Influence of mycophenolate mofetil dosage and plasma levels on the occurrence of chronic lung allograft dysfunction in lung transplants: a retrospective cohort analysis

The authors evaluated whether the dose of the immunosuppressant mycophenolate mofetil or plasma concentrations of the active metabolite mycophenolic acid affect the development of chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Mycophenolate mofetil dosage and mycophenolic acid were not associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction development.

Difficulties in diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 myocarditis in an adolescent

SARS-CoV-2 infection may be associated with myocarditis leading to life-threatening arrhythmia and severe myocardial systolic and diastolic dysfunction, which may be short lasting and completely recover. Although former SARS-Cov-2 infection might suggest SARS-CoV-2-associated myocarditis, definite histological diagnosis including nested PCR investigations remains difficult.

Evaluation of type 2 diabetes care management in nine primary care practices before and after implementation of the Criteria of Good Disease Management of Diabetes established by the Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology 

Based on the recommendations of the National Council Quality Assurance Programme, an interprofessional working group of the Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology (SSED) established population-based national criteria for good disease management of T2DM in primary health care (the diabetes score). The objective of this study was to assess whether the implementation of these criteria improve diabetes management in primary care.

Evaluation of a brief universal suicide prevention programme in young people: a cluster-controlled trial in Swiss schools

This study suggests that a brief suicide prevention programme could be beneficial and safe for school-aged youths. This brief programme may contribute to suicide prevention efforts.

Long-term effects of systematic smoking cessation counselling during acute coronary syndrome, a multicentre before-after study

In this controlled long-term interventional study, systematic intensive smoking cessation counselling in all hospitalised smokers with ACS did not increase 5-year smoking cessation rates, nor decrease cardiovascular event recurrence, as compared with opportunistic smoking cessation counselling during hospitalization.