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An innovative app, called Medichild, will offer parents an unmissable chance to quickly contact the best paediatric professionals in the area

Prick tests are performed to diagnose respiratory or food allergies using purified allergen extracts in vials. Each vial contains a solution with a single allergen

It may happen that our urine has a different appearance than usual. In certain conditions, it is advisable to seek medical advice and undergo diagnostic tests to investigate the problem

The tourniquet is essentially an arterial tourniquet. It has long been the subject of debate as to its actual usefulness: an interesting study from Los Angeles is sure to be worth reading

Drug-eluting endotracheal tubes: in a proof-of-concept study, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have created a coating that can be applied to endotracheal tubes and release antimicrobial peptides that target…

Moderna vaccine efficacy: the US company explains that the serum has an efficacy of 93% in the six months after the second dose, a figure that then starts to decline

The Krakow Rescue Museum, the only one of its kind in all of Poland, collects and exhibits vehicles and memorabilia related to various fields of medical rescue, such as air, sea and road, as well as other kinds of rescue services like the…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) is a very serious type of heart attack during which one of the heart’s major arteries (one of the arteries that supplies oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to the heart muscle) is blocked. ST-segment…

The Head Up Tilt Test is an examination that completes the diagnostic process to identify the causes of an episode of syncope, i.e. loss of consciousness due to a temporary drop in the flow of blood to the brain

Heart failure is one of the most common cardiopathies in the over-65s. It is characterised by the inability of the heart to perform its pump function, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the rest of the body and "stagnation" of blood…