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The Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI) has just published its clinical ethical guidelines for exceptional conditions, in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic.
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Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by STIs, and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis may play a role in their rise. Increasingly, STIs in MSM may be extragenital and asymptomatic.
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Antiretroviral therapies (ART) are enabling HIV+ people to have an almost unaffected life expectancy and the need for elderly care. Elderly HIV+ patients suffer from particular comorbidities that need to be addressed.
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Dr. Omar Alquati is a physician working at the Lodi Local Health Authority in Italy. He works in intensive care units but is currently a COVID-19 patient at Pavia's San Matteo Polyclinic. He shared his thoughts and experience since becoming infected.
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A new study, coordinated by a team from Siena University (Italy) has published findings on heavy metals concentrations in cancer patients’ blood, shedding light on the environmental implications of life in Italy’s “Land of Fire” in the Campania region.
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A private Facebook group for physicians is in the spotlight because of its excesses, including offensive comments against patients.
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Half of American general surgery residents (particularly women) experience abuse in the workplace. This significantly increases their risk of burnout and the prevalence of suicidal thoughts, according to a study.
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An overview of the ongoing trials and fresh knowledge that medicine has acquired on Huntington's disease was recently presented in Rome, Italy
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Male scientists seem to frame their research results in a more positive way than female scientists, regardless of the importance or novelty of these results.
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The administration of statins to decisively lower LDL levels in patients who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or an atherosclerotic ischemic stroke reduces the risk of further severe cardiovascular events.
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The A13 antibody rejuvenates the brain by promoting the birth of new neurons and combating the defects that accompany the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. This opens up new possibilities for diagnosis and treatment.
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Many heart patients do not understand or remember the information provided before procedures. For example, patients mistakenly believe that Percutaneous Coronary Intervention cures them of heart disease.
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US regulations governing health data management are strict but full of gaps and parameters that are in most part obsolete at present. This may allow Google to access patients' personal health data without their specific consent.
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Alphabet, Google's holding company, is about to acquire Fitbit, a manufacturer of physical activity detectors, in a $2.1 billion deal. It is also working with a number of healthcare facilities that will give it access to thousands of medical records. And it´s all legal.
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A new Ohio law is part of a wave of increasingly severe restrictions on abortion, which affects vast regions in the country. The Ohio law, in particular, exposes a new (and absurd) extreme of the backlash against abortion in the USA.
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A study looked at the link between "dreamed" and "real" fear. Sleep, and its associated dreams, seems to allow the retreatment and reorganization of emotional information.
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The Colchinia Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (COLCOT) was conducted at 167 research sites in 12 countries, on some 4,800 patients.
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In urban areas, exhaust gases are important sources of ultrafine particles but their link with various cancers (lung, prostate, and breast) remains inconclusive despite studies.
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A troubling trend has fallen under the radar in the Brexit-dominated UK. British life expectancy has been in a steady decline for several years. Successive austerity policies seem to be a crucial factor in this.
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The mayor of a French village has forbidden its inhabitants from dying on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The move is aimed at garnering attention to the lack of physicians.
