The first session of the entrance test for the faculties of Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine starts today at 13pm. The second will be on July 30th. Here's everything you need to know
NxTag® Respiratory Pathogen Panel (RPP) v2 is a multiplexing molecular panel capable of identifying 21 different pathogens (bacteria and viruses). The RPP v2 panel is now available in the United States on MAGPIX® analyzers. The new updated panel expands…
Health Lombardy is an online showcase open to the world designed to promote the healthcare excellence of Lombardy and offer high-quality treatment proposals to citizens from other countries, both European and non-European. Assolombarda thus aims to internationalize the…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance obtained in advance. DiaSorin thus strengthens its position in the syndromic multiplexing market. The stock shines on Piazza Affari, +4%
The effects of ecosystem change on humans is at the center of the "Science on the frontier" conference being held this weekend in San Candido in the upper Pusteria Valley
The dictionary created by Wellmicro, which can be consulted for free online, allows you to deepen your knowledge of the fundamental functions of the microbiota on the well-being of our organism. How to fight all those microorganisms found inside our digestive system, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi…
Charlemagne recommended cultivating it and had it planted in the imperial gardens of Aachen. A concentrate of properties useful in respiratory and digestive disorders, of antioxidants (vitamin A, vitamin C and manganese). Became part of the Slow Food Presidia.…
58% of facilities do not currently offer Telemedicine services and have no intention of doing so in the future. Here are the results of the first national survey on Telemedicine in private outpatient settings conducted by Fondazione Bruno Visentini in partnership with ISS…
Thanks to their discoveries, the two scientists made rapid vaccine development possible during one of the greatest threats to human health of modern times
By kind permission of the authors and the publisher Sanpaolo we publish the premise of the book by Silvio Garattini and Rita Banzi of the Mario Negri Institute "A medicine that penalizes women" which demonstrates how, despite the diversity between the female body and…
The average age of doctors is 51, while for nurses it is 47. Three operators out of 4 complain about physical effort, nine out of 10 about salary and career prospects. Burioni "doctors are not lacking,…
But what reforms does the NHS really need? What are the perceptions of Italians on the NHS? What health care would they like for the future? These are the questions that the Observatory for Italian Public Accounts tries to answer with an analysis of…
According to the Mediobanca Research Area report, a 2022% increase in revenues is expected in 4. The turnover of the major private operators is growing in 2021: +15,2% on 2020 and +6,3% on 2019
INTERVIEW WITH NINO CARTABELLOTTA, President of the GIMBE Foundation - Healthcare is a national emergency, but there is no government plan in sight. Healthcare expenditure is lower than in other European countries. 180 healthcare workers abroad in 20…
INTERVIEW WITH ROSELLA LEVAGGI, President of the Italian Society of Public Economy (SIEP) and professor of Health Economics at the University of Brescia. "The pandemic has changed the order of healthcare priorities and highlighted the central role of the public" - Hospitals, waiting lists, intramoenia,…
The Italian health revolution, invoked by Professor Garattini on FIRSTonline, cannot fail to take into account Italy's geographical diversity and cannot ignore health geopolitics
The gas cloud from the Baltic is scary but more for the effects on the environment than on human health. The Italian environmental doctors reassure the population
The international giant together with the architect Filippo Tainelli will make patients and professionals live experiences that involve all the senses. To restore humanity to mankind
The Government has approved the project of Piedmont, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Umbria, Puglia and Basilicata on green hydrogen and Liguria on a computational medicine center - Comment by Marsiaj of the Industrial Union of Turin
According to a report by the Mediobanca Research Area, worldwide turnover will reach 633 billion in 2024 - 227 active companies in Italy, revenues of 18,6 billion
The tool integrates the classic check-up with a clinical governance wellness path for company employees through a telemedicine platform with apps and smart watches
An amusing volume “Calici & Camici” talks about Vignerons doctors in Italy. That time Christiaan Barnard invited to drink two glasses to protect the heart. Is it good? It hurts? It is still being discussed. But the Bible invites us to give…
A historic village in the heart of the Ernici mountains, in the province of Frosinone, a destination for saints, enthusiasts and herbalists. In Collepardo known as "the country of herbs", for the wealth of spontaneous medicinal plants - over 1200 have been catalogued...
A young Chinese restaurateur opens a "ravioleria" in Rome from which Glutamate is banned, which offers dumplings in different versions of traditional cuisine. The Secret of Gao Tan. The story of the ancient Chinese doctor who treated with dumplings…
According to the Health Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic, for three out of four specialists, telemedicine is at the center of the response to the Coronavirus: one citizen out of three is interested in trying it and according to doctors, about a third could be carried out remotely…
Auriga has acquired Lockwise Device Manager, a cybersecurity platform - The Sofinnova Telethon Fund has instead decided to invest in Genespire, a company that develops therapies for patients with genetic diseases
A Civil Protection ordinance dictates the rules to prevent patients from going to the doctor: electronic medical prescriptions can be sent via sms, WhatsApp and email - Doctors, patients, pharmacies: here are the new rules
On the occasion of the 30th International Congress of digestive system surgery, the first immersive 4K remote surgery teleconsultation was performed using Tim's 5G network.
In a conference of the Italian association of gastroenterologists (AIGO) the importance of a correct diet also for therapeutic purposes was reaffirmed: "'Spot' diets tend to exclude foods that contain important substances" - Wine and oil? They're fine, but be careful…
The theme was at the center of the Milanese conference conceived by the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation and the Umberto Veronesi Foundation which attracted the world's top experts to Milan, including James Patrick Allison, Nobel Prize winner for medicine…
Not everyone knows that in the intestine there are up to one million billion single-celled organisms, a number 10 times higher than that of all the cells of the human body: these are bacteria that make up the Microbiota. If yes…
Presbyopia is a problem affecting 28 million Italians, but few are aware of the new solutions: it was discussed in Milan at a conference with doctors and producers.
According to research by the Milan Polytechnic, in 2018 healthcare spending on digital increased by 7% - Boost on electronic records and departmental systems, artificial intelligence is starting to be tested
The conference "The evolving role of the medical scientist in the digital era" organized and supported by the Silvio Tronchetti Provera Foundation in collaboration with Cariplo Factory analyzes how new digital technologies are changing medicine
The trial will involve a group of patients who will be monitored directly at home and will be able to interact with doctors thanks to the Open Fiber network.
A transversal pact that commits the political forces to counter the actions of pseudo-scientists, no vax and denialism - Grillo and Renzi for the first time on the same side - The virologist Burioni, promoter of the initiative: "Something happened today...
INTERVIEW WITH ATTILIO SPECIANI, well-known Milanese immunologist and allergist - The equation healthy eating = better well-being/longer life has been known for some time, but it is not always associated with good and appetizing food. And instead it is possible with a few,…
The first edition of the network place for medical industry will be held at the Verona Fair on 23 and 24 January, conceived as a place for meeting and discussion to stimulate reflection on new developments and new applications of the discoveries…
Patient waiting times for diagnostics, emergency medicine and elective surgery are an unsolved problem not only in Italy - There are many solutions to reduce them but not all of them work: this is why -…
Interview with Nicoletta Luppi, CEO of MSD, the Italian subsidiary of the pharmaceutical multinational Merck who calls for a new European policy and institutional direction to address the new frontiers of health: from vaccines to the new generation of antibiotics and others…
FROM THE BLOG "LA CASA DI PAOLA" - This is an Italian project that brings together in a single well-equipped space futuristic technologies and medical devices made in Italy which, in just a few minutes, are able to give the user a…
According to data released by the "Review on Antimicrobial Resistance" report, published in 2016, by 2050, antibiotic-resistant infections could be the leading cause of death in the world, even surpassing cancer - 700 deaths every year in…
INTERVIEW WITH CARLO EUGENIO VITELLI, director of the Surgery Department of the San Giovanni Hospital in Rome - "The Italian Surgery Conference has shown that the health system is sustainable if corruption and defensive medicine are eliminated and the focus is on innovation" -…
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the non-profit charitable foundation that Facebook's number one launched together with his wife Priscilla Chan, will invest more than 3 billion dollars in order to develop technologies to speed up medical research.
New drugs, revolutionary laboratory methodologies to verify their efficacy and the most recent successes in the field of gene therapy: all of this was discussed in Rome at the Ssiem world congress - Interview with Prof. Carlo Dionisi Vici, head physician…
There is an agreement for the renewal of the general practice agreement: clinics open every day from 8 to 24 and the 118 will be available at night - Pediatric services guaranteed from 8 to 20 for 5 days…
Medtronic, a multinational medical technology company based in Dublin, today announced the acquisition of Bellco, a leading Italian company in hemodialysis solutions, based in the Mirandola technological hub, in Emilia.
One year wait for CT scans and mammograms, 7 months to 2 years for surgery, 9 months to see an oncologist. The endless waiting lists of public health force more and more patients to turn to a private individual. The…
Telemedicine could become the new frontier of healthcare. More and more people are using smartphones and apps to treat themselves and simplify the doctor-patient relationship.
The Swiss labor market continues to shop for foreign talent: from Italy, after that of engineers and other categories of workers, another exodus is ready, that of doctors - More jobs but above all triple salaries...
SPEECH BY DARIO FOCARELLI, general manager of Ania - The avalanche of complaints against doctors and health facilities has exploded the losses of the health civil liability insurance branch: the cost of claims exceeds the premiums collected by 50% -…
UROLOGICAL SURGERY EBOOK - With an ebook by Pier Francesco Bassi, one of the major luminaries of urology and head physician of the "Gemelli" in Rome, and his student Emilio Sacco, FIRSTonline debuts with goWare in online medical publishing - The text,…
Aspirinetta (a low dose of aspirin per day) has had good press for preventing heart disease for many years - but now it also appears to protect against cancers of the intestine, stomach and oesophagus, as indicated by one …
DOSSIER ANIA - Almost all the Italian regions have chosen the path of self-insurance, or even non-insurance, to deal with the risks of civil liability linked to medical malpractice - But from 14 August doctors will have to be insured by law (exempt…
The company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange has developed a therapeutic agent that can increase the survival of patients with pleural mesothelioma, a tumor typically associated with exposure to asbestos fibres.
His name is Hospi, he is one meter and 30 tall, weighs 120 kilos and can be found in the wards of Japanese hospitals from the end of the year - He is not a sumo wrestler, but a robot developed by Panasonic, capable…
Record enrollments at Bucharest dental school - Romania does not earn money, but young local dentists are ready to emigrate to Western Europe to become well-paid professionals
The main reason for the protest is the contract blocked since 2009 and at the risk of remaining so for a long time to come - Among the reasons that prompted the sector to go on strike are: the defense of the health system, stabilization…
The EU Commission has received numerous complaints relating to the fact that Italian doctors are subjected to excessive working hours without adequate rest - The EU requests that doctors see their rights respected - Enpam presented…
INTERVIEW WITH ILARIA PASSARANI, senior health policy officer at the European consumer organization - From next October a European directive will enter into force which will allow people to go abroad to seek treatment or undergo specialist medical examinations (without local health authority authorisation)…
A conference organized by the association that brings together insurance companies will be held tomorrow in Rome - Health issues at the center of the debate - Speeches by ministers Renato Balduzzi (Health) and Paola Severino (Justice) are expected, as well as those of…
With the Balduzzi decree approved yesterday in the Chamber, the territorial organization of primary health care changes radically: clinics are open all day every day, including days before holidays and holidays.
But the informed citizen is the one who really gains - No direct savings for the State: the National Health System always reimburses a fixed amount - The doctor will have to indicate the active ingredient on the prescription and no longer the…
The details of the reorganization of the healthcare system of medical studies have been brought forward. Giacomo Mililo, union secretary of family doctors announces to "La Stampa" the opening of the studios for all seven days of the week with the possibility of also carrying out analyses…
The French nutritionist Pierre Dukan had long been the subject of two disciplinary proceedings for violating the code of ethics: the first for the use of medicine for commercial purposes, the second for imprudence in public statements - His diet…
