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Until now, the following has been true for metastatic pancreatic cancer: Once the tumour has spread, local treatment such as surgery is usually no longer an option.

People with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression or bipolar disorder die on average ten to 20 years earlier than the general population.

In January 2026, eight lung transplant recipients and their companions from five countries, together with a team of doctors from MedUni Vienna, climbed Aconcagua (6,961 metres) in Argentina - the highest peak in America.

An analysis by the Medical University of Vienna indicates that short-term increases in particulate matter and air pressure are associated with more diagnoses of pulmonary embolism, but not with greater clinical severity at the time of diagnosis.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women, accounting for around 37 per cent of deaths - both in Austria and worldwide.

Last year, pollen concentrations were average to below average for most major aeroallergens. However, this will change in 2026: hazel, especially Turkish hazel trees, are showing abundant catkins and thus the potential for more intense pollination.

People with type 2 diabetes have a significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Women are relatively more affected than men, although the disease occurs with similar frequency in both sexes.

In Austria, an average of 20 to 25 infections with the hantavirus, especially with the Puumala virus variant, are diagnosed each year, with more than 200 cases reported in some years.

After scientists at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Medical University of Vienna and the University Hospital Vienna demonstrated the benefits of the 4-valent HPV vaccination in women after sur

Facial tumours in Tasmanian devils are among the few known cases of transmissible cancer. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have identified molecular signalling pathways in both variants of this disease that are crucial for the survival and growth of cancer cells.

Reporting side effects makes medicines safer. That is the message of the World Health Organisation (WHO) #MedSafetyWeek, which runs from 3 to 9 November 2025. "Together, we encourage patients, healthcare professionals and health workers to report all suspected side effects - because every report can help protect people," says Health Minister Korinna Schumann, emphasising the benefits of the campaign, which is now in its tenth year.

An international study led by Nikola Vladic and Cihan Ay from the Department of Medicine I (Division of Hematology and Hemostaseology, MedUni Vienna) shows that artificial intelligence (AI) language

Type 1 diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder in children and adolescents. Despite modern therapies, it remains a chronic disease and can also reduce life expectancy.

With this year's motto "Safe care for every newborn and every child", International Patient Safety Day 2025 is focusing on young patients.

Since the beginning of the year, MedUni Vienna's examination centre for victims of violence has been offering specialised support to victims of violence.

Simon Licht-Mayer, researcher at the Clinical Institute of Laboratory Medicine at MedUni Vienna, has been awarded an individual project grant by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF).

Infections or reactivations of the BK polyomavirus are among the most common complications following kidney transplantation.

According to the WHO, only around ten percent of global transplant requirements can currently be met - due to a lack of donor organs on the one hand and the fact that only a fraction of donated organs are actually used on the other.

An international clinical study, in which Veronica Falcone from MedUni Vienna played a key role, investigated the probability of success of vacuum extraction in cases of occipital posterior presentation - a particularly unfavorable fetal position that often complicates the natural birth process.