• Medical History: The bizarre history of the lobotomy

    Lobotomy was long regarded as a medical advance, even getting a Nobel Prize for Medicine. But how did the controversial operation come about?

  • Analysis: Hospitalization treatment in drowning cases

    After drowning, patients must be moved quickly to ERs, even if asymptomatic. Every case requires thorough assessment, monitoring, and treatment.

  • Vaccines and climate change: between prevention and mitigation

    Global warming will favour zoonotic diseases, and populated areas risk becoming hotspots. Vaccine development is crucial; so is their supply and access.

  • The view from Germany: Climate change as a lethal risk

    Global warming is already a manifest risk to health. The 2023 Report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change (again) shows dramatic developments.

  • Burgers, fries, pizzas: "only once" is not enough

    People occasionally treat themselves to a cheat day, a day of indulging in unhealthy food and drink. But even infrequent consumption leaves a mark.

  • A watch to monitor atrial fibrillation?

    A recent study analysed the performance of the 'Study Watch' device, that continuosly monitors atrial fibrillation and estimates its severity.

  • Italy: Analysis of anesthesiologists' night shifts

    77% of anaesthesiologists that took part in an international survey stated that night shifts in particular negatively affected their quality of life.

  • Using biomarkers in Crohn's disease

    New guidelines highlight the reliability of blood and faecal tests to monitor inflammation degrees in CD, thus reducing invasive endoscopy frequencies.

  • Colorectal cancer in young people: Watch out for red flags

    Who thinks instantly of bowel cancer when abdominal pain or diarrhoea hits? It turns out, these complaints may be key symptoms of early colorectal cancer.

  • An AI physician? Not quite yet

    Dr. Adam Cifu raises doubts on Artificial Intelligence's ability to understand patient histories and highlights the challenges of doctor/patient communication.

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