Health and Safety

Heart-lung machine, during open-heart surgery, acts in place of the heart, exchanging blood and oxygen

A heart murmur is not always a sign of illness, but it is worth investigating its origin. It is a rustling sound, a 'vibration' that produces a noise perceptible to an expert ear

Parkinson's disease is the most common movement disorder. Males are affected 1.5 times more than females: the neurons, due to a drop in dopamine levels in a particular area of the brain, undergo slow but progressive neurodegeneration

Initially known as "Crohn's disease", what we now more correctly call Crohn's disease, to emphasise that it is not a contagious disease, typically occurs in individuals who have, due to a genetic predisposition, an abnormal immune response…

Cleft lip and cleft palate: affected babies have difficulty feeding as soon as they are born. Here's how to breastfeed a baby with this malformation of the lip and palate, which can be detected by prenatal screening

Tourette syndrome: uncontrolled movements and cries, especially in children, but can also affect young people. Here are the treatments available today

Osteoarthritis is a disease linked to joint damage that is not only the result of ageing but is associated with other risk factors

Lumbar puncture is used to assess the endocranial pressure and the composition of the cerebrospinal fluid

A procedure that needs to be known, at least in brief, is spinal tap, more commonly called lumbar puncture. The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that runs from the base of the brain to the back. It is responsible for muscle control and…

Aberrometry is an instrumental examination that studies optical imperfections, known as optical aberrations, both corneal and internal to the eye