19 марта, 2024

European salt restriction policy still lags behind

The Euroregion has made great progress in implementing the guidelines to reduce sodium intake in the population. However, according to a new report of the World Health Organization (WHO) only 3  Member States – Czech Republic, Lithuania and Spain – fully implemented the recommendations. Worldwide, 194-_ Member States to reduce total population intake by almost a third by […]

13 марта, 2024

Rare diseases, Gastroenterology Umberto I Rome enters EU excellence

Rome, 28 Feb. (Adnkronos Salute) — The Gastroenterology Unit of the Umberto I University Hospital in Rome, directed by Domenico Alvaro, has obtained the Ern Rare-Liver recognition in the clinical management of rare liver diseases. The Ern Rare-Liver — explain the hospital — is a European network of high quality centers in the clinical management […]

12 марта, 2024

Wetlands release more methane

Wetlands play an ambivalent role in climate protection. On the one hand, they are of outstanding ecological importance as a habitat for numerous animals, as groundwater filters, flood protection and important carbon sinks. They can thus contribute to reducing the greenhouse effect. On the other hand, however, wetlands emit the highly climate-affecting gas methane-(CH4), which […]

8 марта, 2024

Four out of five sick leave is electronic

Berlin (pag) – Since July, practices have been obliged to transmit sick leave digitally to health insurance companies. The share of the so-called eAU has risen sharply in recent months – but not all of them are there yet, as an evaluation by Barmer shows. The share of eAU that doctors have transmitted digitally to […]

26 февраля, 2024

ChatGPT as co-author of scientific papers: can it be done?

The news that some scientists have included OpenAI (the consortium that has developed some artificial intelligence systems including Chat GPT) among the authors of scientific papers has aroused immediate reactions from both the research community and that of peer reviewed journal editors (1). In reality, Chat GPT is not the first artificial intelligence (AI) to […]

25 февраля, 2024

PSE: a new test for prostate cancer

Introduction of antigen prostate-specific (PSA) in the screening and diagnosis of Prostate Cancer (CaP) represented, from the 90s of the last century to the early 2000s, a paradigm shift in the management of the disease, resulting in an increase in the incidence and prevalence of cases due to early diagnosis of CaP, including «indolent» forms […]

24 февраля, 2024

Disorders of conscience, Italy second in the world for study guide

Rome, 21 Mar. (Adnkronos Salute) — Italy is the second country in the world, preceded by the USA and followed by Belgium and Great Britain, leading research on patients with disorders of conscience. The role of Italian specialists and centers in national and international research on disorders of consciousness and severe acquired brain injuries was […]

22 февраля, 2024

Elderly and autonomy, the weight of loneliness

Key messages Chronic loneliness, but not temporary loneliness, is an independent risk factor for declining autonomy in both sexes. Chronic loneliness increases the risk of declining autonomy in instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) in women, but not in men. To prevent functional disability, interventions are appropriate to prevent the loneliness of the elderly from […]

15 февраля, 2024

Health, Schillaci: ‘Recover waiting lists and make SSN fairer’

Rome, 27 Oct. (Adnkronos Salute) — «What I am concerned about is that all the patients who have been left behind in recent years, I think of prevention, screening and cancer patients can finally have a better, fairer health care that does not depend on economic availability, from where one was born or where he […]