In the often fragmented and polarized Italian healthcare landscape—caught between overcrowded public facilities and sometimes impersonal private practices—there are experiences that stand out as models. One of these is the C.Ur.E Group – European Urological Center – founded and led by Dr. Giovanni Ferrari, who has succeeded in combining...
Britain cannot take for granted that it will retain its world-leading position in science and innovation after Brexit, a committee of MPs has warned.
The House of Commons science and technology select committee is concerned that the UK has not yet committed itself to the next round of EU funding which...
Humans continue to produce new neurons in a part of their brain involved in learning, memory and emotion throughout adulthood, scientists have revealed, countering previous theories that production stopped after adolescence. The findings could help in developing treatments for neurological conditions such as dementia.
Many new neurons are produced in...
Masullo Medical Group looks to the future with the FUE mini-invasive technique
Hair loss is a problem affecting millions of people of all ages: in recent years, therefore, medical science has tried to refine interventional methods in order to achieve increasingly natural and permanent results over time, to fully satisfy...
ANGELO POMPUCCI Neurosurgery is that branch of medicine that deals with the surgical treatment of pathologies that, directly or indirectly, involve the central and peripheral nervous system, and more generally the skull and spine. Very often these are progressive diseases, which have a great impact both on patients, because at...
Assisted reproductive techniques (ART), in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), have been very successful in overcoming the many underlying causes of female and male infertility. It is estimated that at least ten million children have been born worldwide using these techniques. In Italy, where between 70,000...
The authoritative point of view of Prof. Costantino Di Carlo
Female hormones, estrogens and / or progestogens, may be prescribed either to compensate for the deficiency resulting from menopause, or for contraception. We talk about it with Prof. Costantino Di Carlo, Ordinary of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the University of...
We live in an era in which dental medicine has been profoundly transformed by technology. One of the fields where innovation has made the greatest strides is implantology. Until a few years ago, rehabilitating a full dental arch meant long healing times, temporary removable dentures, and multiple surgeries. Today,...
ogs really are our best friends, according to a Swedish study that says canine ownership could reduce heart disease. A study of 3.4 million people between the ages of 40 and 80 found that having a dog was associated with a 23% reduction in death from heart disease and a 20%...
owever much my shoulder burned and stung and ached, the pleasure at being able to lie in total peace was greater.” This is how Karl Ove Knausgaard felt after he broke his collarbone at football practice. The Norwegian writer had spent the past four years taking care of a young family...
