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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.
MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart: what is it and why is it important?
MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart: what is it? Magnetic resonance imaging is a minimally invasive diagnostic method based on the application of a high-intensity magnetic field to the area of interest
Transvaginal ultrasound: how it works and why it is important
Transvaginal ultrasound is a very common non-invasive gynaecological diagnostic test. It can be two- or three-dimensional, is usually associated with a gynaecological examination and enables the internal reproductive organs and surrounding…
The different types of hepatitis: prevention and treatment
Hepatitis, a chronic inflammation: hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver cells that develops from an immune attack by lymphocytes on the liver
Nomophobia, an unrecognised mental disorder: smartphone addiction
Nomophobia has not been officially recognised as a disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, A proposal for including nomophobia in the new DSM-V, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, and Giovanni Del Puente, published…
Yale Medicine: Why Telehealth for Mental Health Care Is Working
Telehealth for Mental Health Care: what once seemed futuristic—receiving health care through a screen—has not only become common place, but preferable for certain medical visits, including mental health
Management of mental disorders in Italy: what are ASOs and TSOs, and how do responders act?
Mental disorders in Italy, what are ASO and TSO? Very often the two acronyms ASO and TSO are used without really knowing what they are and how they work. Respectively they stand for Compulsory Sanitary Assessment and Compulsory Sanitary…
Rare diseases, EMA recommends extension of indication for mepolizumab against EGPA, a rare…
EMA has recommended granting an extension of indication to Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on treatment for patients aged 6 years and older with relapsing-remitting or refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare…
What is empyema? How do you deal with a pleural effusion?
Empyema is defined as a collection of pus in the pleural space and is a form of purulent (infected), pleural effusion. Pleural effusion refers to the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs
What is impetigo in adults and children and how to treat it
Impetigo is a fairly common skin infection that mainly affects children, particularly in the summer months when, following an insect bite for example, they tend to scratch themselves with their dirty nails. It belongs to the group of…
Bladder cancer: symptoms and risk factors
About bladder cancer: the bladder is the organ that collects urine after it has been filtered through the kidneys