Key messages A randomized trial shows that sending emails to recommend the flu vaccine increases the vaccination rate among recipients. Not all messages work: those who have received a reminder or a message emphasizing the benefits for cardiovascular health have been encouraged to undergo vaccination. The increase in vaccination rate is modest, but requiring minimal […]
Hepatitis B with Delta agent, also known as “superinfection,” is a serious viral disease that affects the liver. It is distinguished by a more rapid and severe course than hepatitis B virus. Patients infected with this virus are at risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer.According to official statistics, approximately 20 million individuals worldwide are […]
Key messages Sodium sensitive blood pressure (salt-sensitive blood pressure, SSBP) occurs when blood pressure rises or decreases by more than 10% in response to dietary salt intake. It is a pathophysiological condition, partly hereditary, which involves 50 to 80% of hypertension diagnoses. The main results reported by a review published in Hypertension shows that women, […]
Elevated levels of these noncardiac immune biomarkers should suggest the need to investigate the presence of myocarditis in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Researchers devised a new biomarker strategy to identify patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) who may develop myocarditis.Some biomarkers were raised up to 30 days before admission for myocarditis and […]
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 […]