These first responders are often on site faster than the emergency services. Insight If randomly present first responders arrive at the site of a cardiac arrest outside the hospital due to a smartphone warning from the emergency services (OHCA), patients are more likely to receive defibrillation by first responders. An increased program for volunteer first responders […]
SIF Societa’ Italiana di Farmacologia Nightmares associated with metformin treatment Edited by Alessandra Russo. Specialist in Medical Toxicology. Messina Clinical case A 40-year-old man with diabetes reported that in the last 3 weeks almost every night he had nightmares. A month earlier he had started taking metformin (500 mg BID), combined with an appropriate diet […]
Core messages An international research team has succeeded in deciphering Ludwig van Beethoven’s genome using five genetically matching locks of the composer’s hair. The evaluation shows that Beethoven had a hereditary predisposition to cirrhosis of the liver and was infected with hepatitis B, which – in conjunction with his alcohol consumption – probably led to […]
Integrated management of major trauma from the scene of the event to the definitive cure Recommendation 37 of the Guideline (updated November 2022) This document represents the final version of the clinical recommendations that have completed the entire process envisaged by the Methodological Manual for the production of guidelines of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, […]
by Elena Riboldi (Agenzia Zoe) Key messages The prevalence of infection with high-risk oncogenic strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) is much higher in girls who undergo specific vaccination after the onset of sexual activity and not before. It is advisable to follow the vaccination schedule that recommends vaccination at an age that is highly likely […]
Diagnosis and clinical management of patients with Hepatitis Delta AISF and SIMIT operational indications The arrival of new treatments for patients suffering from chronic hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) capable of interfering with the life cycle of this virus, with consequent improvement of liver necrosis indices and the course of the disease itself, has pushed AISF […]
Can moderate dietary salt restriction help patients with hypertension? Moderate dietary salt restriction improves blood pressure and mental well-being in patients with primary aldosteronism: the salt CONNtrol trial Background The primary aldosteronism (AP) is a common cause of hypertension. Excess aldosterone along with high dietary salt intake aggravates cardiovascular damage, despite treatment with mineralocorticoid receptor […]
Rome, 23 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) – A 21-year-old Ukrainian man suffering from a serious form of kidney and liver cancer has been rescued at the Pascale Institute in Naples. The tumor was discovered in January 2021 and in Ukraine he underwent a first operation, which was negative due to heavy bleeding. The mother, who had […]
The composition of bacterial species in the human gut is associated with depressive symptoms in at least 6 ethnic groups, according to the results of two cohort studies published at the same time, in which the faecal microbiome was compared with clinical diagnoses in the Netherlands. A possible causal relationship is supported by the fact […]
Palermo, 23 mar. (Adnkronos Salute) – The activities of the new pediatric First Intervention Point (PPI) of the Lampedusa polyclinic will start tomorrow at 4.30 pm. “When I visited the island the last time – recalls the president of the Sicilian Region, Renato Schifani – I made a commitment with the population of the Pelagie […]