Nobel Prize in Medicine 2020 for identifying the hepatitis C virus The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2020 was awarded to virologists Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice, who discovered HCV (the hepatitis C virus) in 1989. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, this virus, which leads to cirrhosis and liver...Read More
by Antonio Pietroiusti, Professor of Workplace Safety in the Degree Course in Radiology, Diagnostic Images and Radiotherapy Techniques In a recent interview with Repubblica Agostino Miozzo, Coordinator of the Technical Scientific Committee for the Coronavirus emergency, proposes, on behalf of the whole Committee, the restoration of the figure of the School Doctor to adequately face...Read More
by Roberto Verzaro, Professor of General Surgery in the Degree Course in Midwifery at UniCamillus Dysphagia is a clinical condition that often occurs after surgery, especially if complex or if the patient has had a prolonged period of orotracheal intubation. It consists of a defect in deglutition, that complex physiological act that allows the transport...Read More
Giuseppina Liuzzi, Head of the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy at the Spallanzani Hospital and Extraordinary Professor at UniCamillus, tells us about her professional and human experience on a mission for the Covid-19 emergency in Chile, thus sharing the main values of the University: humanitarian mission and internationalization The...Read More
World Day against Hepatitis, the second major killer infectious disease after tuberculosis, is celebrated every year on July 28th. In fact, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) virus infections cause 1.4 million deaths each year. In particular, individuals aged between 45 and 60 are more likely...Read More
The new UniCamillus Online Master for future healthcare managers and coordinators The ever-changing social and economic context and the emergency situation due to Covid-19 are increasingly highlighting the importance of professions related to the world of health. These include the figure of the “Healthcare Manager”, namely a doctor or healthcare professional whose main aim is...Read More
“The non-hospital delivery: at home and in the Casa Maternità (Maternity House)” – UniCamillus webinar On June, 25th and 26th UniCamillus hosted a webinar held by free-professional midwives for the students of the Degree Course in Midwifery.Through this particular mode of use it was possible to deepen the aspects of the choice of an extra-hospital...Read More
More foreign students at UniCamillus for the Academic Year 2020-2021 For the third consecutive year, applications of non-EU students for admission in UniCamillus Degree Courses have grown. In particular, 136 are the eligible students for the six-year Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery and 228 for the three-year Degree Courses in Healthcare Professions. Haiti, Nigeria...Read More
The Call for Application for EU candidates interested in the 3-year Health Professions courses have been pubished. Degree Courses in Midwifery and Biomedical Laboratory Techniques will be taught in Italian. Degree Courses in Physiotherapy. Midwifery and Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques will be taught in English. Registration for the admission test will be possible from June...Read More
