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Asthma and Allergies in Austria

Medicine & Science

On the occasion of World Asthma Day, Marco Idzko from MedUni Vienna comments on the increase in asthma and allergy cases in Austria by 2050. He…

Lung Cancer Screening and Incidental Findings

Medicine & Science

Daniela Gompelmann from MedUni Vienna refers to the frequent incidental pulmonary findings in lung cancer screening, including emphysema and…

Cystic fibrosis: increased life expectancy

Medicine & Science

At an online training event, Saskia Gruber from MedUni Vienna spoke about the considerable progress made in the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Dieter…

Horizon program "LifeLUNG"

Medicine & Science

As part of the Horizon Program, the EU is funding the LifeLUNG program for the genetic modification of donor lungs with a total volume of € 4.2…

Skin infections can increase allergic inflammation in the lungs

Medicine & Science

A temporary bacterial infection of the skin can cause long-lasting changes in the immune system and increase allergic inflammation. This is the result…

New therapeutic approach for pulmonary fibrosis

Medicine & Science

Pulmonary fibrosis is a severe, chronic disease that predominantly affects people at an advanced age. Since there are currently no specific…

Living with a donated organ

Medicine & Science

Silvia Scholz underwent a lung transplant at Vienna General Hospital, which significantly improved her life. She had to wait two years for a suitable…

Screening-Untersuchungen für frühere Lungenkrebs-Diagnosen

Medicine & Science

In der ORF-Sendung „Mayrs Magazin“ spricht Clemens Aigner von der MedUni Wien und Leiter des CCCD über die meist erst im fortgeschrittenen Stadium…

Bessere Thrombose-Prophylaxe bei Krebspatient:innen

Medicine & Science

Krebspatientinnen und -patienten haben oft ein hohes Risiko, zusätzlich zu ihrer Grunderkrankung tiefe Beinvenenthrombosen oder potenziell…

Immer mehr Lungenkrebs bei Nichtraucher:innen

Medicine & Science

Lungenkrebs tritt längst nicht mehr nur bei Raucher:innen auf. Luftverschmutzung scheint bei der Entstehung von Lungenkrebs eine immer größere Rolle…