Health

Albumin is a protein present in circulating blood and constitutes 55-65% of total plasma protein

Pertussis, also known as 'whooping cough' is due to an infection of the respiratory tract and is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis

Since the beginning of June 2022, more than 144 cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in humans have been reported in various regions of Italy

Many patients who have experienced an episode at risk of HIV transmission (typically unprotected sexual intercourse with an unknown person or the use of needles in drug addiction) wonder what the early signs of a possible, dreaded HIV…

Infectious Megaloerythema is a benign infection characterised by a facial rash. It is highly contagious by air

WHO about Africa: healthy life expectancy in the African region has increased on average by 10 years per person between 2000 and 2019, a World Health Organization (WHO) assessment reports

Cardiac tamponade, what is it? The pericardium is a protective saccular structure surrounding the heart and consists of two leaflets: the parietal pericardium (the fibrous outer layer) and the visceral pericardium (the inner layer, in…

Monkeypox: 17,897 cases have been identified up to 9 August in 41 countries and areas throughout the WHO European region. In Italy there are 599

Pycnolepsy in medicine refers to a morbid picture peculiar to childhood and early adolescence, which manifests itself with numerous and very brief suspensions of consciousness (and sometimes of motor functions) similar to those of the small…

In recent weeks, temperatures are well above seasonal averages and have easily exceeded 40 degrees in many cities. In this heat it is not only the body that suffers