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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.
Recognising the different types of vomit according to colour
At least once in our lives we have all been confronted with this problem. Let's try to understand what the colours of vomit are and what their meaning is explained in simple detail
Nocturnal enuresis in children: when and why do children pee in bed?
Waking up in the morning and finding your child has wet the bed is the typical manifestation of what is called nocturnal enuresis: a problem most frequently encountered in children
AHA: Sleep joins revamped list of heart health essentials
Proper sleep is essential, and a widely used scoring system for heart and brain health is being redefined to reflect that
TIPS - Transjugular porto-systemic shunt: what it is, how it works and when it is performed
TIPS (Transjugular Intrahepatic Porto-systemic Shunt) or Transjugular Intrahepatic Porto-systemic Shunt is an interventional radiology procedure that creates a communication between the portal vein, or one of its major branches, and a…
Gastroenteritis: what is it and how is rotavirus infection contracted?
The rotavirus infection, which is very common among children up to the age of 5, is spread both during the incubation period and during the symptomatic phase
Bolstering monkeypox laboratory testing in Africa
Brazzaville – With three African countries with no previous history of human monkeypox transmission reporting cases, World Health Organization (WHO) is working with national health authorities in the region to bolster surveillance and…
Scleroderma. Blue hands, a wake-up call: the importance of early diagnosis
Scleroderma, whose World Scleroderma Day was celebrated yesterday, is a disease that affects the skin, vessels and internal organs. But what are the causes? And the symptoms? Are there treatments available?
Let's talk about ventilation: what are the differences between NIV, CPAP and BIBAP?
NIV (an acronym for "non-invasive ventilation") refers to a bloodless (non-invasive) mode of assisting lung alveolar ventilation of a patient who is insufficient for this function, without having to resort to tracheostomy, an intervention…
Phototherapy for the treatment of psoriasis: what it is and when it is needed
Phototherapy is usually used to treat mild forms of psoriasis affecting about one third of the body
The 9 ways recommended by the AHA (American Heart Association) to protect your heart and brain from…
Summer heat: hot weather is like a stress test for your heart, said Dr. Lance Becker, chair of emergency medicine at Northwell Health, a health care provider in New York. And some people respond poorly to such stress