Health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) classifies stuttering as a specific developmental disorder, 'a disorder of speech rhythm in which the patient knows exactly what he or she wants to say, but at the same time is unable to say it' (1977)

Palsy of the VII cranial nerve, or facial nerve, is a disease that can appear without apparent causes or be linked to acute infections, bone trauma, tumors and cardiovascular events

Retinitis pigmentosa is a genetic disease, hereditary in character, usually due to alterations transmitted from one or both parents, and affecting the retina, which involves the degeneration and progressive loss of photoreceptors, such as…

Head and neck cancers, also called head and neck tumours, include very different tumours that originate in the organs and structures of the head and neck area, including the upper aerodigestive tract

Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer that usually appears in areas most exposed to the sun, such as the head, face and back

What is Bronchitis? The suffix "itis" in medicine indicates a state of inflammation, for which bronchitis is simply the inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the bronchi, the most important airway in the passage of air to the lungs

Bulimia nervosa falls under the category of eating disorders (DCA). The etymology of the word derives from the ancient Greek and means "hunger like an ox", but the definition is much broader

Body Dysmorphism Disorder (known historically as dysmorphia) falls into the broader category of somatoform disorders, which are characterized by the presence of physical symptoms that are not justified by any general medical condition as…

There are many imperfections and vascular pathologies that can be treated with laser equipment. The advantage over other techniques? By emitting a 'coherent' beam of light, the laser is able to selectively, precisely hit a target

Let's talk about ischemic heart disease: the heart is the engine of our body and has the task of pumping oxygen-rich blood to the entire body