slider

Removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) is performed vaginally or laparoscopically (even in the case of bulky myomas)

Drowning occurs when the patient's airway is filled with water, preventing air from passing into the lungs. Drowning may not end in death if the water is removed and respiration is restored in a timely manner

Amylase is one of the enzymes produced by the pancreas and salivary glands (but also by the small intestine, liver, ovaries and fallopian tubes) and involved in the digestion of carbohydrates

The term "haemorrhoids" identifies a group of vascular structures belonging to the anal canal that protect the muscles of the anal sphincter during the passage of faeces and play a very important role in faecal continence; when haemorrhoids…

Callous unemotional traits: what are they? Several variables have been considered in the study of Disruptive Behaviour Disorders, ranging from biological to more purely psychosocial factors, and psychological and neuroscientific…

Valencia (Spain): the drone released a life jacket that kept the boy afloat until a lifeguard team arrived

Emergency and disaster medicine centres operating in Odessa, Sumy, Kharkiv and Chernihiv have each received two ambulances from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, funded by the Government of Canada, the UNDP…

Let's talk about myocarditis: 'Cardiomyopathy' is a general term for the primary disease of the heart muscle (myocardium)

Cholesterol is a lipid molecule that is indispensable for the body as it is one of the constituents of the cell membranes of organs and tissues

Needle aspiration is a technique - also known as needle biopsy or biopsy - that allows biological material, mainly tissue and cells, to be taken through a very thin needle from body sites and organs, such as the thyroid gland or breast in…