Firefighting: Portugal to send six Kamov firefighting helicopters to Ukraine
Firefighting operations with helicopters: the Kamovs are currently unlicensed due to their Russian origin and are…
Electric vehicles and maxi-emergencies: from CTIF the fire brigade report during…
Electric vehicles catching fire after being submerged in salt water during Hurricane Ian, and from this experience…
Psychosis: symptoms, causes and treatment
The term psychosis - introduced in 1845 with the meaning of 'mental illness' or 'madness' - currently denotes a…
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS): symptoms to recognise the disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterised by motor neuron…
Measles: symptoms, complications and treatment
Measles is the most conspicuous of all childhood exanthematous diseases, as it is characterised by very high fever,…
Melanoma: causes and signs
Cutaneous melanoma is a neoplasm that originates from melanocytes, the cells responsible for the production of…
Pyorrhoea: symptoms, causes and treatment
Pyorrhoea (from the Greek pyo - pus - and rea - flow: 'discharge of pus') is a chronic inflammation of the…
As Winter Approaches and Conflict Intensifies, Project HOPE Expands Mobile Medical…
Project HOPE – the global health and humanitarian aid organization – has expanded into newly liberated areas of…
What are myomas? An overview of this benign tumour of the female pelvis
Uterine myomas, or fibroids, are the most common benign tumour of the female pelvis, being found in more than 35%…
Nearsightedness: what it Myopia and how to correct it
Nearsightedness is one of the three main visual defects (along with astigmatism and farsightedness), which does not…