

Palliative care in nephrology, when and how
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is, globally, a major health problem. Epidemiological data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (NHANES III) show an increase in the prevalence of CKD in the general population, estimating that about 10% of the population in both developed and developing countries is affected by CKD.This figure is likely […]

Indications for a correct diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the periprosthetic capsular tissue in patients with breast implants and case reporting
Circular of Indications for a correct diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in patients with breast implants and reporting of diagnosed cases to the Ministry of Health. Squamous cell carcinoma of periprosthetic capsular tissue (SCC) is a rare form of malignancy, of unknown etiology, that can be diagnosed in patients with breast implants. From a […]

Schillaci: ‘Working together to make SSN a point of reference’
Milan, 24 Mar. (Adnkronos Health) — «We must all work together to ensure that our national health system returns to being a point of reference for all citizens and can be able to respond in the best possible way to health requests». This was stated by the Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci, who last night […]

Web activation and publication of monitoring cards — Cabometyx Registry — Opdivo (RCC)
AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco Web activation and publication of monitoring cards — Registro — Opdivo (RCC) Users of the Drug Registries subject to Monitoring are informed that, following the publication of the AIFA Determine in the OJ no. 256 of , starting from it is possible to use, under the NHS reimbursement scheme, medicinal […]

Quali-quantitative performance appropriateness model in diagnostic imaging
Model of quali-quantitative performance appropriateness in diagnostic imaging 10 years after the publication of the «Model of qualitative -quantitative performance appropriateness in Diagnostic Imaging» the SIRM has deemed it necessary to produce a new document that would take into account the regulatory and technological adaptations in force, necessary to provide the contribution of the scientific […]

Highly Processed Foods Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
A High total consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPF) is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This emerges from a large-scale analysis, which showed, however, that this risk only applies to some of these foods. The study by Dr. Zhangling Chen (Erasmus MC Rotterdam) and colleagues was recently published in the journal […]

What concerns doctors and health workers worldwide – dengue fever in Europe, outbreak of cholera and poliomyelitis in Africa
We at the Medscape Professional Network would like to work with you on important and share clinically relevant contributions from different countries around the world in recent weeks. EUROPA France Shortage of doctors: In an article published this week in Le Monde , warns Professor Antoine Pelissolo , Head of the Department of Psychiatry am […]

Resignation letters and GPT Chat: a possible challenge?
The debate of these first months of 2023 has been stimulated by the performance of the ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) program (Generative Pretrained Transformer). The program automatically creates texts based on written instructions and is freely accessible via a web portal created by the developer, OpenAI. ChatGPT uses a technique called Reinforcement Learning from Human […]