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Clarification of infection or inflammation (e.g. myocarditis or sarcoidosis)

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Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is a common and dangerous type of cancer in women. Here you will find comprehensive information on causes, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and treatment options. Find out more about...

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Cervical cancer Radiotherapy

Radiotherapy is a cancer treatment in which, depending on the technique, different types of radiation are used to kill cancer cells. In the case of cervical cancer, radiotherapy is considered an eq...

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HPV vaccination advice

Infections with human papillomaviruses (HPV) are among the most common sexually transmitted infections. Although infections with the human papillomavirus (HPV) usually heal without consequences, th...

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Anorexia

Anorexia nervosa (also known as anorexia) is an eating disorder. Those affected are underweight and the resulting malnutrition can have serious and sometimes life-threatening consequences.

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Inpatient treatment for eating disorders

This intensive therapy offers you the opportunity to take the first important steps out of your current life difficulties. A dense therapeutic program helps you to gain clarity in living with other...

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Anorexia (anorexia nervosa) – treatment

Restoring and maintaining an appropriate body weight for age and height is only one of the main goals in the treatment of anorexia.

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Black skin cancer (melanoma)

Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, is the most malignant form of all skin cancers. It develops from the pigment-producing cells of the skin, the melanocytes. These produce the pigment mela...

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Services offered by the Center for Eating Disorders

In our society, more and more patients are struggling with the consequences of a typical and/or atypical eating disorder. This is associated with numerous secondary diseases. Our therapies for impr...

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Day clinic for eating disorders

The day clinic (TK) enables an intensive examination of one's own eating disorder while taking into account and maintaining the previous integration into everyday life. The service is aimed at pati...

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Center for Eating Disorders

As a university center for eating disorders (ZES), we offer patients suffering from anorexia (anorexia nervosa), bulimia, binge eating and/or other atypical eating disorders comprehensive care in a...

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Team of the Center for Eating Disorders

Our dedicated and highly qualified team at the Center for Eating Disorders works closely with various specialist departments at the University Hospital Zurich in order to be able to offer needs-bas...

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Hearing loss treatment and clarification

From one minute to the next, you hear (almost) nothing in one ear: this phenomenon is called a sudden loss of hearing. It usually occurs unilaterally, often without any recognizable cause. It may f...

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Sudden deafness

A sudden hearing loss occurs suddenly without any previous signs. Can you suddenly hear nothing or almost nothing in one ear? Does it feel like there is absorbent cotton or an earplug in your ear? ...

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From the online application to the first day of work

We are delighted that you are interested in working at the USZ! Here you will find detailed information about the various stages of the application process and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Education/Fellowship at the Department of Nuclear Medicine

Since the introduction of the first worldwide clinical PET/CT in March 2001 at University Hospital Zurich, we have accumulated significant expertise in hybrid imaging, which we offer to interested ...

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Fellowship in cardiac CT, PET, and hybrid imaging

This fellowship at Zurich University Hospital draws from our vast experience with cardiac PET, coronary artery and calcium scoring CT, and cardiac hybrid imaging. Notably we have several decades of...

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Genital herpes

Genital herpes causes unpleasant blisters on the penis, in the vagina or on the anus. This is triggered by the herpes simplex virus. It is mainly transmitted through sexual contact. In addition to ...

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Venereal diseases

The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in Switzerland shows an increasing trend for diseases such as herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. While HIV infection rates have stabilized th...

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Genital herpes: treatment with ointments and tablets

If you suffer from genital herpes, you should avoid sexual contact until the symptoms have subsided. Your sexual partner should also be tested for the herpes simplex virus and treated if necessary....

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Glaucoma

Glaucoma refers to a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve is irreversibly damaged. In most cases, this is due to increased eye pressure. Those affected suffer from visual disturbances tha...

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Glaucoma treatment

Glaucoma is not a single disease, but a group of different diseases.

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50+? Time for a colonoscopy!

In Switzerland, over 4,000 people are newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer every year. If detected early, there is a good chance of recovery. But too few people undergo the necessary preventive e...

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Fertility preservation (fertility preservation) Consultation for him and her

To preserve fertility - often before chemotherapy for tumors, but also for other reasons - we can freeze and store sperm, eggs or ovarian tissue depending on the situation.