Emergency-urgency interventions: management of labor complications
It is not uncommon for a rescuer to be confronted with the event of childbirth, and therefore careful preparation…
Scabies: symptoms and treatment of Sarcoptes scabiei infection
Scabies is an infection caused by a microscopically small (0.3-0.4 mm) external parasitic skin mite, Sarcoptes…
Prosopagnosia: meaning, symptoms and causes
Prosopagnosia is the inability to recognise faces. In medicine, agnosia is a generic term for a disorder of sensory…
Breast carcinoma: the symptoms of breast cancer
Breast cancer or breast carcinoma is a disease caused by the uncontrolled and abnormal multiplication of certain…
REAS 2022: the news that ZOLL Medical will present
ZOLL Medical will participate, also this year, at REAS 2022: medical devices, and not only on Stand B30 - C29 in…
What is an implantable defibrillator (ICD)?
An implantable defibrillator is a cardiac pacemaker powered by a battery, which monitors the heart's electrical…
Foreign accent syndrome (FAS): the consequences of a stroke or severe head trauma
Foreign accent syndrome is a very rare neurological dysfunction that appears following a stroke or severe head…
What are Chronic Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases (IBD)?
Chronic Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases (IBD) are a group of diseases characterised by inflammation and damage to…
Ovarian cancer: symptoms, causes and treatment
What is ovarian cancer? Ovarian tumours are caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of its cells. They are…
Kawasaki syndrome, the most common childhood vasculitis
Kawasaki syndrome is an infectious disease of unknown origin, discovered and classified in 1967 by a Japanese…