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Although 'vertigo' is a word that is widely used by health professionals and others, medically it is a very imprecise term

Thermoablation is a minimally invasive method that is essential for treating tumours. Let's find out more about exactly what it consists of When talking about tumours, we are commonly used to associating this term with the word 'surgery'.…

Cardioversion is a special procedure that is carried out in the medical field when a subject has an arrhythmia, i.e. an alteration of the normal cardiac rhythm (sinus rhythm), in order to restore it while avoiding dangerous complications…

Monkeypox: a total of 557 cases confirmed worldwide, of which 321 in the European Union

The electrocardiogram (sometimes abbreviated ECG) at rest and in its "under stress" variant, is a diagnostic examination that allows the graphic reproduction, on a monitor or on paper, of the heart's electrical activity during its…

Respiratory failure refers to the clinical condition characterised by the inability of the lung to provide adequate oxygenation or ventilation

A 'head injury' is any type of trauma to the skull and the structures it contains (mainly the brain and blood vessels) that occurs when an external force of various kinds strikes the cranial box at any point

Brass index and scale in hospital discharge: the discharge of a patient from hospital to the territory, to the home, to other facilities, but also in the transition from one ward to another represents a critical step in the pathway of any…

In chelation therapy, a biologically based therapy, a drug is used to bind and remove a hypothetical excess or toxic amount of a metal or mineral (e.g., lead, copper, iron, calcium) from the blood stream

Loss of co-ordination of movements is a condition that manifests itself in defects in muscle co-ordination which, in turn, lead to irregular movements and an inability to maintain balance in a static position