medicine

MRI, Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart: what is it? Magnetic resonance imaging is a minimally invasive diagnostic method based on the application of a high-intensity magnetic field to the area of interest

Transvaginal ultrasound is a very common non-invasive gynaecological diagnostic test. It can be two- or three-dimensional, is usually associated with a gynaecological examination and enables the internal reproductive organs and surrounding…

Hepatitis, a chronic inflammation: hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver cells that develops from an immune attack by lymphocytes on the liver

Nomophobia has not been officially recognised as a disorder by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5, A proposal for including nomophobia in the new DSM-V, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, and Giovanni Del Puente, published…

Telehealth for Mental Health Care: what once seemed futuristic—receiving health care through a screen—has not only become common place, but preferable for certain medical visits, including mental health

Mental disorders in Italy, what are ASO and TSO? Very often the two acronyms ASO and TSO are used without really knowing what they are and how they work. Respectively they stand for Compulsory Sanitary Assessment and Compulsory Sanitary…

Chronic coronary syndrome, the 7 key points of care: the French National Health Authority (HAS), in co-pilotage with the French National Health Insurance (Assurance Maladie), carried out work to optimise the care pathway for people with…

EMA has recommended granting an extension of indication to Nucala (mepolizumab) as an add-on treatment for patients aged 6 years and older with relapsing-remitting or refractory eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare…

Floating-Harbor syndrome: a team of researchers from Sapienza University and Istituto Pasteur Italia - Cenci Bolognetti Foundation has used a multidisciplinary approach of reverse genetics, cell biology and biochemistry to study the…

Empyema is defined as a collection of pus in the pleural space and is a form of purulent (infected), pleural effusion. Pleural effusion refers to the build-up of excess fluid between the layers of the pleura outside the lungs