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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.

Cancer patients who suffer a heart attack are exposed to a particularly dangerous combination of risks: they have a higher risk of death, a higher risk of bleeding and a higher risk of other ischemic (such as heart attacks or strokes) events.

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

An important step toward visual prostheses: biocompatible electrodes can convert infrared light into nerve impulses, as demonstrated by a team at TU Wien.

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.