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

The cold season 2022 has left marks: Nearly two years ago, an extraordinarily severe RSV wave brought children’s hospitals and paediatric practices, as well as the parents of affected children to their limits. Therefore, the CDC recommends to vaccinate especially vulnerable persons in order to prevent severe RSV infections in newborns and infants as well