If a child grows significantly slower or is much smaller than their peers, parents generally get worried. While this may just be a temporary delay that balances out in later growth phases, a lack of growth can also have endocrine causes and may persist: Such growth disorders require treatment and stem from a lack of […]

As Mary S. (71) puts down her heavy shopping bag, she suddenly feels a sharp pain in her forearm. Her general practitioner, whom she visits the next day, immediately refers her to radiology. The x-ray confirms the suspected diagnosis of a fractured radius. But that is not all. Mary also appears to suffer from osteoporosis,

Abnormally elevated blood pressure (hypertension, HT) is a major cause of premature death and a challenge worldwide, with an estimated number of >1 billion adults aged 30–79 years having hypertension, many of them unaware of being affected. Unfortunately, HT can be a symptom of various diseases with very different causes, making diagnostics difficult. The adrenal

It is easy to tell that this year‘s cold season, which started at the end of summer with a relatively high number of infections, is now fully on: runny noses, cough, etc. are bringing more and more patients: Runny noses, cough, etc. are bringing more and more patients into the doctor’s practices, as did the

The start of autumn is currently very noticeable in the northern hemisphere: leaves are changing colour, temperatures are dropping and the days are getting shorter. And in line with this, the German Robert-Koch Institute reports a significantly increased activity for acute respiratory infection in Germany, which is higher than usual for this season. The most