What is age-related macular degeneration? What is the macula? The macula is an area of only a few square millimeters in the center of the retina - the so-called "place of sharpest vision". It is responsible for ... Read more

We have compiled the most important questions and answers for you. As a rheumatism patient, do I have an increased risk of developing a severe form of COVID-19? Basically, people with autoimmune diseases are considered ... Read more

A patient's testimonial The screen casts a blue light on Doctor Ahmadi's face. He looks seriously at his computer. Too serious, in my opinion. We are sitting in his consultation room. I ... Read more

Picture above: Dr. Ursula Strate (middle) is one of the endoscopy specialists at MEDIZINICUM Hamburg on Stephansplatz and, in addition to colorectal cancer screening, primarily deals with autoimmune diseases of the digestive system such as autoimmune hepatitis, autoimmune pancreatitis, ... Read more

Dear reader, please click on these two pictures to read the entire, very interesting article: From the life of the internist and theater doctor Dr. von Elling in ... Read more

The case of the patient featured in this podcast is special because her illness was due to a single, physical cause. After eight years of illness, a doctor was able to ... Read more

The approval of the first biopharmaceutical for the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases in 1999 marked the dawn of a new era in rheumatism therapy. At that time, rheumatism still meant for many patients that they had to ... Read more

In chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the body's own immune system attacks the large intestine (ulcerative colitis) or the entire digestive tract (Crohn's disease) for reasons that are as yet unexplained. This ... Read more

With ten rheumatology experts, MEDIZINICUM is one of the largest rheumatology centers in Germany From January 2020, the team at MEDIZINICUM Hamburg will include a total of ten rheumatologists and a paediatric rheumatologist. This will make it ... Read more

Itching, burning or pain when urinating, increased urination and sometimes also purulent discharge are typical symptoms of urethritis. This type of inflammation of the urethra can have many different causes. ... Read more