2023

Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Panic Disorder (PD) are among the most common mental disorders and can have a negative impact on a person's quality of life and interrupt important activities of daily living

The defibrillator is a life-saving device that performs a correct analysis on the patient to recognise the presence of any heart rhythms that should be defibrillated

Several disorders affect the biliary system and interfere with normal drainage of bile into the duodenum. Cholecystitis is the acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder

Rectal cancers account for about 30% of all new cases of large bowel cancer (23% in women and 32% in men) In Italy, cancers (carcinomas) of the large intestine are among the most frequent (13% of new cancers diagnosed per year in both…

Aortic stenosis is a very common valve disease in Western countries; men between 60 and 70 years of age are most affected

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that predominantly affects the spine at the dorso-lumbar and cervical levels and the sacroiliac joints

Autism spectrum disorders: Schema Therapy (Young, 1990; Young et al., 2003) constitutes an integrated therapeutic approach, which bases its foundation on the concept of the person's emotional needs

A fall that results in injury can cost lives. Alarming statistics tell us that, globally, an estimated 646,000 fatal falls occur each year, representing the second leading cause of death from unintentional injuries, after road accidents.…

Have you ever felt an almost stinging discomfort in your eyelids and woken up the next morning with a swollen and reddened eye? If you have, it was most likely a stye

Know Before You Go: every wheelchair user is entitled to the freedoms and benefits of travel. Safe wheelchair transportation is essential for completing some activities of daily living (ADLs)