Haemophilia affects one in 10,000 people and is widespread worldwide. It is a congenital and hereditary disease that involves a severe insufficiency in blood coagulation due to the lack or deficiency of certain plasma proteins (factor VIII…
Contact dermatitis is triggered when a substance recognised as 'adverse' comes into contact with the skin, triggering a defence reaction that stimulates an inflammatory and itchy immunological response from the body
Developed by the Bambino Gesù with MIT Boston, the new AIDS procedure will make it possible to test the suspension of antiretroviral therapy. 150,000 new paediatric infections worldwide every year
The larynx is the organ responsible for phonation, i.e. the emission of sounds. It is part of the respiratory system and connects the upper airways (nose, sinuses, pharynx) and the lower airways (trachea, bronchi)
Most tick bites are harmless and do not require medical treatment. But there are cases where these parasites carry harmful germs that can cause disease, such as Lyme disease
Diseases involving the heart valves give rise to a broad spectrum of diseases, some deserving only periodic check-ups, others requiring even urgent replacement or surgical repair