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Digital patient helps with operations

The resemblance to the gingerbread man cannot be denied. It is the "digital twin" of every person undergoing surgery at the USZ and effectively increases patient safety: the Visual Patient.

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Drug treatment of coronary heart disease

Drug treatment of coronary heart disease is aimed at halting the progression of the disease and reducing the intensity of the symptoms.

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Autoimmune thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

When the thyroid gland becomes inflamed, in the vast majority of cases it is autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's thyroiditis). Almost one in ten people in Central Europe is affected, mainly women. ...

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Diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune diseases

Autoimmune diseases are diseases that are caused by the body's own immune or defense system. It does this by producing large quantities of various substances involved in the defense against foreign...

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Autoimmune thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis treatment

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as autoimmune thyroiditis, does not always need to be treated. Because even if the antibody values are high - as long as the thyroid values TSH and fT4 are norma...

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Ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis, known worldwide outside of German as axial spondyloarthritis, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the entire spine and the sacroiliac joints.

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Spondyloarthritis Treatment (Bechterew’s Disease)

The group of spondyloarthritides includes ankylosing spondylitis (also known as Morbus Bechterew), arthritis associated with psoriasis, and forms of arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel dis...

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease that affects the bones and often occurs in older people. Here you will find comprehensive information on the causes, symptoms and treatment options for osteoporosis. We al...