The obligation to wear masks in hospitals and RSA, one of the last anticovid measures still in force, expires in a few days – October 31st. The decisions of the new minister…
Category: Health
Vaccines, prevention expert: “Adjuvanted anti-Zoster efficacy even over 10 years”
“The data regarding the adjuvanted recombinant Herpes Zoster vaccine already showed high efficacy, precisely 97% and 90% in preventing the disease in adults over the age of 50 and 70, respectively, which…
“Too many alien questions about women’s bodies”. A book against false myths
Is it true that your breasts will grow more if you massage them daily? Can i take a bath when i have my period? Can I still get pregnant if I don’t…
Piovella (Soi): “Free access to care to maintain sight”
“We know that between now and 2030 there will be a doubling of people who will no longer be able to see. This is because the system is no longer open. We…
Pediatrics, Sip study: ‘Social depression alarm for boys’
The more time kids spend on social media, the higher the risk of developing depressive symptoms. The new phenomenon is called ‘social depression’ and has exploded especially with the pandemic, which has…
‘Pink’ prevention in prison, new stages of the Athena Donna project
The path of Atena Together continues for the prevention and screening in women’s prisons, which is developed on the national territory thanks to the protocol signed by the Head of the Dap…
Salus Tv n.43 of 26 October 2022
(Adnkronos) – In this issue: In the capital you can paddle against breast cancer with the CardioBreast – Dragon Boat Festival; Colorectal Cancer, Lifeline Invites Screening; Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, a new therapy available…
Covid today Italy, 35,043 infections and 93 deaths: October 26 bulletin
There are 35,043 new Coronavirus infections in Italy today, Wednesday 26 October 2022, according to Covid data and numbers – region by region – of the Civil Protection and Ministry of Health…
Italian post cataract eye drops also in Mexico and Southeast Asia
The first fixed combination in eye drops of a quinolone antibiotic (levofloxacin) and a steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (dexamethasone) has also been registered in Mexico and Southeast Asia – Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Hong…
‘One health’ approach for post Covid, experts in comparison in Rome
In Italy the ‘one health’ approach is at the center of the NRP, with 500 million destined to the Regions for health and climate emergency, but there is still a lot to…
The thousand faces of the pumpkin
Every year they come back to talk about them, not for the unmistakable sweet and sour taste, the creaminess, the colors, the many beneficial properties. These days, every year, pumpkins make a…
Covid, Ema alarm: “New wave in the coming weeks”
The pandemic is not over yet and a new wave is expected in the coming weeks, led by the new sub-variants of Omicron. To trace the picture is Marco Cavaleri, head of…
My Voice, the app for those who have undergone a laryngectomy
People who undergo a laryngectomy following head and neck cancer experience difficulty speaking. To support these patients, Merck’s “My Voice” app. At the presentation during the Genoa Science Festival, Fabrizio Bocchetti, Director…
Government, Chrysanti: “Forgetful melons, more Covid deaths in right-wing regions”
Anti-Covid liberticide strategy, as sentenced in his investiture speech by the Premier? “Liberticide were the center-right regions that first denied the virus and then rowed against the necessary restrictive measures”. So replies…
Covid, more heart attack risk after infection: high within the first 30 days
The risk of death from heart attack or heart failure after Sars-Cov-2 infection is very high within the first 30 days of infection, but remains high for some time. This is what…
Pisani (Ailar): “Communication between Ailar’s main missions”
Patients suffering from head and neck cancer, who find themselves voiceless or with difficulty speaking, can take advantage of the support of the app “My Voice”, an assisted communication tool launched by…
Bocchetti (Merck): “My Voice App to communicate with caregivers and doctors”
People who have had a laryngectomy following head and neck cancer experience difficulty speaking. To support these patients, Merck’s “My Voice” app. The presentation by Fabrizio Bocchetti, Director of the Merck Oncology…
Prof. Licitra: “Technology facilitates communication”
(Adnkronos) – Merck’s “My Voice” app, an assisted communication tool designed for those suffering from a tumor of the head and neck, is found voiceless or with difficulty speaking. Also present at…
‘Sleepiness in 6% patients with CPAP for sleep apnea’
The therapies available for obstructive apnea (OSA) such as CPAP, the ventilator with continuous air flow at positive pressure, do not always manage to solve the problem of excessive sleepiness and daytime…
Insalaco (Cnr): ‘7 million Italians with sleep apnea, only 250,000 under treatment’
Excessive daytime sleepiness (Eds) is the main symptom of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (Osa) “an extremely widespread disease. Just think that in the world, it affects almost 1 billion people, about 7…
At the start of the ‘Psoriasis too’ campaign for 1.5 million patients
Do not surrender to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, but take back your living spaces and face the disease and the treatment path openly together with specialist doctors. This is the invitation of…
Colorectal cancer, hope of immunotherapy against liver metastases
A new interferon alpha-based immunotherapeutic strategy could prevent liver metastases in patients with colorectal cancer. Hope comes from a study conducted by a team of the Irccs San Raffaele Hospital in Milan,…
Itp App is born, the digital diary for people with primary immune thrombocytopenia
(Adnkronos) – This new smartphone application developed by Novartis under the patronage of Aipit Aps Onlus, allows you to always have at your fingertips data, documents and useful advice to manage primary…
Stem cells, a vademecum to avoid scams
They suffer from often difficult diseases with an uncertain future, and for a chance of cure they are willing to undertake arduous journeys of hope, pursuing the promises of ‘baby cells’. But…
Covid vaccine, “from original bivalent non-superior antibody response”
“Given as a fourth dose, the bivalent mRna vaccine targeting Omicron BA.4 / BA.5 and the ancestral Sars-CoV-2 strain did not induce superior neutralizing antibody responses in humans over the time period…