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| Cystic Fibrosis: It Keeps Progressing | |
| Until now, cystic fibrosis has been primarily treated symptomatically. Now results exist from studies on causal therapy: tezacaftor, a new "CFTR corrector", can improve the lung function of patients when combined with ivacaftor. Is this really a step forward? more... | |
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| | | COPD: Spitting Out An Evaluation | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often develops unnoticed. Early treatment here significantly improves quality of life. Doctors from the USA have now found a biomarker for COPD in sputum. This should facilitate early diagnosis. more... | |
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| | | New Year's Resolution | | 2018 is right around the corner and you are wondering what to put on your To Do list for the next year? Share your medical images on DocCheck Pictures and give your fellow colleagues the best gift there is! more... | | DocCheck Pictures |
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| | | Doctors: Don't Emotionally Detach | |
| I was a third-year medical student on a Sunday morning when the reality of what I had chosen as my life career truly hit me in the gut. At that moment, I realized how intimate the practice of medicine was and that I would have to bring not only my brain and skills to work every day but my heart. more... | |
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