Health and Safety

Ultrasound scanning: a fetus of a few millimetres in its mother's womb, the hip of a newborn baby, the shoulder of a young athlete, the liver of an adult, the bladder of an elderly person... all seemingly unrelated things

Toxoplasmosis is less annoying than the flu if you don't have any particular health problems, but it can become a danger in people with reduced immune defences and especially during pregnancy

It is a common condition in sportsmen and women or in workers who put a lot of stress on the joint between the scapula and the humerus: shoulder tendinitis

Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is the protagonist of some manifestations of our cardiac system, and it is therefore good to know about it: in order to deal with it better, to better relate to a patient who is frightened or disoriented by…

How does psoriatic arthritis differ from classic arthritis? How to recognise this joint problem

Sinusitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane in the sinuses and can develop as a consequence of a cold

Retinal detachment: they are called myodesopias, but we often refer to them as "flying flies", small moving spots that alter our vision and are often accompanied by flashes of light

Ablation of re-entry tachycardias is an ablative therapy based on the identification of the accessory pathway by means of endocavitary electrophysiological study and subsequent ablation by radiofrequency of this pathway

Allergic rhinitis is an inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes caused by substances called allergens. Dust mites, animal hair, mould spores, pollen: these are the main causes of allergic rhinitis, a very common disorder that manifests…

Hammer toe is a deformity which generally affects the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third or fourth toe