The Covid pandemic has entered an endemic phase and this is allowing us to breathe a sigh of relief by resuming a more “normal” lifestyle, without major restrictions and particular conditioning. However, the indirect consequences of the more than two years of illness are not indifferent, both from an economic point of view and – […]
Tag: Health
Putin allegedly has pancreatic cancer
It was talked about 100 days ago, at the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Vladimir Putin would have a tumor, or a terminal illnessand the disease would have accelerated his “revenge” against pro-European Ukraine. There had been his disappearance for a few minutes from the event at the Moscow stadium, the absence from […]
Emotionally stressed couples have fewer children (in Pma)
Pma’s path, medically assisted procreation, it can be complex. And the pandemic has aggravated the situation: not only because of the delays in accessing Pma techniques but for the ipsychological impact that the Covid-19 emergency has had on many of them. “After the pandemic it happens more frequently that couples who wanted to have a […]
Martina Trevisan, from anorexia defeat to the Roland Garros semifinal
“For you my father,” is the dedication of Martina Trevisan after reaching the semifinal of Roland Garros, the highest point reached so far in her career by the 28-year-old Tuscan tennis player who a few years ago had left the racket almost forever. She now she reaches the semifinal on Parisian clay after her first […]
Monkeypox, Costa: “In Italy, five million doses of vaccine”
The United Kingdom bought 20,000 doses of smallpox vaccine. It’s about the product Imvanex of the Danish Bavarian Nordic, of which we had already spoken. It will be offered to ‘identified close contacts of people diagnosed with monkeypox, to reduce the risk of symptomatic infections and serious illnesses ». The third generation product is approved […]
World No Tobacco Day: never many smokers in Italy since 2006
We are in Italy 800 thousand more smokers than in 2019. There have never been many since 2006. Almost one in four Italians smokes, 24.2% of the population. The data are from the Higher Institute of Health in the report released for the World No Tobacco Day. Explains Silvio Brusaferropresident of the ISS: “The increase […]
Monkey pox: 257 confirmed cases. The new WHO analysis
As of May 26, the latest update in terms of international counts, there were a total of 257 laboratory confirmed cases from monkeypox and of about 120 suspected cases. This the most updated bulletin released by the World Health Organization on 29 May. No deaths were reported but the organization puts the international health authorities […]
What is PRP, the orthopedic therapy also chosen by the skier Sofia Goggia
There is much discussion about it, but with little clarity. To make her jump to the headlines was the Olympic ski medalist Sofia Goggiawho said he recovered quickly from injury thanks to infiltrations of PRP. To understand what it is and in which cases it can be a decisive therapy, we consulted the orthopedist Vittorio […]
Guide to antidepressants: when and why they are really needed
The prescriptions of antidepressant drugs have been rocketing since the outbreak of the pandemic. Even if, to be precise, in Europe the sales of antidepressant and anxiolytic products have been a growing market phenomenon since 2010, as reported by the foundation. Openpolis (in Portugal the highest consumption). Not surprisingly, according to the data collected byWHOWorld […]
The first Festival of the Menstrual Cycle is the turning point that we have been waiting for in Italy too
Spain marked an important socio-cultural transition. Not that something hasn’t already moved in recent years regarding awareness and attention towards the menstrual cycle, both on the health and taboo front, but when the discussion is linked to the theme of rights and conquers them, we can truly say that we have reached an epochal turning […]
