Health and Safety

“Locked-in Syndrome” (LiS) is a serious and rare neurological condition that is present whenever a section of the brain stem is damaged due to a stroke or other severe trauma

Some research has shown a connection between chronic Lyme disease and ADHD. But the connection isn't clear and chronic Lyme disease (CLD) is mired in controversy with doctors and other medical professionals disagreeing on the existence of…

Pain therapy refers to a medical treatment that aims to eliminate pain, whether nociceptive or neuropathic

Gardnerella is a bacterium, mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse, that causes profuse and foul-smelling vaginal discharge. How is it treated and what are the tips to prevent infection?

The medical term 'intestinal infarction' refers to the necrosis (death) of a section of intestinal tissue caused by prolonged 'intestinal ischaemia', which in turn is caused by insufficient blood perfusion (e.g. by occlusion of a blood…

About food poisoning: the consumption of food contaminated with viruses, bacteria or toxins can lead to food poisoning. Some cases resolve without medication, but others can lead to complications or death without proper treatment or…

Patients wishing to have access to transplantation undergo a standardised check-up by specialists, for a general evaluation of organs and systems

Horton's arteritis is a form of vasculitis: inflammation of the blood vessels, most common in older people with a calculated incidence in the most affected countries of Northern Europe of 17-18 cases per 100,000 over 50

Let's talk about cardiac amyloidosis: when we talk about heart disease, we are referring to a type of heart disease that affects the heart muscle, impairing its function

Virchow's triad (pronounced: 'virciu') in medicine describes the three broad categories of risk factors that are believed to contribute synergistically to thrombosis