The 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Linking Clinical Practice and Research for Better Mental Health Care in Europe

The 30th European Congress of Psychiatry, Linking Clinical Practice and Research for Better Mental Health Care in Europe organised by the largest association of psychiatrists in Europe, will take place on 2-5 April 2022 in the beautiful and historical city of Budapest, Hungary

Associations between changes in loneliness and social connections, and mental health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Women’s Health Initiative

Older women have faced significant disruptions in social connections during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Whether loneliness increased, or whether a change in loneliness from pre- to intra-pandemic period was associated with mental health during the pandemic is unknown.

MIRCIM 2022

Dear Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that we invite you to attend the 7th McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM) which after several years of COVID-19 limitations will again take place in Krakow, Poland, on May 12-14, 2022.

Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic control of plant height and branch number in response to low-phosphorus stress in Brassica napus

Climate Change and Nephrology

Climate change should be of special concern for the nephrologist as the kidney has a critical role in protecting the host from dehydration, but is also a favorite target of heat stress and dehydration. Here we discuss how rising temperatures and extreme heat events may affect the kidney.

Genetic testing in the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease: recommendations for clinical practice

The overall diagnostic yield of massively parallel sequencing (MPS) based-tests in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is around 30% for pediatric cases and 6-30% for adult cases. These figures should encourage nephrologists to frequently use genetic testing as a diagnostic means for their patients, but in reality several barriers appear to hinder the implementation of NGS diagnostics in...

MIRCIM 2021 with EFIM and ISIM Sessions

It is a great pleasure to invite you to join the 6th McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine (MIRCIM), which will be held online May 11-June 17, 2021.

Persistence of antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 in a cohort of haemodialysis patients with COVID-19

Haemodialysis patients are extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. Their immune response after infection is unclear. We have found high seroconversion rates in this population with 95% developing antibodies. It is unclear if and how long these antibodies persist. Here we investigate this with serial antibody testing.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION >

Doubtless that CAFU is now better structured to promote and develop businesses and sustainable projects between France and Uzbekistan. Accordingly, let us introduce you with Mr. Abduaziz HAKIMOV, a long-standing CAFU member and General Manager of Euromedex for Central Asian and Caucasus countries, who kindly accepted to invest more time and energy to lead the Uzbek CAFU branch as an...

EFIM has joined European Alliance for Value in Health

Today, EFIM joined the 11 associations to form the European Alliance for Value in Health in order to connect different stakeholders to create conditions and inspire others. The Alliance represents a broad group of European associations representing patients, scientific and professional societies, healthcare managers, hospitals, regional health authorities and life-science industries....

EBIM launched the Educational Platform

We are pleased to inform you that the European Board of Internal Medicine, EBIM a joint collaboration between EFIM and the UEMS Section of Internal Medicine launched the Educational Platform online...

Evaluating the Efficacy of Therapies in COVID-19 Patients

Dan-Yu Lin, PhD, Donglin Zeng, PhD, Joseph J Eron, MD