medicine

Retinal detachment: they are called myodesopias, but we often refer to them as "flying flies", small moving spots that alter our vision and are often accompanied by flashes of light

Ablation of re-entry tachycardias is an ablative therapy based on the identification of the accessory pathway by means of endocavitary electrophysiological study and subsequent ablation by radiofrequency of this pathway

Allergic rhinitis is an inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes caused by substances called allergens. Dust mites, animal hair, mould spores, pollen: these are the main causes of allergic rhinitis, a very common disorder that manifests…

Hammer toe is a deformity which generally affects the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third or fourth toe

In patients with septic shock, the administration of fluids during initial hemodynamic resuscitation remains a major therapeutic challenge

Paget-Schroetter syndrome, also known as Paget-von Schrötter syndrome, is a form of deep vein thrombosis of the upper limbs, a medical condition in which blood clots in the deep veins of the arms. This usually occurs in the axillary or…

A cerebral aneurysm is a dilation of an artery in the brain. Unruptured cerebral aneurysms are often found occasionally during other examinations. These lesions can be treated or kept under observation

"Stroke is not only an adult's prerogative, but also affects children from a perinatal age": Vita Antonella Di Stefano, director of the paediatrics and paediatric emergency department at the Cannizzaro Hospital in Catania and national…

Respiratory syncytial virus (VRS), a virus that seemed to have disappeared last year, thanks to the anti-Covid measures, and now, instead, is back to circulating strongly throughout Italy

Psoriasis is a skin disorder caused by an exaggerated and abnormal growth of the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin