Health and Safety

Shoulder arthrosis - i.e. scapulohumeral arthrosis - is a disease due to premature wear of the joint heads that does not allow normal function of the upper limb, resulting in considerable pain

Down Syndrome is a genetic condition characterised by the presence of an extra chromosome in the cells: instead of 46 chromosomes in the nucleus of each cell there are 47, i.e. there is an extra Chromosome No. 21; hence also the term…

Respiratory Assessment: one of the most critical scenarios you as a paramedic will respond to is respiratory emergencies

The appearance of the first verbal dysfluencies at risk of becoming chronic (stuttering) is generally around three to six years of age, a period when the child makes a considerable effort to learn language

Blepharitis consists of an inflammation of the ciliary edge of the eyelid, which is quite common. The condition often tends to become chronic, favoured by polluted environments, poor hygiene and familiarity

In the therapy of essential hypertension, the physician has at his disposal five classes of drugs with different mechanisms of action

Astigmatism is a visual defect in which - due to an oblong or oval shape of the cornea - there is a different refraction along the different meridians that causes light rays to focus at two points of the eye, instead of just one: in…

Biliary atresia is a severe disease affecting infants that causes inflammation and obstruction of the bile ducts (the channels responsible for transporting bile from the liver to the intestine)

The Order of Psychologists of Tuscany raises the alarm: 'Stories replaced by smartphones. So less sleep and health suffers"

Cancer of the larynx is a tumour that originates in the tissues of the larynx, the organ of the respiratory tract - consisting of a cartilaginous canal about 12 centimetres long - that houses the vocal cords and connects the nasal and oral…