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High ocular pressure can impair optic nerve function, threatening vision. Here are the normal values and symptoms

Finger Twitching: when we wake up in the morning with a finger stuck in flexion, or when we experience the unpleasant sensation of a finger snapping in flexion-extension when we do manual activities, we may be suffering from Notta's…

Gastroesophageal reflux disease? They may depend on a hiatal hernia, which is often difficult to diagnose

In Botswana, drones are providing access to essential and emergency medical supplies to even the most remote and hard-to-reach areas

Dementia: Erica Balboni's project shows a close relationship between particulate matter and a reduction in the volume of the hippocampus, a brain structure crucial to memory

Fibromyalgia is not easy to recognise and can be confused with rheumatological diseases. It is a widespread but also underestimated condition: between 5 and 8% of the female population aged between 30 and 40 suffer from it

A wrist fracture is a common occurrence, both in the work of a rescuer and in the daily life of an ordinary citizen, so recognising it is essential

Many authors agree that postpartum psychosis is the most serious form of puerperal depression. Postpartum psychosis occurs in less than 2 cases per 1000 deliveries

Freezing the tumour: cryotherapy has been used for the first time in Italy to treat desmoid fibromatosis

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV): Midulla, head of the paediatric emergency department at the Umberto I polyclinic in Rome and president of the Italian Society for Childhood Respiratory Diseases (Simri): 'The younger the child, the more…