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West Nile Virus: Why mosquito protection continues into the fall

Written by Professor Emeritus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Pavlos Nikolaidis, Pathologist – Infectious Diseases Specialist, Director of the Pathology-Infectious Diseases Departme...

Smartwatches: a new technology that is an ally of our heart

In everyday clinical practice, the image of a patient coming to the doctor’s office holding their mobile phone in order to show recorded health data is no longer an exception but a common phenom...

Laliotis Nikolaos

School bag and spine

The start of the school year marks children’s return to their daily school routine, but it also brings the need to properly select and use a school bag. The bag’s weight, the way it is car...

Child who walks slowly: when should we worry?

Βράκα Κατερίνα

Child who walks slowly: when should we worry?

Written by Dr. Katerina Vraka, MD, MRCPCH, Pediatric Neurologist, Associate of the Inter-Balkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki Walking is one of the most important milestones in a child’s motor ...

Abdominal pain in children: When is it innocent and when does it require immediate evaluation?

Godosis Dimitrios

Abdominal pain in children: When is it innocent and when does it require immediate evaluation?

Abdominal pain is one of the most common reasons parents visit their pediatrician or the emergency room. In most cases, it is a transient and mild symptom, related to a cold, constipation, or an eatin...

Sun and skin: The damage we shouldn’t ignore

Ziogas Antonios

Sun and skin: The damage we shouldn’t ignore

Summer is associated with the sea, excursions and increased exposure to the sun. Although sunlight has significant benefits for the body, excessive and unprotected exposure can cause serious damage to...

Lymphadenopathy: A common clinical problem

Vyniou Nora – Athena

Lymphadenopathy: A common clinical problem

1. What is lymphadenopathy? It is an enlargement of the lymph nodes that is either detected by the patient or the doctor during a clinical examination. 2. What causes it? A wide range of diseas...

Valvular Heart Diseases: New Minimally Invasive Therapies That Change Patients’ Lives

Taleb Adam

Valvular Heart Diseases: New Minimally Invasive Therapies That Change Patients’ Lives

Heart valve diseases are one of the most common causes of heart failure, especially in older people. Until a few years ago, their treatment was almost exclusively surgical, requiring open surgery and ...