Living with Morphine: Between relief, risks, monitoring, and misconceptions

1 Nov 2025 • 3 Likes

Morphine — and, more broadly, long-acting opioid treatments such as MST Continus®, OxyContin®, or Morphgesic® — can be a vital source of relief for people living with severe chronic pain. These...

Psychiatry

Smiling depression: When you seem fine but feel far from it

27 Oct 2025

We often picture depression as tears, isolation, or an inability to function. Yet for many, it wears a smile. Behind that cheerful expression, a person may be quietly fighting feelings of emptiness,...

The truth about vaccines: Here’s what really happens if you skip your shots

4 Oct 2025 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

Did you know that one of the most powerful lifesaving tools in modern medicine isn’t a pill, surgery, or high-tech device, but a simple injection? Vaccines have prevented millions of deaths and...

Parkinson's disease

How Parkinson's affects your voice and speech, and what you can do to adapt

3 Oct 2025

Parkinson’s disease is often associated with tremors and motor difficulties, but its effects go far beyond movement. One of the more subtle, yet equally important, aspects concerns the voice. Around...

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer’s before 65: How do you move forward after a life-changing diagnosis?

21 Sep 2025

Imagine being in your 40s or 50s, building your career, raising children, planning for retirement, and then hearing the words: “You have Alzheimer’s disease.” For many, it feels like an unthinkable...

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis and social inequalities: why are some people more affected than others?

17 Sep 2025 • 2 Likes

Osteoarthritis is much more than just an age-related joint disease. It affects millions of people, but not in the same way. Depending on their living conditions, occupation, gender, and income level,...

Antibiotics: What side effects should you look out for to protect your health?

13 Sep 2025 • 4 Likes • 1 comment

Did you know that antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed medications worldwide, yet they can sometimes do more than just kill bacteria? While these drugs save millions of lives each year,...

SSRIs: Are these antidepressants right for you?

5 Sep 2025 • 1 Like • 1 comment

Did you know that some antidepressants work by adjusting levels of a key chemical in the brain called serotonin?Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, are the most commonly prescribed...

Polycystic ovary syndrome

PCOS: when diagnostic errors and medical minimisation make things worse

1 Sep 2025

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal disorder in women of childbearing age, affecting between 6% and 13% of them, depending on the study. Yet this endocrine disorder remains...

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson’s disease: What does the research say?

25 Aug 2025

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative condition that affects the central nervous system. It leads to both motor and non-motor symptoms and can drastically impact quality of life. While...

Do social media promote depression?

22 Aug 2025 • 1 Like

Today, social media is part of our everyday life: it sets the pace for our days, affects our emotions and, sometimes, disrupts our sleep. Recent studies are clear: intensive use, especially among...

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia: How researchers are finally unlocking the mystery of chronic pain

18 Aug 2025 • 2 Likes

For too long, fibromyalgia has remained a medical enigma, puzzling patients, doctors, and scientists alike. Widespread pain, crushing fatigue, poor sleep, and cognitive issues: this “invisible...