Health
Sicily Bans Soda in Schools
Instead of fizzy drinks, students will have a range of locally produced juices to choose from.
Read MoreMore Italian Dads Head to the Delivery Room
The Italian Ministry of Health finds 92% of dads are present for childbirth, up from 60% 5 years ago.
Read MoreItalian Women Among the Thinnest in Europe
A worldwide study finds that Italian women are some of the skinniest ladies on the continent.
Read MoreNaples Man Sneezes Out Bullet and Lives
Naples has a bit of a rowdy reputation when it comes to New Years Eve celebrations. When the clock struck midnight this year...
Read MoreItaly introduces health card for pets
Pets in Italy can now have their very own digital health card, just like their owners, reports “La Zampa”, La Stampa’s animal section.
Read More"Have a healthy sex life but careful with those thoughts"
Italian researchers led by Dr Emanuele Jannini of the University of L’Aquila have discovered that a healthy sex life can help men live longer.
Read MoreDouble hand transplant carried out in Monza
Italian surgeons have achieved another medical first during a double hand transplant operation carried out on 52-year-old Carla Mari in the San Gerardo Hospital in the city of Monza [Lombardy]...
Read MoreItaly produces new meningitis vaccine
An all-Italian team of researchers has produced the first combined vaccine to protect against four of the five most dangerous strains of meningitis, the serogroups A, C, W135 and Y, reports Corriere della Sera.
Read MoreItalian surgeon gives teenager artificial heart
A fifteen-year-old Italian boy became the first child to receive a permanent artificial heart on Thursday.
Read MoreVirus-tracker doctor returns to Italy
Following last week’s story of a “super surgeon” who may leave Italy because of his frustration with its bureaucratic processes, it is a pleasure to be able to write about a brilliant young doctor who is returning to Italy from the USA....
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