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Women with acute coronary syndrome (heart attack) suffer more frequently from bleeding complications - often due to inappropriate medication dosages or high-risk access routes during catheter interventions.

For the first time in Austria, the interdisciplinary heart team at MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna has succeeded in performing a minimally invasive total mitral valve replacement via the inguinal vein in two patients with severe mitral valve insufficiency.

A recent study conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at MedUni Vienna and at the Breast Health Centre of the CCC Vienna at MedUni Vienna and University Hospital Vienna, shows that

As part of a research project carried out at MedUni Vienna on the history of brain research under National Socialism, microscopic sections and paraffin-embedded tissue samples from victims of so-call

Exposure to natural forest landscapes has been proven to have a positive effect on mental health and stress levels - even after a short time.

For the first time in Austria, a particularly complex heart valve procedure has been successfully performed at the University Hospital Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna - another milestone in interventional heart valve therapy.

An international panel of experts, including Markus Zeitlinger from the Medical University of Vienna, has presented a systematic review of the effect and dosage of antibiotics in patients with obesity.

Lymphomas belong to the group of malignant diseases of the immune system and mainly affect the organs of the lymphatic system.

Juliane Winkler, a researcher at the Center for Cancer Research at the Medical University of Vienna, has been awarded the Johann Wilhelm Ritter von Mannagetta Prize for Medicine by the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

The Christian Doppler Laboratory for Chronic Inflammatory Skin Diseases has been opened at the Medical University of Vienna.

The City of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna today signed a letter of intent for future cooperation within the framework of the "Vienna Prevention Project" (ViPP).

Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKis) are an important treatment option for people with chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.

Brain tumours remain the most common cause of death from childhood cancer. Paediatric high-grade gliomas (pHGG) in particular are a mostly fatal disease group with a median survival time of less than 18 months after diagnosis and limited treatment options.

Together with Geosphere Austria, MedUni Vienna's Pollen Service Vienna is adding allergenic plants to its popular "Nature Calendar" app.

According to the WHO, 30 to 50 per cent of all cancers could be prevented by lifestyle measures, vaccinations or environmental factors.

The new Ignaz Semmelweis Institute started its work at the beginning of 2025. This facility in the field of infection research is a merger of the Medical Universities of Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz, the Johannes Kepler University Linz and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna.

Allergy sufferers in Vienna and eastern Austria need to be prepared for the start of the hazel pollen season.

In a study conducted by the Medical University of Vienna, the development of the quality of life of older people in Austria was analysed over a period of more than ten years in a large, representative sample of adults aged 65 and over. For the first time, not only the variables of gender, state of health and region were taken into account, but also correlations with socio-economic factors.

In a comprehensive analysis, a research team from MedUni Vienna in collaboration with Gesundheit Österreich GmbH has shown that the number of hospital admissions for depression in Austria exhibits significant regional differences and an urban-rural divide.

A study by the Medical University of Vienna examined how food is presented in videos by child and youth influencers on YouTube and what influence this content can have on their young audience.

Can small protein molecules from plants, insects, cone snails or snakes serve as blueprints for active substances with reduced side effects' This is the question that the international consortium "Bi