individually for each patient. Because: Not every patient needs the same strength of immunosuppression, a few patients could even manage without any at all. In the following months, the patients were closely monitored [...] has directly impacted our follow-up in about 80 per cent of patients, and immunosuppression has been reduced in up to 60 per cent of patients." Emily Saunders, assistant physician and PhD student in the [...] cohort of patients before the introduction of the new follow-up programme showed that the lower immunosuppression did not increase the risk of rejection, but had a positive effect on the patients' kidney

Hannover Medical School (MHH) is launching a pilot project for more patient safety in hospitals that is unique in Germany. "Patients, relatives or visitors can report safety concerns, errors, risks or [...] explains Dr Maria Ines Cartes, Head of the Medical Process and Patient Safety Unit . This is an external reporting system for more patient safety (EBmP), where those concerned scan a QR code with their [...] anonymous or receive a response. "With the new reporting system, the MHH wants to give its patients a voice for more patient safety," emphasises Dr Cartes. Not only was the methodology developed for this system

affected often have a poor prognosis. For some patients, however, there is another therapeutic approach besides "conventional" chemotherapy. In these patients, certain genetic alterations are present that [...] ICC patients by genetic tests on tumour material and treat them with drugs that block FGFR2," explains Dr. Saborowski. Such FGFR2 inhibitors have already been approved in the USA for ICC patients with [...] 35 per cent of the patients treated. "In order to better understand which tumour responds to the inhibitor or is resistant to it, we looked at other genetic changes in the patients," explains the medical

explains Professor Arjang Ruhparwar, "moreover, it does not come into contact with the patient's blood. Patients don't have to take medication to thin their blood, the risk of thrombosis is reduced, and [...] way. "For the patients, the procedure is much gentler and will in all likelihood lead to significantly shorter recovery times. In addition, we can also use this system to treat patients for whom a classic [...] optimizing the device further and extending its benefits to a broader patient population. The study is not yet completed, and further patients are to be included. The MHH surgeons expect the system to be in

those treating the patient. "Less 'text work' means more time for patients," emphasizes Professor Bavendiek. However, the structured medical history also has advantages for patients. With the data, a better [...] Status: 05 June 2023 Digitization in the healthcare sector is intended to improve patient care and simplify workflows in clinics and practices. This is also the goal of the large-scale ACRIBiS project [...] example, one finds a lot of data, values and images in different systems and documents for each patient. But so far there is no tool in which all of this is stored and can be retrieved in a complete and

a milestone: with Torsten S. they have now included the thousandth patient in the study. "This is a very high number of study patients, and the associated amount of data is already a great treasure for [...] groups of patients with heart failure and could lead to death. "There is no scientific evidence for this, and there are also no signals in the study run so far that Digitoxin harms or endangers patients," Professor [...] 11.11.2021 Can digitoxin, an active ingredient from foxglove leaves, help patients with heart failure? Many things point to this, but it has not yet been scientifically investigated and proven. Researchers

a special ward for the treatment of strokes. Last year, about 1,100 patients with apoplexy were treated here. Around 1,800 patients were also treated via the MHH Teleneurology Network. The MHH neurologists [...] streams of the affected patients, the MHH neurology department provides support in diagnosis and therapy decisions. In this way, rapid and best possible care for stroke patients is to be guaranteed from [...] reason to hesitate. Hospitals do everything they can to avoid infection with the corona virus, so patients need not fear infection," explains the director of the Department of Neurology with Clinical Ne

the delivery room, in the paediatric clinic and for relatives of patients receiving palliative care or dying patients as well as patients with suspected imminent death, the previously existing exceptions [...] visiting relatives of patients that has been in place since 1 December 2021. From Monday, 28 February 2022, the following visiting regulations will apply: One visitor per patient on for one hour in the

Director of CiiM. The aim is to personalise patient monitoring strategies and antiviral treatment approaches to reduce the burden of disease, improve patients' quality of life as well as reduce healthcare [...] (HZI) in Braunschweig, the research team wants to study a large multicentre cohort of hepatitis D patients to better understand which personal characteristics determine the outcome of the infection. The [...] D virus (HDV). Worldwide, up to 20 million people are infected with HDV, including about 250,000 patients in the European Union. However, the disease still poses a number of mysteries to the medical community

secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients (SSC-CIP) leads to progressive destruction of the bile duct tree and ends fatally in every second patient. Those with severe COVID-19 are also affected [...] MHH. While 54 patients with SSC CIP were identified between 2001 and 2011, there were already 120 affected between 2012 and 2020. And this does not even include seriously ill COVID-19 patients. SERVICE: For [...] 06.05.2021 With growing advances in intensive care medicine, more and more patients are surviving the most serious illnesses, accidents or massive surgical interventions such as organ transplants. At the