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On 14 August, a terrible earthquake in Haiti killed about 2,200 people and injured about 12,000. After a few days, there was an appalling silence on the subject, interrupted only by a fine initiative by Harvard Medical School, as regards…

Drones have been used to deliver defibrillators for a number of years now: a study has been published in the European Heart Journal showing that they are not only qualified, but also faster and more effective than ambulances

Incor (Instituto do Coração) will conduct a survey with 1000 patients to test the use of CBD (Cannabidiol) in the treatment of Long-term Covid

The Friedreich's ataxia study, co-ordinated by the State University of Milan and the Policlinico di Milano, together with the University of Milan-Bicocca, the University of Turin and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, found…

Whiplash, a condition often associated with rear-end motor vehicle collisions, is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat

Every year, 1 in 4,000 babies is born with a diaphragmatic hernia: this is a congenital condition that seriously jeopardises the survival of these children after birth, in which one or more organs in the abdomen 'cross' the diaphragm and…

Hepatic steatosis: a healthy liver is very important for the well-being of our organism. The liver, in fact, is a glandular organ connected to the digestive system that, with its action, participates in the digestion of the food we ingest.…

Parkinson's disease: on Movement Disorders, an international study of the ENIGMA consortium, in which the State University of Milan participates

Exoskeletons – wearable devices used by workers on assembly lines or in warehouses to alleviate stress on their lower backs – may compete with valuable resources in the brain while people work, canceling out the physical benefits of wearing…

Tuberculosis, a potentially widespread disease: Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is estimated to be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the pathogen that causes tuberculosis, but less than 15 percent of infected…