25 января, 2024

AIFA updates the Transparency Lists to 15 December 2022

AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco AIFA updates the Transparency Lists to In order to allow the Regions and Autonomous Provinces a homogeneous application of the provisions of art. 9, paragraph 5 of Law no. 178 of 8 August 2002, the Italian Medicines Agency publishes, pursuant to AIFA Directorial Determination no. 166 of the Official Gazette […]

24 января, 2024

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Fad or Fact?

For Encéphale Congress In 2023, a session was dedicated to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). This is a condition that exerts some fascination and has been depicted in countless movies and television shows. While it may be the key to success at the box office and ratings, DID remains a controversial issue within the mental health community.In fact, […]

23 января, 2024

Allocation of the fund for the enhancement of Next-Generation Sequencing tests for genomic profiling of tumors for which evidence and appropriateness are recognized

Ministry of Health Decree – Official Gazette n.253 of Allocation of the fund for the strengthening of  test  di  Next-Generation Sequencing  di  profiling  genomics  dei  tumors  dei  quali  evidence is recognized and  appropriateness                        THE MINISTER OF HEALTH    Having regard to Articles 3, 11, 32, 117 and 118 of the Constitution;   Having regard […]

19 января, 2024

ASH 2022 – New insights into lymphoma microenvironment pave the way for more effective immunotherapy

Insight Noncancerous cells and their soluble factors play an important role in resistance to immunotherapy. The composition and activity of tumor microenvironment (TME) can be used as targets of therapies. CD19 T cells with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy has revolutionized the treatment of the most severe and refractory cases of lymphoma, but more than […]

15 января, 2024

Dementia and old age, a possible help from hearing aids

In the elderly, hearing loss is associated with a higher prevalence of dementia. The prevalence increases with increasing severity of hearing loss, while decreasing with the use of hearing aids. In a representative sample of the U.S. elderly population, with more than half of participants over 80, moderate to severe hearing loss is associated with […]

12 января, 2024

Women with mental illness and cervical cancer

Women with mental illness, neuropsychiatric disability, or substance abuse are less likely to undergo gynecologic smear testing for cervical cancer and are more than twice the risk of developing the disease. The findings are presented in The Lancet Public Health by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet, who emphasize the importance of proactively approaching these women […]

4 января, 2024

ISTAT data, health expenditure borne by families without controls on appropriateness is growing

Spending private for social security and health care continues to grow, and with it social inequalities increase: the worrying figure was confirmed during the recent hearings by the Senate Social Affairs Committee of some ISTAT experts.  Cristina Freguja, of the Central Directorate for Social Statistics and Welfare of the Institute of Statistics, points out that […]

2 января, 2024

Non-clear cell renal carcinomas: Updated S3 guideline provides clear therapy recommendations

Core messages The Oncology Guideline Program has updated its S3 renal cell carcinoma guideline. For the first time, the revised version contains a chapter on diagnosis and therapy of non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma.  Treatment recommendations for non-clear cell renal cell carcinomas According to the WHO classification, there are more than 15 different entities in […]

29 декабря, 2023

Surgery: Milan, augmented reality for knee prosthesis implant at San Donato

Milan, 23 Feb. (Adnkronos Health) () – Performed in Milan “an innovative and futuristic intervention, which uses augmented reality technology and smart glasses for the positioning of a knee prosthesis”. It was completed by Augusto Dagnino, head of Orthopedics I of the Irccs Policlinico San Donato, with his team. “Using the NextAR augmented reality platform, […]

26 декабря, 2023

Aiop Lombardia, ‘strengthening public-private subsidiarity’

Milan, 15 Feb. (Adnkronos Health) – “The subsidiarity between public and private accredited, confirmed by the recent reform of the regional social-health system with the provision of the equivalence of providers, must be further strengthened with the aim of responding to the needs of patients”. This was stated by Dario Beretta, president of the Italian […]