Introduction Liver cirrhosis is a complex and potentially fatal disease resulting from chronic inflammatory processes. This condition is characterized by the replacement of healthy liver cells with fibrous scar tissue, rendering the organ unable to perform its essential functions. According to the World Health Organization, liver cirrhosis claims the lives of 40 million people worldwide […]
FNOMCeO Corte di Cassazione Sentenza n.22047/2022 Medici ospedalieri Corte di Cassazione Sent. n.22047/2022 – Medici ospedalieri – La Suprema Corte ha affermato che al dirigente medico legale di primo livello, che abbia svolto le funzioni di dirigente medico legale di secondo livello, non essendo applicabili alla fattispecie in questione gli artt. 2103 c.c. e 52 […]
Second The results of a large new study, women who follow a Mediterranean-style diet, rich in fresh foods, fish and olive oil, at the time of conception have a lower risk of developing a pregnancy complication. The study included 7,798 women who had not given birth previously. The group was geographically diverse, racially and ethnically. The […]
In population screening, a single CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) has an identification rate of colorectal cancer (CRC) and advanced adenoma greater than a single fecal immunochemical test (FIT for the detection of occult blood in feces). However, three rounds of FIT have a significantly higher identification rate than virtual colonoscopy.To say it is an Italian […]
In people with sepsis-induced hypotension, restrictive fluid management did not change all-cause mortality by day 90. A study conducted at 60 U.S. centers compared two strategies for the management in the first 24 hours of sepsis-induced hypotension in patients already treated with fluids.Compared to liberal fluid management, a restrictive strategy (favoring the use of vasopressor […]
The great The advantage of being a postgraduate student is that a large part of your life, from the first year to the last, is dedicated to learning. As I have written in the past, the growth curve is incredible, and even if it reaches a plateau just as quickly, the level reached is on […]
Rome, 12 Jan. (Adnkronos Health) — A team of researchers from the European Institute of Oncology in Miano has discovered a new prognostic factor for colorectal cancer. Scientists have identified a population of immune cells whose more or less important presence in tumor tissue helps to signal whether patients, after the operation, are at high […]
ARS Toscana (Agenzia Regionale di Sanita’) Health and quality of life of the elderly in Tuscany The results of the survey Passi d’argento 2021 Rapporti Ars, n. 3 Passi d’argento is a national surveillance system promoted and coordinated by the Istituto superiore di sanità (ISS) and implemented in the individual Italian regions, who participate in […]
The At its November 2022 meeting, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines for Human Use (EMA) Extension of approval for Durvalumab (Imfinzi, AstraZeneca) recommended: The PDL-1 inhibitor is also indicated in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin for the first-line treatment of adults with unresectable or metastatic bile duct […]
Erkenntnis Mpox disease (formerly known as monkeypox) may be associated with acute myocarditis in some patients and should prompt further investigation. Since the number of patient numbers/reports was small, more research is needed. Why this matters It is important to include Mpox in differential diagnosis of myocarditis, especially in patients at risk (e.g.men who have […]