor Dr Hoen-oh Shin, senior physician at the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and senior author of the study. "However, if you want
German Research Foundation (DFG) has accepted Dr. James Thackeray from the Department of Nuclear Medicine at Hannover Medical School (MHH) into the coveted Heisenberg Programme. By awarding him a Heisenberg [...] of his work and a great honour for all of us," says Professor Dr Frank Bengel, Director from the Department of Nuclear Medicine. Better understanding and treating cardiovascular diseases For the past three [...] age of 31. SERVICE: For more information, contact Professor Dr James Thackeray, thackeray.james@mh-hannover.de , telephone (0511) 532-3358.
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
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
than ten million euros as part of the medical informatics initiative. The Philipps University of Marburg is the overall coordinator, and the Hannover Medical School (MHH) is participating as a data integration [...] manifold. In addition, the causes of the disease, the course of the disease and the response to medication and therapy vary from person to person. In order to better understand the influencing factors and [...] integration centre via the Peter L. Reichertz Institute (PLRI). The Department of Paediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology at the MHH Children's Hospital is also in charge of the paediatric and
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.
ly gifted and socially committed Muslim students of all disciplines. The student of the Hannover Medical School (MHH) is also supported by the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen [...] still have time for hobbies besides your studies? Answer : Yes, absolutely! The first years of medical school are very demanding, but as time goes on, you learn how important it is to continue to pursue [...] culturally sensitive medical practice and to work on the representation gap that still exists in many disciplines. Question : And what message would you give to first-year medical students? Answer: During
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
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
Dr. Ingmar Mederacke, Managing Senior Physician at the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endocrinology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH) has now found an approach to lower the activation [...] a significant medical problem for which there are as yet no suitable drugs. The best-known causes include chronic alcohol consumption, infection with hepatitis viruses, but also medication or a fatty liver [...] SERVICE: For further information , please contact Professor Dr. Ingmar Mederacke, mederacke.ingmar@mh-hannover.de , phone (0511) 532-6619 The original paper „The purinergic P2Y14 receptor links hepatocyte death