Health

The term calcium indicates the levels of calcium in the blood. Circulating calcium is largely bound to plasma proteins and only a small part is present in free form Most of the calcium is stored in the bones. Why measure blood calcemia?…

Bronchoscopy is a diagnostic test that is carried out by the doctor thanks to a specific instrument, the bronchoscope, which is introduced through the patient's mouth or nose

Although no one finds it amusing to feel physically ill, the flu or any other condition that causes nausea and potential vomiting (e.g. pregnancy) creates particular difficulties for individuals suffering from so-called 'vomiting phobia' or…

Heparins (unfractionated heparin UFH and low-molecular-weight heparin LMWH) are used for the treatment and prophylaxis of thromboembolic diseases for which additional anticoagulant drugs are available, such as semi-synthetic heparinoids…

Mood disorders are psychopathological syndromes characterised by an alteration of the physiological mechanisms of mood oscillation that normally allow the individual to adapt his or her reactions to the conditions of the environment…

“Be careful, that’s hot!”: We’ve all said it to our children at least once, and at least once they didn’t listen.  Burns are just part of life

Did you know that back pain is one of the most common reasons why people go to the emergency room? This common ailment is experienced by about 80 per cent of adults at some point in their lives

Earthquake in Syria and Turkey, epicentre in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras: the tremor at 2:17 a.m. in Italy was also felt in other countries and a tsunami warning was triggered, which was later cancelled

It is a radiotherapy technique that promises to revolutionise cancer therapies using radiation. It is called 'high-dose brachytherapy' and is administered in a single session lasting only a few minutes, which has proven effective in…

Atrial fibrillation occurs when the atria, from which the heart rhythm originates, do not contract in a synchronous manner and therefore 'quiver' or fibrillate, i.e. beat very rapidly and irregularly