A story with many similarities to Alfie's, but with a very different ending. Everything was ready to unplug, but suddenly, life's functions started up again.
A rumor that scares the food industry's bigwigs. The case of Coca-Cola: it funded a research institute to demonstrate that obesity isn't caused by diet, or even sugary drinks. It's all about exercise.
She graduated with a thesis on the French Revolution, after an academic career that focused on European identity. This happened at the Orientale University, where the Disability Orientation Service has been open since 2008, allowing many young people like Giulia to fulfill their dreams.
Giulia, the girl with Down syndrome who graduated with honors in Naples. Read more »
The case was desperate, of course. But a child's life can't be decided by a series of courts in England and Europe. And parents have the right to hope, until the very end.
This 45-year-old from Perugia has been battling a tumor for five years that, according to doctors, should have killed him within four months. Instead, thanks to an experimental treatment program and a great deal of tenacity, not only has he not given up but he has also become the first cancer patient to have run two marathons while still in the disease.
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The first thousand days after the baby's birth: the decisive ones. Postpartum depression, which affects up to 15 percent of new Italian mothers each year, is discussed at a conference organized by Kairos Donna, an association of doctors, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
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The child enters the Milan Oncology Institute to accompany his mother. He discovers the plight of many patients and wants to do something. So he leaves 45 cents in an envelope addressed to the deputy director.
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The boom began with the exclusion of this contraceptive from prescription-only medications. But it's not a condom. It's a medicine, and it's unfair to leave so many girls alone.
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836 marches worldwide, including 700 in the United States. New leaders oppose the indiscriminate sale of handguns and rifles. After 346 people were killed in gun attacks in 2017 alone,
In America, one in five women experiences violence, and in Italy, 19 percent of women report stalking. Technology helps prevent this by raising alarms in real time.
BSafe, the app invented by a Norwegian mother to protect women from street violence. Read more »
Pharmacists' arguments following our complaint about the increased "knock-on-the-door" tax for those on duty. And a warning to consumers: the tax is only payable for the purchase of medicines.
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A screen that serves as a window. Real train seats. Everything is designed to take patients on a journey through their memories. Nothing is random.
No resorts, no tour guides. The 93-year-old grandmother from Vicenza, along with her daughter, left Italy to provide concrete help to the children of Kenya. Her granddaughter, Elisa, tells the story.
Minister Lorenzin's latest gift to Italy's 18 pharmacists. So if you buy paracetamol in the evening or on a Sunday, you'll pay less than €5 per bottle and €10 for the nightly tax.
They are the longest-lived sisters in the Old Continent, having both lived well past the century mark. Their extremely rare exception has also attracted the attention of a German university institute and the Institute of Hygiene in Palermo, which are studying their biological history to uncover their secret.
Europe's grandmothers live in Sicily. Dedè, 112, and Fifì, 106. Read more »
In the parish of Sant'Antonio, in the Madonnella district, the volunteer medical service of the Nikolaos Foundation has created a social-health center where specialists carry out prevention, visits and free screenings for adults and children from situations of hardship and need.
In 2016, this young Syrian girl was hit by a grenade. All her friends died in the explosion, and doctors were forced to amputate her leg to save her life. This tragedy, however, didn't discourage Saja, who, even today, continues to pursue her dream with a smile.
Saja, the little giant who dreams of becoming an athlete to overcome the horrors of war. Read more »
Claudia Gasperini and Maurizio Massacesi, 46 and 51, opened a travel agency in Svolvær, in the Lofoten Islands, in 2009 to get their lives back on track. After eight years, they can proudly say they succeeded, thanks in part to the Scandinavian's extended concept of time.
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There are even rehabilitation centers without a single degree. Professional practices with doctors who entered specialization schools with false documents. And what does the Medical Association do? It sleeps under the covers of 106 provincial offices.
She was born with a degenerative genetic disorder that reduced her field of vision to a tiny portion. Every day, she battles the distrust of those who see her with a cane and reading a book at the same time. This lack of trust stems from ignorance about many of the pathologies affecting the blind.
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