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Parents’ and patients’ experiences with paediatric oncology care

By Tenzin Wangmo, et al.: This paper explores parents’ and patients’ satisfaction with care in Swiss paediatric oncology settings and examines difficulties experienced while undergoing treatment for...

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Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease

By Valentina Forni Ogna, et al.: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, corresponding to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The latest study on prevalence of...

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Systematic screening for Lynch syndrome in colorectal cancer

By Valentin Zumstein, et al.: Germline mutations in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2 cause autosomal dominantly inherited Lynch syndrome. Lynch syndrome patients and their...

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Somatisation and anger associated with symptom severity of PTSD

By Tobias R. Spiller, et al.: The numbers of refugees in Europe and worldwide have dramatically increased. Most research on refugee mental health has focused on posttraumatic stress disorder. Besides...

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High blood pressure: prevalence and adherence to guidelines in a...

High blood pressure, the single leading health risk factor worldwide, contributes greatly to morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to add to the understanding of diagnosed and undiagnosed high...

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Heterogeneity in testing practices for infections during pregnancy

Detection and treatment of infections during pregnancy are important for both maternal and child health. The ­objective of this study was to describe testing practices and adherence to current national...

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31 years of lung cancer in the ­canton of Zurich, Switzerland

Lung cancer belongs to the most common cancers in Switzerland. The authors examined trends in lung cancer incidence, with focus on sex, histology and laterality, in the Canton of Zurich since 1980....

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Identification and ­characterisation of familial hypercholesteraemia

The study illustrates how clinical and translational ­research can benefit from a dedicated institutional platform integrating both a hospital-based biobank and a data support team. Study question We...

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Postponed pregnancies and risks of very advanced maternal age

Social freezing may be the optimal strategy for companies to employ young, cheap and powerful females and keep them attached to the company in their most productive phase. However, the propagated...

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Prospective validation and adaptation of the HOSPITAL score

The HOSPITAL score is a simple prediction model that accurately identifies patients at high risk of ­­readmission and showed good performance in an international multicentre retrospective study. The...

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