Let's talk about post-partum depression: in many cultures, including Western ones, the birth of a child is always welcomed and seen as a happy event, an occasion for celebration
About palpitations: ideally, many people barely notice their hearts beating, which is natural. However, any noticeable change in the heartbeat should be concerning, be it slow or fast
Suffocation (also called 'asphyxia') in medicine, and particularly in forensic medicine, refers to the dreaded and potentially fatal condition in which normal breathing is impeded due to various direct or indirect factors that prevent the…
Angiography is the most precise test for assessing the shape and calibre of arteries. It is a technique of radiological visualisation of an artery determined by the introduction of a radiopaque contrast agent
The vacuum splint is a device which resembles a vacuum mattress of reduced dimensions, it is used in emergency medicine for the immobilisation of traumatised limbs and as a temporary splint
Our blood has a very important task. It seamlessly transports throughout the body the things we need to stay alive: oxygen, disease-fighting white blood cells, nutrition and more
Faecal microbiota transplantation (also known as 'faecal transplantation') in medicine refers to the process by which faecal bacteria and other microbes are transferred from one healthy individual to another