A novel polysaccharide/zein conjugate as an alternative green plastic.

The flax seed cake is a waste product from flax oil extraction. Adding value to this wasted material aligns with the concept of circularity. In this study, we explored zein protein conjugation with flax mucilage for packaging material development.

Decreased Incidence of Oncology Admissions in 75 Helios Hospitals in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic lead to a massive shutdown of social life in Germany starting in March 2020. Elective medical treatment was substantially reduced but urgent diagnostics and treatment including cancer care should not have been affected.

Materials And Methods: We analyzed the number of oncology admissions to 75 German Helios hospitals during 2 time periods in 2020 and compared the data with the respective periods in 2019.

[Mycotic coronary aneurysm with Escherichia coli sepsis: a case report].

We report the case of a patient who was admitted for acute coronary syndrom associated with fever originating from urinary tract. Coronary arteriography revealed a huge coronary aneurysm which ruptured a short time after diagnosis. After surgery, it was proven to be mycotic aneurysm related to Escherichia Coli sepsis.

Postoperative ventricular arrhythmias after cardiac surgery: immediate- and long-term significance.

AF is frequent after cardiac surgery. However, ventricular arrhythmias are less known. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the causes and the prognostic significance of severe ventricular arrhythmias occurring after cardiac surgery.