How are pneumococcal infections contracted and treated?
Pneumococcal infections are contracted by air through contact with respiratory secretions, or people's saliva,…
Aphasia: symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of loss of the ability to communicate
Aphasia is the condition in which one loses the ability to communicate. It can affect both the ability to express…
Italy, fires in Carso and Versilia: over 200 fire brigades in the field with 55…
Operations continue for the extinction of forest and interface fires that have been engaging the fire brigades on…
Unicompartmental prosthesis: the answer to gonarthrosis
The unicompartmental prosthesis is the most suitable solution for treating gonarthrosis, a degenerative and…
Abandonment syndrome (issues): causes, symptoms, what it can lead to and how to…
Abandonment syndrome (issues): how many times as children did we suffer from missing someone, perhaps our mother…
Summer 2022, dehydration in children: how to recognise it and how to prevent it
Summer is the season of high temperatures: one of the main causes, though not the only one, of dehydration,…
More than 9,000 monkeypox cases in Europe: 99.5% are male
Monkeypox infections have been detected in 31 countries in Europe. The most common symptoms are rash, fever, nausea…
COVID-19: The protective role of the gut microbiota in children
A study from the Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital characterises for the first time the microbial profile that…
Crohn's disease: what it is, triggers, symptoms, treatment and diet
Crohn's disease, also called Crohn's disease or regional enteritis, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the…
What is albumin and why is the test performed to quantify blood albumin values?
Albumin is a carbohydrate-free protein and constitutes 55-65% of the total plasma protein. Its concentration in the…