In the ORF broadcast STUDIO 2, KL psychiatry expert Dr. Beate Schrank today explained the dangers and effects that the (semi-)professional practice of e-sports, i.e. online sports games can have.

The usual disinfectants, such as chlorine or ozone, ensure inactivation of infectious SARS-CoV-2 viruses in bathing water.

The written part of the two-part admission procedure for the Bachelor's programme in Health Sciences will be held ONLINE from 15th - 18th June 2020.

We are changing the written entrance exam for the Bachelor's programme in Health Sciences from an attendance to ONLINE procedure and are rescheduling the date.

Stefan Stieger, Head of the Department of Psychological Methodology at the Department of Psychology and Psychodynamics at KL, was recently appointed to the editorial board of the scientific journal 'Sensors' as Associate Editor. He will serve there for the section 'Wearables'.

How does Austria experience the government measures on the current coronavirus pandemic? How satisfied is the population with the measures taken and what is their personal estimate on the development in the next months?

Doctors at Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences review data on immune reactions in heart muscle inflammation. Immunotherapy is a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer, but inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) is one of its most serious side effects. This has been highlighted in a review article on the immunological causes and processes of myocarditis, which has just been published by an international research team. Autoimmune reactions are in fact among the most common causes of myocarditis. And such reactions can be triggered by cancer immunotherapies due to their specific modes of action. The increasing use of these treatments could therefore lead to an increase in cases of myocarditis.

Due to the special situation around COVID-19, the organizers of the Campus Ball Krems, Danube University Krems, IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems and Karl Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences, have decided to cancel the ball planned for 27 June 2020.

The comparison of the bone structure of two early human finds in South Africa suggests, according to a study involving KL researchers, that the development from tree to terrestrial form of living and thus climbing to walking upright in early humans may not have been linear. This was demonstrated in a recently published study using the worldwide unique software to examine bone structure and density, developed by Professor Dieter Pahr, researcher at KL Krems and TU Vienna.

Current information about the Coronavirus and recommended measures by KL for students and staff can be read here.

Since Tuesday evening, the online platform www.kl.ac.at/coronavirus has been offering secure, up-to-date and well-founded recommendations for action for doctors in private practice. These recommendations are made available by doctors for doctors after prior review, analysis and daily updates. The new information platform recorded more than 15,000 hits in the first 24 hours.

The application deadline for the Bachelor Programme Health Sciences, which is the first part of the bologna-compliant medical studies programme, has been extended.