disorders and other symptoms. This is not only a great burden for the patients, but also for the social community, since the patients are often torn out of their working lives by the disease. In a second [...] goal is to collect robust data on the efficacy and safety of immunoadsorption in these patients. This will help patients and their treating physicians decide whether to use such procedures in the future. " [...] syndrome. In particular, severe fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a major challenge for patients and the healthcare system. The cause is not yet clearly understood. "However, there are indications

explains Professor Olsson. "In three of our patients, the circulation deteriorated so seriously after delivery that the use of ECMO became necessary and the patients then needed a lung transplant." It is still [...] high-risk pregnancy. In the Department of Pneumology at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), these patients are accompanied through the birth. This is possible thanks to the long-standing cooperation of a [...] untreated, the chronic disease can progress quickly and become life-threatening. "However, if the patients are well controlled and stabilised with medication, they can live with it for a long time," says

study group of 288 patients with MS, Sjögren's or a combination of both diseases. Although Sjögren's syndrome is one of the rarer diseases, the MHH has the largest cohort of patients in Germany thanks to [...] be proven or ruled out. "We have been researching this topic for years and now have more than 500 patients in our cohort, half of whom have neurological symptoms," emphasises the neuroimmunologist. As part [...] explains project leader Dr Seeliger. The researchers are also looking for so-called autoantigens in the patients' blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid. These are the body's own structures, for example on cell surfaces

things at stake: the images should be as informative as possible, and the radiation exposure for patients should be as low as possible. A team from the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology [...] ventilation and blood flow in the analysis, additional examinations have to be done so far." For patients, this also means additional radiation exposure. The newly developed CT protocol of Professor Shin's [...] promising applications of the new CT protocol. Before surgery, for example, it can be helpful for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). CTEPH is caused by blood clots that

24.02.2022 In order to provide patients with the best possible care, the latest scientific findings must be incorporated into diagnostics and therapy. This requires so-called clinician scientists. These [...] everyday clinical practice into research and at the same time translate scientific findings into patient care. In this way, they ensure innovations in medical treatment. To ease the difficult balancing [...] kind of booster for a career in academic medicine, but at the same time increases the quality of patient care," explains Professor Melk. The programme builds on successful career programmes for clinician

years with the help of the world's largest PPCM registry with data and biomaterials from around 300 patients. For example, the research group for Molecular Cardiology has already found out that in affected [...] inhibits prolactin production and thus leads to a complete recovery of heart function in many PPCM patients. Identify PPCM risk as early as possible Nevertheless, the affected women have an increased risk [...] system and are sometimes dependent on medication for the rest of their lives. In addition, not all patients respond well to the therapy. A small proportion of them suffer from permanent heart failure, which

current study, the drug was tested on a larger number of patients to see whether efficacy and safety could be confirmed in many different patients. In addition, possible interactions with other medicines [...] envelopes on the liver cell. Since this is now occupied, the HD viruses can no longer enter the cell. Patients who are already infected also benefit from this: the drug protects the newly formed liver cells [...] existence in the body it must always infect new liver cells. "We tested the antiviral activity on 150 patients who were infected with both HBV and HDV," says Professor Cornberg. "Of these, just under half had

services in public relations, as a policy advisor and acting Vice President for Patient Care for the benefit of patients and our university," emphasised MHH Professor Michael Manns. Tobias Welte has been [...] Corona pandemic. From March 2020 to February 2021, the clinic director was also responsible for patient care at MHH as acting vice-president. Text: Stefan Zorn

leukaemia activity. As a result, patients survive three times longer on average. Fewer undesirable side effects "The treatment is above all an opportunity for patients for whom intensive chemotherapy to [...] within a few weeks. But now there is hope. The combination of two drugs triples the survival time of patients with newly diagnosed AML. This was the result of an international clinical study with the participation [...] Haemostaseology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at the Hannover Medical School (MHH), in which patients of the MHH clinic also took part. The results have been published in the New England Journal of

School (MHH) is breaking new ground in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia: In the outpatient care project Take Five For Life, patients select a suitable range of therapies. They can choose between [...] schizophrenia. The disease is a great burden for the affected people and their social environment. “Patients treated on an outpatient basis are often poorly integrated in society and feel lonely,” says Professor [...] Krüger wants to find out whether self-chosen measures can improve the well-being of schizophrenic patients and, as a result, reduce the risk of re-hospitalisation. In addition, Take Five For Life is linked