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Patent Foramen Ovale, New Markers Facilitate Treatment
Type 2 diabetes: access to treatment of vascular complications
Why Menopause is a Coronary Risk Factor
Cataract surgery: a new endogenous opioid for post-operative discomfort
Prof. Leopoldo Spadea
Treatment of myelofibrosis with JAK inhibitors. The efficacy of momelotinib
Vaginal atrophy, effectiveness of oxygen and hyaluronic acid treatment
From monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis to chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL): progression and evolution
Immunotherapy and gender differences in melanoma
Cardiac amyloidosis, important advances in diagnosis and therapy
How Stigma Affects Patient's Life
The therapeutic scenario in severe asthma, between biological drugs and biosimilars
Possible applications of AI in management of neurological diseases
scientific events
ICML 2025 in Lugano
The International Conference on Malignant Lymphomas is held biennially in the Swiss city. This year, the event brought together over 5,000 experts from numerous countries, highlighting emerging trends such as the use of ctDNA to guide therapies and advances in second-generation CAR-T. There was also a strong focus on tumor profiling and personalized medicine, with new predictive tools for Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
Interviews from ESCRS 2025
The ESCRS 2025 Congress, held in Copenhagen, brought together world-class experts in cataract and refractive surgery. Key topics included new solutions for presbyopia, innovative IOLs, advanced laser techniques, and sustainability in ophthalmology. The ESCRS iNovation® Day explored emerging technologies for the anterior segment, while the Global Refractive Summit offered global insights into the future of refractive surgery.
30th Congress of European Hematologists
EHA 2025 in Milan is the leading European congress for hematology. It brings together world experts in leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, and advanced therapies such as CAR-T and transplants. Focus on personalized medicine and applied genetics offers new therapeutic perspectives, crucial for improving patient outcomes and quality of life.
19th European Congress on Cardiovascular Prevention
The scientific event ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025, the 19th edition of the annual congress organized by the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), was held in Milan. Focused on the management of cardiovascular risk factors and innovations in prevention, the conference is a point of reference for physicians, researchers, healthcare professionals and policy makers interested in cardiovascular prevention.
ATTD 2025, advances in diabetes management
The Conference brought together in Amsterdam the leading experts in the field of diabetes clinics and advanced technologies (care providers, researchers, industry, investors, reimbursement authorities). The main topics covered included: digital clinics and decision support systems based on big data and artificial intelligence, glucose sensors and closed and open loop systems, including artificial pancreases, new insulins and innovative drugs, as well as pumps for automated administration.
Eamophilia: 18th Congress of the European Association
Conference of the scientific association delegated to promote knowledge, support research and improve clinical care and the lives of patients with inherited or acquired bleeding disorders. The program includes the latest advances in areas such as new treatments, gene therapy, von Willebrand disease, implementation of artificial intelligence in healthcare, management of the elderly and newborns with hemophilia.
SIC cardiologists at the congress
Annual institutional conference of the Italian Society of Cardiology at the Fiera di Roma. Topics covered include: sustainability and quality of care for pulmonary arterial hypertension, efficacy of new drugs for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, models of health integration for the treatment of cardiac amyloidosis, diagnosis and management of STEMI heart attack with innovative technological tools, obesity and cardiovascular risk, new drugs and mechanisms of interaction.
15th Congress, Italian Association of Ophthalmologists
Fifteenth edition of the AIMO congress, focused on ocular pathologies in sharp progression due to the aging of the population that by 2030 is destined to produce an increase in subjects affected by low vision of at least 25%. The works of the conference have reserved particular attention to age-dependent pathologies, such as age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, retinal vascular diseases.
Interviews from the 45th Congress of Interventional Cardiologists
This annual conference is the most important event for Italian specialists in the field of hemodynamics and interventional cardiology. The meeting brings together internationally renowned experts, physicians, researchers and professionals in the sector to discuss innovations and advances in the diagnosis and treatment of ischemic heart disease and valvular diseases treatable with percutaneous techniques.
25th Congress of the Italian Society of Pneumology
Interviews from the national conference that gathers specialists committed to fighting respiratory diseases, in a national and global context of progressive worsening of the conditions that favor these pathologies. Conditions fortunately balanced by the rapid advances in research and pulmonary clinics and by the availability of new classes of drugs.
SIOPS 2024 - pediatric ophthalmology, between tradition and innovation
Interviews from the 38th Congress of the Italian Society of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus. Numerous topics were covered in the scientific event. Among these, diagnostics in pediatrics, strabismus, ocular surface, myopia, use of intraocular lenses (IOL) in pediatric age, management of ophthalmic emergencies in pediatrics, accuracy and specificity of orthoptic evaluations in the execution of ophthalmological diagnostics, ocular ultrasound, neuro-ophthalmology.
SIRM 2024, annual Congress
Il 51° Congresso Nazionale della Società Italiana di Radiologia Medica e Interventistica (SIRM), con il titolo suggestivo “The Next Generation”, costituisce parte integrante del 1° Congresso Congiunto di Area Radiologica, con il coinvolgimento di AIMN e AIRO. Il tema principale del congresso è la radiologia diagnostica e interventistica, con particolare attenzione alle recentissime evoluzioni tecnologiche nelle quali gioca un ruolo da assoluto protagonista l’Intelligenza Artificiale.
54th Congress of the Italian Society of Neurology
Interviews from the annual conference held in Rome from 9 to 12 November 2024, during which several topics of great relevance in the field of the discipline were discussed. The event offered an opportunity for specialists in the sector to meet, allowing the presentation of over 1500 scientific contributions and highlighting the progress underway in all areas of neurology.
ESC 2024 - London
Traditional annual meeting of the scientific society that brings together European cardiologists and specialists in related disciplines. Particular attention was paid to the updated versions of the guidelines on key topics such as hypertension, acute and chronic coronary syndromes, and life cycle management of heart valves.
Gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition in pediatrics
Interviews from the largest European gathering of the international community of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition, enriched by the latest scientific news PGHAN. Among the topics covered, intestinal microbiota and immune defenses, esophageal diseases, nutrition. ESPGHAN is a multi-professional organization whose aim is to promote children's health with particular attention to the gastrointestinal tract.
Cataract and refractive surgery
Twenty-fifth edition of the National Congress of the Italian Association of Cataract and Refractive Surgery dedicated to innovations in the treatment of refractive defects, to surgical techniques for perfecting cataract removal, to innovations in the field of intraocular lenses, to the increasingly frequent applications of robotics and of Artificial Intelligence.
Interviews from Euro PCR 2024
A reference event for cardiovascular interventional medicine, PCR 2024 saw the participation of a record number of 12,100 conference attendees from all over the world, including interventional cardiologists, cardiologists, nurses and allied professionals. An important event in the field of interventional cardiovascular medicine, it is characterized by its pioneering approach to continuing education and also represents the opportunity for the presentation of cutting-edge studies by the main research groups.
Interviews from ATTD 2024
17th International Conference on Advanced Technologies and Treatments for Diabetes. Annual international scientific event that brings together clinicians, researchers and companies involved in combating the pathology that is taking on pandemic dimensions. Among the topics covered, decision support systems based on artificial intelligence, glucose sensors, closed loop systems, artificial pancreas, devices for the prevention of diabetes, new drugs for the treatment of diabetes.
SISO 2024
The third national meeting of SISO was held from April 18 to 20 at the Ergife Palace Hotel in Rome. During the event, several ophthalmological topics were discussed, including glaucoma surgery, choroidal neovascularizations, advances in OCT, neurophthalmology, pediatric ophthalmology, keratoconus and corneal transplantation. The sessions dedicated to the topic of low vision were particularly important.
14^ CONFERENZA EUROPEA SUL CANCRO DELLA MAMMELLA
Fourteenth edition of the European Breast Cancer Conference, whose methodological mission is represented by the multidisciplinary approach in the management of breast cancer. Another distinctive element is the involvement of institutional patient representatives in the organizational management of European scientific events.
OB-GYNs: focus on woman, environment and health
Scientific event focused on the concept of sustainability of women's health, in the context of global issues such as environmental pollution, nutritional deficiencies and excesses, lifestyle. Among the main conference themes, conscious planning of pregnancy, contraception, prevention and treatment of female tumors with the most advanced biological and surgical techniques, menopause, pelvic floor pathologies.
In Naples, the annual meeting of Italian neurologists
Highly attended conference event, in the national context of a growing burden of chronic disabling diseases, in light of the availability of new therapeutic principles and the need to formulate increasingly early diagnoses. Among the hot topics, the evolution of research in numerous pathological fields, the urgency of rediscovering an efficient relationship between hospital and territory, the growing role of new technologies.
ERS International Congress 2023
The ERS International Congress 2023 is the largest European event in the field of respiratory medicine and offers a platform for sharing new research, innovative ideas and best practices in the field of bronchopulmonology. Numerous topics were covered, from critical respiratory care to cellular biology and immunopathology of the airways, from the latest developments in pharmacological research to the developments of nosocomial and home ventilator treatments.
ICML 2023 - Lugano
The important global scientific event on malignant lymphoma celebrated its first in-person post-pandemic edition in Lugano. The conference addressed the state of the art on the biology, pathology and management of lymphoid neoplasms. The program included discussions of clinical cases, meetings with experts of recognized authority, as well as general sessions and training sessions.
10th World Glaucoma Congress
Tenth edition of the world conference, held every two years, dedicated to glaucoma, one of the most significant events in the ophthalmological field. The congress saw the holding of over 70 sessions and the discussion of key topics such as surgical treatments, medical treatments and non-incisional surgery, laser therapies, artificial intelligence and big data.
Urology - Interviews from EAU 2023
The 38th conference of the European Association which brings together the protagonists of urological research, clinic and surgery includes a wide range of sessions held by experts from all over the world. Among the most debated topics, the access of new platforms to the robotic surgical technology market and the comparison between the performances of new and traditional competitors.
Congress of the European Society of Cardiology
67th edition of the annual conference of the European Society of Cardiology. With more than 30,000 attendees, the event delved into cutting-edge topics in research and clinical practice, presented updated guidelines and explored the future of heart health. Among the most discussed issues are new technologies for the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease and the multidisciplinary aspects of heart failure.
ERA 2023 - European Renal Association Congress
The 60th annual ERA Congress offered a clearly structured scientific program, combining the presentation of cutting-edge research with a broad view of the currently most relevant fields in the prevention, detection and treatment of kidney disease. The event recorded a wide participation of clinicians and researchers operating in Europe and around the world.
EULAR 2023, the annual European Rheumatology Congress
Since the year 2000, the European Alliance of Rheumatology Associations, EULAR, has been the organization representing rheumatology patients, healthcare professionals and scientific societies of all European nations. With over 18 thousand participants from 130 countries, the EULAR European Rheumatology Congress has become one of the main global platforms for the exchange of scientific and clinical information. It is also a renowned forum for interaction between doctors, scientists, arthritis/rheumatism sufferers, healthcare professionals and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry around the world.
ESH 2023: hypertension, underestimated emergency
Hypertension is a silent killer, still largely underdiagnosed, affecting nearly 1.3 billion people worldwide. The ESH 2023 scientific event provided the opportunity to remind specialists and decision-makers of health systems of the qualitative and quantitative terms of this mega-pandemic, reviewing the diagnostic-therapeutic and behavioral elements already available to operators and patients , which if properly used would drastically reduce the extent of the phenomenon.
SIDeMaST 2022 - Milan
The 96th National Congress of the Italian Society of Medical, Surgical, Aesthetic Dermatology and Sexually Transmitted Diseases - SIDeMaST took place at the MiCo in Milan, in attendance, after two online editions. In parallel with the congress activity, the event offered an intense training program for specialists and postgraduates.
10th SICuPP National Congress
Adolescence under observation at the annual symposium of the Italian Society of Pediatric Primary Care. Addressed a wide range of specific problems of the age group, from the non-serious ones of the healthy adolescent, to chronic pathologies, with consequences on a psychological and relational level, up to the multiple aspects of serious illnesses, not least the right to be forgotten in definitive cure cases. Great attention has been paid to important psychiatric and psychological situations resulting from eating disorders and other behavioral abnormalities.
52nd Congress of the Italian Society of Neurology
Press conference that exemplifies the atmosphere and expectations of important changes that can be found in the neurological research and clinical sectors. From the hopes aroused by recent studies on the treatments of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases to the expectations regarding the development of the uses of Artificial Intelligence in numerous fields of neurology, there are numerous stimulating topics proposed by the SIN speakers.
SIES 2023: Regenerative Medicine in the foreground
Congressional event characterized by a high rate of technological innovation and the prevalence of a unifying and interdisciplinary theme - that of regenerative therapies - intended to trace the future routes of Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Medicine. Regenerative medicine seems to make use of a double stimulus to expansion: on the one hand, scientific research which supplies new materials at a rapid pace, and on the other, industry, capable of continuously producing new technological solutions.
Heart Rhythm 2022 - San Francisco
Heart Rhythm 2022, held in San Francisco, California, is considered the most anticipated global EP event of the year. Dedicated to advancing the science of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology, it has seen the participation of over 7,700 heart rhythm professionals from around the world. For the first time in San Francisco, an abundance of new disciplines and technologies destined to change clinical practice have been unveiled.
1st S.I.S.O. National Congress
The first national congress of the newly established S.I.S.O., a scientific society that represents Italian specialists operating in all areas of ophthalmology, was held at the Europa Congress Center of the Gemelli Hospital. The event was attended by numerous single-issue and regional scientific societies which contributed to the creation of a vast program that draws on the various subspecialties of ophthalmology with 47 single-issue courses and 32 live surgeries.
OCT & Retina Forum 2022
Among the main topics of the 2022 edition of the OCT & RETINA Forum is the integration of new technologies with the treatments available in clinical practice, not only for research purposes but mainly because they are crucial for the diagnosis of retinal diseases and therapy. The congress program includes presentations on imaging, focus on therapies, updates on the treatments of maculopathies, of vascular and retinal diseases. Some of the most important researchers present the results of the latest trials.
Scilla Cuore 2022
The 2022 edition of Scilla Cuore proposes for the 22nd time a widely tested formula that sees numerous key leaders of Italian cardiology and related disciplines as protagonists in the dual function of providing professional updating and engaging scientific comparison on the hottest topics of clinical practice and research. The scientific program offers a wide range of widely debated topics, from female specificity in cardiovascular disease to news on heart failure and arrhythmias.
EUROPCR 2021 - MILANO HUB
La nuova formula congressuale ibrida su base europea, per focalizzare i temi caldi della cardiologia interventistica
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA - LUGANO
Advances in the knowledge and treatment of lymphoma at ICML 2021 virtual edition
51° CONGRESSO DELLA SOCIETÀ ITALIANA DI NEUROLOGIA
Nel segno della complessità gestionale e dell'innovazione terapeutica
THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
An educational meeting dedicated to sarcomas and GIST to improve diagnostic and therapeutic quality
13th AIMO-SISO Congress
Thirteenth National Congress of the Italian Association of Ophthalmologists (AIMO), the first organized together with the Italian Society of Ophthalmological Sciences (SISO). The contents of the congress event reflect the specific missions of the two organizations and include the innovations and techniques performed live that can improve daily clinical and surgical activities together with academic formats and communications on new research projects.
Interventional Cardiology - Interviews from the Euro PCR 2023
The 2023 edition of the Euro PCR scientific event - over 11,000 participating specialists - coincided with the 30th anniversary of the event which was the main driver of the rapid worldwide diffusion of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) for STEMI heart attack treatment. The conference provided innumerable ideas, some of which are presented here in the form of video interviews.
SCILLA CUORE 2021
Con il congresso in presenza torna il confronto sugli "hot topics" della cardiologia per mettere in connessione ricerca e pratica clinica
Ideas of aesthetic medicine from AGORA' 2022
The international congress of aesthetic medicine, in its twenty-fourth edition, confirms - both in the trends of the demand for services and in the offer - the increasingly close intertwining between beauty and well-being, a combination represented by the search for protocols attentive to prevention and based on minimal invasiveness . Among the most interesting innovations, biostimulation techniques and synergies between devices and active ingredients that make treatments more effective.
70° CONGRESSO DELLA SOCIETA' ITALIANA DI NEUROCHIRURGIA
Nuove tecnologie e imaging digitale in sala operatoria, sfida impegnativa per la neurochirurgia italiana
105th SIOT National Congress
Congress of SIOT orthopedics, in a scientific and healthcare context characterized by great transformations. Robotics, virtual reality, computer aided tools, gender medicine, female professional specificities, holistic approach to orthopedics. These are some of the themes that represent the changes taking place, in medicine and in the specialty, that orthopedic surgeons are called to face, with the support of their own scientific society.
ESHRE - 38th Annual meeting
ESHRE’s 38th Annual Meeting took place from 3 to 6 July 2022 in Milan, Italy. This year, the Congress of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embriology was organised as a hybrid event with almost 10 thousand participants for the main programme from 128 different countries. The main program features the most stimulating hot topics of gynecological endocrinology and reproductive medicine.
insights
Sharing and managing change in cardiology
Turin hosted "Change in Cardiology 2025," a key scientific and educational event for Italian cardiology. Innovation, research, and multidisciplinary discussion fueled the conference, focusing on new therapies, emerging technologies, and evolving clinical scenarios. In this series of video interviews produced by YouMed, conference participants share their thoughts, experiences, and visions for the future of cardiology.
Dementia: Towards New Models of Palliative Care
VIDAS, a leading provider of palliative care for over forty years, presents a new national survey conducted with Ipsos on the experiences of caregivers of people with dementia. The data is clear: caregivers are often alone, without support, and without access to adequate care. The old care paradigm, fragmented and disease-centered, is showing all its limitations. A palliative approach—comprehensive, competent, and humane—can make a difference.
Supplementary healthcare and the third sector: working together for more inclusive healthcare
Banca delle Visite is a charitable network active throughout Italy, created to promote the right to health and a culture of wellness and prevention through the values of mutual aid and support. The project began in July 2015 at the initiative of Mutua MBA and other organizations involved in the healthcare sector. The heart of the non-profit organization is collecting donations to cover the costs of medical services for people in need, veterinary visits for pets, and sports activities for children and adolescents.
Advanced Molecular Diagnostics in Oncology
Video interviews released during the training-updating event, organized by the Departmental Structure of Pathological Histology and Molecular Diagnostics of the AOU Careggi of Florence. The contents concern areas and methods of use of molecular biology techniques, with particular attention to the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma and ovarian cancer, as well as the influence of gender differences on the response to oncological therapies.
Oncology therapies and neurocognitive disorders
They affect up to 75% of patients undergoing oncological therapies such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. These include learning disabilities, cognitive deficits, disorders related to executive functions and many other disorders that can significantly affect the lives of patients both in terms of professional activity and recreational activities. The aim of the conference is to review the possible treatments and prevention methods.
"PerCORSA"
Press conference in support of the public awareness campaign on the topic of combating chronic respiratory diseases. Representatives of institutions and scientific societies illustrate the results of previous editions of the initiative and inform about the scientific innovations that are already changing the characteristics of clinical practice in pulmonology.
Young scientists striving to conquer Europe
Exhibition of 40 scientific projects presented by young students aged between 14 and 20. The national competition, organized by FAST (Federation of Scientific and Technical Associations), allows the winning students to participate in the European-scale competition EUCYS (European Union Contest for Young Scientists).
19th Forum Risk Management in Healthcare
Interviews from the nineteenth edition of the Forum Risk Management in Healthcare in Arezzo. An event that aims to be a place for comparing contributions, useful for a reform of the National Healthcare System shared among the many components that determine its functioning. Participants include Scientific Societies, Research Institutions and Institutes, Mayors and proximity networks of the territories, Citizens' and Patients' Associations, non-profit and profit companies, oriented towards social responsibility.
Chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis
The AMCFS association, which is part of the Rare Disease Alliance, celebrates World Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patient Day. The difficulties of diagnosis and the shortcomings of the healthcare system make it difficult to recognize the pathology and take care of patients, whose number is constantly increasing, also due to the consequences of Covid.
SIGENP Charity Evening
Event dedicated to informing the public about the clinical, scientific and social activities carried out by SIGENP, in collaboration with the associations that collect the membership and commitment of the families of young patients affected by rare diseases in the hepato-gastroenterological and nutritional fields.
International Pathways of Psychiatry, XV Congress
Interviews from the fifteenth edition of this event inspired by the paradigm of “One Mental Health”, to underline the critical issues of the interconnection between human, animal and environmental health. Contents focused on psychological well-being and mental health, organizational well-being in work and training environments, in social-health contexts, in prison and care environments.
Parents and their children's visual health
Event dedicated to the presentation of a public opinion survey, commissioned by ExilorLuxottica to IPSOS Public Affairs, regarding the opinion of parents of Italian children on the topic of their children's visual health. The press conference provided the opportunity to delve into the topic of childhood myopia progression and the tools available today to control it.
Interviews from Cardiobrixia 2
Scientific meeting proposed by the University of Brescia with educational and training purposes and aimed at cardiologists and internists. It focuses on the major themes of contemporary cardiology: from cardiovascular prevention to the treatment of acute and chronic coronary syndromes, from the new frontiers of arrhythmology to the clinical use of cardiovascular imaging, from cardio-immunogenetics to the treatment of heart failure.
Eosinophilic esophagitis increasingly widespread
SIGENP illustrates its project for the management of a complex pathology, known for a few decades, which has an impressive increase in prevalence. The commitment of the scientific society consists in raising public awareness of the risks that a missed or delayed diagnosis of the disease entails for the child.
Telepneumoconsultation experience in Arezzo
Pilot project of the UOC of Pneumology and UTIP of the San Donato Hospital in Arezzo that involved over 170 family doctors with the telemedicine tool. An innovative model of integrated management of respiratory pathologies affecting the population of the territory to which the hospital refers was born. Dr. Raffaele Scala, director of the department, talks about it.
New organizational models against blindness and low vision
The development of new organizational models for prevention and early ophthalmic diagnosis in the NHS is at the center of the "Sight in health" project, presented in Naples by the Italian section of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), in collaboration with CERGAS-SDA Bocconi. The aim is to offer concrete answers to the growing need for visual health in our country.
Pronto Diabete
Press conference to present the “Pronto Diabete” campaign, which aims to promote health, monitor Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and prevent its cardiorenal complications by encouraging early diagnosis. The initiative is sponsored by the Italian Society of Diabetology (SID) and the Association of Diabetologists (AMD).
News from Cosmoprof
Insights into beauty industry trends. Cosmoprof is the reference event for companies and professionals from all areas of the global cosmetics industry. Industry leaders, beauty experts and speakers from all over the world explore the most current topics in the cosmetics industry to anticipate future trends. The interviews carried out propose some of the themes that represent the emerging trends.
Children in hospital: new needs
ABIO Milan, with its 300 volunteers, has been present in the city's pediatric departments for over four decades. With the opinion survey conducted on the parents of hospitalized children, the association wanted to explore the level of satisfaction with the assistance services offered and collect suggestions regarding new services, capable of satisfying still little-known needs.
Connecting retina specialists
A conference on the latest developments in retinal practice, co-organised by LMU Klinikum Munchen and Sacro Cuore – Don Calabria di Negrar, which alternates between Verona and Munich. Verona VM Retina Meeting, with over 700 participants from 45 different countries, offered important opportunities for discussion and in-depth analysis on the innovations of the near future with the key leaders of the sector.
For wider use of CGMs in the fight against type 2 diabetes
On the occasion of the 16th edition of the ATTD International Conference, Prof. Satish Garg addressed the topic of the strategies necessary to slow down the dramatic expansion of diabetic disease. In particular, he focuses on the still unexpressed potential of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and the virtuous effect that its massive use could have on the millions of prediabetic patients not yet on insulin.
RIPENSA Registry: studying perinatal asphyxia and preventing it
Perinatal asphyxia is a condition affecting full-term newborns. Much of it is unpredictable because it is not preceded by any event that signals a risk. Even today, every thousand newborns, two-three are born with asphyxia and a good percentage of these carry the effects of this dramatic moment for life. Eubrain's initiative, in collaboration with the Gaslini Institute, aims to create a national registry and start a study that helps to better understand the disease and contributes to reducing the number of asphyxiated children.
The consequences of the decline in estrogen
The decrease in estrogen due to menopause can cause symptoms of various kinds but is above all the cause of the increase in cardiovascular risk and of important osteoarticular pathologies. The multidisciplinary meeting that is the subject of this report is coordinated and conducted by specialists from different disciplines, involved at various levels in the management of menopause.
OUT OF THE BLACK - You can get out of depression
According to a WHO estimate, depression affects 5% of the adult population globally, a phenomenon made even more alarming by the Covid pandemic. In Italy it affects 3.5 million people, half of whom do not receive a correct diagnosis, while only a third of those affected receive adequate treatment. This round table, promoted by the "The Bridge" foundation, deals with the characteristics of the pathology, defines the profiles of patients who are affected by it and highlights the conditions - both in terms of organization and available resources - in which specialist and territorial structures are called to act.
Forum presbiopia
Interdisciplinary event for updating and training involving ophthalmologists, opticians and industry, on the visual problems of presbyopes and the solutions to resolve them. Among the objectives of the initiative are the improvement of the relationship between ophthalmologist and presbyope and the support to the optician and optometrist in responding to the corrective need and in the subsequent checks of visual satisfaction.
Celiac disease, diagnosis on the rise
The guidelines developed by the Italian Society of Endoscopic Gastroenterology and included in the National Guidelines System of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità are intended for general practitioners, paediatricians, gastroenterologists and other specialists and have the aim of facilitating the diagnosis of celiac disease and promoting the correct treatment of the insidious disease.
Endurance sports and nutrition
The feeding methods in endurance competitions that exceed two hours are decisive for the level of performance. Dr. Mariano Casali, arrhythmologist cardiologist and sports doctor, reviews the achievements in sports nutrition that can make the difference in competitions based on prolonged athletic efforts, the effectiveness of which has been demonstrated by the most recent international studies.
Screening to discover and treat lazy eye
Amblyopia, commonly known as "lazy eye", represents a problem often overlooked by the healthcare system. The Sight for Kids project, promoted by Lions, involves specialists from different countries in carrying out screenings on children aged 3 to 5 years. The goal is to diagnose this disease early and allow treatment that can prevent irreversible damage to those affected.
IOL POWER CALCULATION - 10th Course of Advanced Biometrics
International course held in Bologna, dedicated to the methods of measuring and calculating the power of intraocular lenses (IOLs). International research is exploring new methods to improve the accuracy of calculating the power of IOLs and ICLs (Implantable Collamer Lenses), essential aspects in ophthalmology. They refer to a lens's ability to bend light correctly to resolve vision problems. Lens power is measured in diopters and can be calculated using several formulas.
focus / ESOD, first pilot project against new psychoactive substances
What is ESOD and what role does it play in the fight against new drugs?
Overview of new psychoactive substances: size of the phenomenon, dangers, trends
New drugs: counter strategies, management model, diagnosis and treatment
ESOD: an example of public-private collaboration, a unique experience in the European context
focus / heart valve pathologies, today
Epidemiology of valvular heart disease
Variants of Aortic Valvular Disease
Treatment of aortic valve stenosis
Primary and secondary mitral regurgitation, treatment modalities
Tricuspid valve insufficiency
focus / diets and health, overview of the main dietary regimes
Sorrentino method, eat well to live better (and lose weight)
Three very popular diets
What diet for cellulite
Mediterranean diet, healthy par excellence
Fat and belly, how to orient yourself
focus / women's health, what changes with the use of natural estrogens
The benefits of estetrol on female health
The new estrogens in contraception and menopause
Increasingly safer contraception thanks to natural estrogens
Estetrol has been shown to be highly effective and safe in contraception
focus / resistance of Gram-negative bacterial infections
Multiresistance of Gram-negative bacteria
Prospective studies on critically ill patients: why they are difficult
Critically ill patients: the Perseus retrospective study on multidrug-resistant Gram-negatives
Efficacy of cefiderocol against pseudomonas
focus / childhood allergies
The riskiest allergies in childhood
The expansion of allergies in industrialized countries
Why early diagnosis of childhood allergies is important
Allergy therapy: the revolution of biological drugs
focus / news on lymphomas
Hodgkin's lymphoma, a leap in the chances of recovery
New therapeutic modalities in non-Hodgkin's
Primary lymphomas of the mediastinum, stop to complementary radiotherapy
Workshop on updating lymphoma staging
focus / for wider use of CGMs in the fight against type 2 diabetes
Why use CGMs in type 2 diabetes also
How to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes from prediabetes
The resistance to change in diabetes management
The hot topics discussed at ATTD 2023
focus / lupus erythematosus, knowing it and treating it
Lupus, excess defense. Characteristics of the disease
Lupus: Nonspecific symptoms complicate the diagnosis
Lupus treatment: a wide range of drugs to control the disease
Living with Lupus, between successes and cautions
focus / fight against hypertension, between drugs and new procedures
Hypertension, an underestimated threat
A silent killer with no symptoms
Hypertension treatment: confirmations and novelties
Renal denervation, functioning and benefits
focus / learning about coronary heart disease
Symptoms and signs revealing coronary ischemia
Non-interventional treatments of coronary artery disease
The precautions to be observed after the treatment of coronary heart disease
CT Coronary Angiography in the planning of vascular interventional procedure
focus / eating disorders in adolescence
Malnutrition: causes of an expanding phenomenon
Eating disorders, how they show themselves
The signs of distortion of a relationship
The risks of chronicity of eating disorders
focus / management of vertebral metastases
Vertebral metastases: causes and evolution
Tumor chronicization: a multidisciplinary approach is needed
The requirements for continuous monitoring of vertebral tumors
Train and update neurosurgeons by virtual reality
practical guides / knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis and cartilage
Surgical treatment of knee osteoarthritis
The materials of knee prostheses
Knee osteoarthritis: surgery and rehabilitation
practical guides / hip diseases
Articolazione dell'anca: anatomia e movimenti
Dolore all’anca: quando la causa è l’infiammazione
Dolore all’anca: quando la causa è un difetto meccanico
Protesi all'anca: evoluzione e prospettive future
Intervento di protesi all'anca: durata e revisione degli impianti
La sostituzione protesica dell'anca
Protesi all'anca: come comportarsi dopo l'intervento
Protesi all'anca: le attività fisiche possibili dopo l'intervento
Protesi all'anca: vantaggi delle tecniche chirurgiche mininvasive
sports and health / endurance, the fundamental role of carbohydrates
Endurance, optimizing sports performance with correct nutrition
The disciplines of resistance and the role of carbohydrates
Athletic effort, inflammation, immune response: what nutrition
Measuring stress devices and sports nutrition
beauty and health / cosmetic surgery, correction of the abdomen and buttocks
Cosmetic surgery: correction of the abdomen
Abdominal correction: the available options
Correction of the abdomen: age limit and safety