2021

In Congo it is difficult to detect Covid, not least because life expectancy is 48 years. Covid is present in Africa in the metropolises, but "it is not seen in the countryside"

Italy, tragedy in Ravanusa: the toll of the explosion in the four-storey building in the town in the province of Agrigento worsens: the number of dead is seven. Two people are still missing

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): a new experimental vaccine given to pregnant women against the respiratory virus in babies

Presbyopia: over the age of 45, everyone begins to have difficulty seeing the words and images on their smartphone screen, or feels the need to move the book or newspaper they are reading away from them in order to focus on the text

ALS: an international study published in 'Nature Genetics', with the contribution of the Statale University, marks a significant step forward in understanding the disease

Firefighters worked through the night amidst the rubble in Ravanusa, a small town in the province of Agrigento, where last night an explosion caused by a gas leak destroyed a four-storey building and seriously damaged three other adjacent…

Russia: a delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies visited EMERCOM

Abdominal cramps are pains that may appear in the region between the chest and groin. If frequent, they last for a long time or are associated with fever

Ascites can result from liver disease, heart disease or tumours in the abdominal organs. Examining the fluid is essential to make the right diagnosis

Omicron variant - what is it? On 26 November 2021, the World Health Organisation designated the variant B.1.1.529, called Omicron, as a new variant of concern (VOC) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus