Six months after the start of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Germany, half of the population has received at least one vaccination dose. According to the Federal Ministry of Health, 37.9% of them have already been fully vaccinated (as of 02.07.2021). Currently there are four different COVID-19 vaccines available in Germany, which differ slightly in […]
Guest contribution: Article series on the subject of state-of-the-art mycology in dermatology, 7th article by Prof Hans-Jürgen Tietz, Director of the Institute of Fungal Diseases in Berlin, Germany This pathogen’s discovery was a complete coincidence. In 1989, I had a teaching assignment at the medical faculty in Luanda, where I was supposed to teach medical
Guest contribution: Article series on the subject of state-of-the-art mycology in dermatology, 6th article by Prof Hans-Jürgen Tietz, Director of the Institute of Fungal Diseases in Berlin, Germany One hot-button word is still going round: Mutations. However, we are not talking of viruses. Also fungi develop in an evolutionary process. These may not be as
Britta Brix has been working for EUROIMMUN since 2012 and has been head of the department of Neurodegenerative Diseases Diagnostics since 2013, focussing on Alzheimer’s. In our interview she tells why she is interested in this subject and how she, as employee of EUROIMMUN, contributes to improved diagnostics of this severe disease. How did you
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder of the hormone metabolism, which affects around 10% of women in child-bearing age and one of the most common causes of childlessness. PCOS is often associated with further metabolic disorders and they may reinforce each other. Many women suffering from PCOS are overweight, have an increased risk of
