The fifth iteration of the “Culture and Health” course, promoted by the Faculty of Biomedical Science at USI – Università della Svizzera italiana with IBSA Foundation for scientific research and the Culture Department of the City of Lugano, will see personalities from the world of science and culture come together on seven Mondays to discuss […]
Around 190 million people worldwide suffer from endometriosis; in Italy, at least 3 million have been officially diagnosed. If you have or suspect you have endometriosis, #ENDOs offers you the opportunity to share your story completely anonymously, becoming part of a large community of support and understanding. What is #ENDOs? #ENDOs is a project co-funded […]
A new Italian study proposes a holistic model to improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and one of the leading causes of death among women. New approaches based on the adoption of so-called integrative therapies can be implemented to enhance the physical and psychological […]
An important article entitled “Narrative Medicine: theory, clinical practice and education – a scoping review” by Ilaria Palla, Giuseppe Turchetti and Stefania Polvani, who for years was president of SIMeN (Società Italiana di Medicina Narrativa), has recently been published in the BMC Health Services Research magazine. The authors have mapped and analyzed all published studies […]