Warning about mushroom poisoning: German Liver Foundation urges caution when picking mushrooms
The German Liver Foundation urgently warns of the dangers of mushroom poisoning, which can be triggered in particular by the consumption of unknown or incorrectly identified mushrooms. Although there is no set mushroom season, according to mushroom experts, as...
Possible risk of heart attacks from cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine
Researchers at the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) are investigating whether over-the-counter cold remedies with the active ingredient pseudoephedrine can trigger heart attacks or other serious cardiovascular events in certain people. Individual case...
Tobacco Atlas 2025: Smoking remains a major health risk in Germany
The German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and German Cancer Aid have published the Tobacco Atlas Germany 2025, which provides up-to-date data on tobacco consumption and its consequences at the start of National Cancer Prevention Week. Funded by the Federal Ministry of...
New findings on heart attacks: Focus on overactive platelets
Researchers at the Augsburg University Medical Center have identified a subgroup of particularly active platelets that can cause heart attacks in patients with coronary artery disease (CHD) despite drug therapy. The discovery opens up perspectives for tailor-made...
47th ISOBM Conference in Murnau Opens New Era of Biomarkers in Oncology
From 13 to 16 October 2025, the 47th conference of the International Society of Oncology and Biomarkers (ISOBM) will take place at the Murnau Culture and Conference Centre. The event is dedicated to the future of biomarker research in oncology and brings together over...
Selpercatinib shows survival benefits in medullary thyroid carcinoma
A re-evaluation of selpercatinib as a first-line treatment for advanced RET-mutated medullary thyroid carcinoma has shown a significant additional benefit compared to the comparator therapies vandetanib and cabozantinib. The Institute for Quality and Efficiency in...
Neutrophils: New therapeutic approach against cancer discovered
Researchers at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Duisburg-Essen have developed a promising approach to fighting cancer. Under the direction of Prof. Dr. Jadwiga Jablonska, the targeted blockade of the STAT3 signaling pathway in neutrophil granulocytes was...
Pregnancy: Saliva samples reveal the impact of environmental chemicals on health
A groundbreaking study, published on July 22, 2025 in the International Journal of Oral Science (DOI: 10.1038/s41368-025-00390-8), shows how saliva samples can provide new insights into the effects of everyday chemical exposures on the health of pregnant women....
Nationwide testing of the medical staffing system started
With the Medical Personnel Assessment System (ÄPS-BÄK), the German Medical Association (BÄK) has developed an instrument to precisely determine the actual need for medical staff in hospitals. After a successful pilot phase in ten hospitals, nationwide testing is now...
New ESC guidelines on valvular heart disease published
On 29 August 2025, the updated European guidelines for the treatment of valvular heart disease were presented at the ESC Congress in Madrid. The guidelines, jointly developed by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Society of Cardiac and Thoracic...
