Geriatric Medicine Slow Down Dementia! Hearing and Cognition as the Key Understanding Connections, Recognizing Difference and Avoiding Misinterpretations At the end of 2021, the German Alzheimer's Society estimated the number of patients with dementia illnesses living in Germany at almost 1.8 million [1]. As a result of demographic change, this will inevitably continue to increase. On the other hand, there is a no less large number of people who are affected by hearing loss. The intersection – and thus a difficult demarcation – of the two diseases: impairments of [...]
Health Points Multiple Doses of Vaccine Vaccines Increase Infant Mortality Vaccinations in early childhood do not reduce infant mortality – quite the opposite, according to the results of a recently published study. The more vaccinations shortly after birth, the higher the mortality rates among children under five years of age. This is emerging from a study published on July 20 in the professional journal "Cureus". Additionally, the researchers had several times analyzed the mortality rates and vaccination schedules from 2019 and 2021 in 44 and 50 leading industrial nations [...]
Immune System – News from Science New Insights into Basics, Diseases and Therapy T cells can go into a state of exhaustion. But there is an important reason for this. Additionally: scientists have found possible causes of severe COVID-19 courses. And: how vitamin D3 can be helpful for allergic asthma. These and much more are the topics of the scientific overview of the immune system. The great importance of our immune system for the entire organism was once again made clear [...]
16 January 2024 Dear Colleagues and Friends, Holidays, and winter illnesses, and the opportunity to get together with friends and family. It’s difficult to get back into the New Year routine, but exciting to look forward to another year of workshops, activities and research into our field. My report on the big A4M conference in Las Vegas is simple and one word: disappointing. Vegas is no longer “cheap” but rather exorbitantly expensive (even for food court meals) and the travel (even though winter had not yet struck in force) [...]
November 2023 My dear Colleagues and Friends, What an adventure! For the first time in four years, I made the pilgrimage journey to Baden-Baden, Germany to participate in the annual Medicine Week Congress. For me, traveling by myself with no group and no set schedule for extra meetings, it was almost a holiday. I had the opportunity to visit with several colleagues from former times now that we can also be friends without the formality of business responsibilities. I visited briefly at Medical Electronics in Rheinau (still an interesting [...]

