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Health and Safety
Safety is the first pillar of a good life for emergency professionals, rescuers and Fire Fighters. We are operating in a complex and hard environment. Risk prevention and improving working conditions are fundamental for better health and life.
Uterine fibroid embolization: what it is and how to treat it
Arterial embolisation, the most brilliant therapeutic solution at the end of the last century respecting the woman's 'self image', is the alternative to surgery for symptomatic uterine fibroids
Sleep disorders: somnambulism
Let's talk about somnambulism. One of the most important acquisitions of modern neuropsychopathology since its beginnings lies in the distinction between the analysis of form and that of content, observing the apparently abnormal behaviour…
How to deal with eating disorders
What are eating disorders? The DSM-5, i.e. the most important of the diagnostic manuals to which professionals internationally refer to diagnose psychological and psychiatric disorders, defines eating disorders (EAD) as "characterised by a…
Congenital heart disease and safe pregnancy: the importance of being followed from before conception
Congenital heart disease affects around 1% of babies born, and is the most frequent category of congenital malformations
Pelvic floor dysfunction: what it is and how to treat it
The female pelvic floor (to which the urinary, genital and digestive systems with the bladder, uterus, vagina, rectum and anus belong) can be affected by various so-called dysfunctions
Non-heterosexual patients and health personnel: what can compromise interaction
Non-heterosexual people and interaction in the healthcare environment: how healthcare staff interact with people belonging to a sexual minority can affect patients' perceptions of the healthcare service and influence their compliance…
Symptoms and treatment of Escherichia coli bacteria
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a species of the bacterium of the genus Escherichia, which is part of the gut microbiota of humans and other warm-blooded animals
Utero-vaginal prolapse: what is the indicated treatment?
Utero-vaginal prolapse is an extremely topical pathology because, as the average age of women has increased, more and more women are confronted with this gynaecological pathology
Reactive depression: what it is, symptoms and treatments for situational depression
Reactive depression, also called situational depression, is a type of adjustment disorder that manifests itself after experiencing a traumatic event or series of events, with symptoms that may overlap with those of major depressive disorder
The use of antibiotics according to the new WHO guidelines
In 2019, there were an estimated 4.95 million fatal cases worldwide associated with multiple antibiotic-resistant (MDR) bacterial strains, 1.27 million of which were directly attributable to MDR infections