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Health and Safety
Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Gender dysphoria and transgender children: the role of parents
Gender dysphoria or gender identity disorder is the medical diagnosis for those who have a strong identification with the opposite biological sex
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: what it is and how to treat it
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease characterised by an increase in the thickness of the heart muscle
Dermatomyositis: what it is and how to treat it
Dermatomyositis is a connective tissue disease characterised by inflammation and destruction of skin and skeletal muscle tissue
Migraine without aura: symptoms, causes and treatment
Migraine without aura is the second most frequent type of primary headache (after tension headaches) and generally manifests itself with sudden pulsating pain confined to one part of the head, subject to worsening
Urinary tract infections: symptoms and diagnosis of cystitis
Let's talk about cystitis: urinary tract infections are a major health problem due to their prevalence and morbidity
Diagnosis and prevention of pneumonia
Pneumonia presents itself as a severe infection or inflammation of the lungs caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi
What is listeriosis and how to prevent it
Listeriosis is an infection caused by a pathogenic bacterium, Listeria monocytogenes. Humans come into contact with the bacterium mainly through eating contaminated food: for this reason, the infection is called food-borne
Diagnosis of diabetes: why it often arrives late
Too often underestimated, diabetes is among the most serious chronic non-communicable diseases. There are more than 3.5 million diabetics in Italy and data unfortunately shows a steady increase in mortality (+3% approximately) from this…
What is Montezuma's Revenge? An overview of traveller's diarrhoea
Traveller's diarrhoea is the most common illness that can occur while travelling. It affects about 20-50% of international travellers each year
Fusion prostate biopsy: how the examination is performed
Prostate biopsy using the Fusion technique is a method that allows targeted diagnosis of prostate cancer: the most frequent neoplasm in men, with an estimated 36,000 new diagnoses in Italy based on the latest data from 2020