Stay fit or get bit - ethical issues in sharing health data with insurers’ apps

The fact that some health insurers’ data-sharing apps are based on the monitoring of individual behaviour and the sharing of health-related sensitive personal information raises legal and ethical concerns.

A Swiss database and biobank to better understand and manage congenital lung anomalies

Pooling data from patients with a rare disease, such as congenital lung anomaly, in a long-term observational cohort study represents an important step to a better understanding of the disease. A biobank is complementary to such a database.

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors combined with memantine for moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis

The clinical efficacy and safety of combination therapy with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEI) and memantine compared to AChEIs or memantine alone in patients with Alzheimer’s disease is inconclusive.

Determinants of hospital length of stay after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with self-expanding prostheses: a prospective, single centre observational study

The indication for transcatheter aortic valve implantation is extending to the intermediate risk population, and the price of the devices remains high. In order to limit costs, the use of hospital resources should be optimised.

Patterns of multimorbidity in internal medicine patients in Swiss university hospitals: a multicentre cohort study

Multimorbidity is affecting a growing proportion of patients and its prevalence is expected to further increase in the coming years. Given its association with adverse outcomes, it represents a sig nificant burden for patients and healthcare systems.

Challenges to building and maintaining partnership in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries in spinal cord injury: a qualitative study of health professionals’ views

Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at risk of a number of complications, including pressure injuries. Effective management requires partnership between people with SCI and health professionals (HPs).

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has excellent diagnostic accuracy in differentiating focal liver lesions: results from a Swiss tertiary gastroenterological centre

Focal liver lesions (FLLs) are common on conventional ultrasound. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is highly accurate for differentiating benign and malignant FLLs, with an accuracy comparable to that of contrast-enhanced CT and MRI.

Pharmacovigilance in ophthalmology in Switzerland: an analysis of the most frequently reported ocular adverse drug reactions within the last 25 years

Although systemic drugs can exert local effects on the eye, ophthalmology is a medical specialty with perhaps the fewest assessed adverse drug reactions (ADRs), representing a particular challenge in pharmacovigilance.