HOWEVER goes in the autumn, whether or not there is the fourth wave of the pandemic, a new era begins for the world of medicine and healthcare. The cover story signed by Elisa Manacorda, which opens the new issue of Salute, on newsstands on August 26 with Repubblica, la Stampa and all the publications of the Gedi Group is dedicated to “The year that will come”. We must begin to prepare for the future taking into account that the lockdown has created a diagnostic and therapeutic gap which must be dealt with immediately. If there is no doubt, that Covid-19 has brought out the ability of scientific and industrial research capable of providing the world with new drugs and vaccines in a short time, but has hindered the fight against cancer and the management of many diseases, sending entire systems into a tailspin. And if the pandemic has shown the errors of our health system considered “the most beautiful in the world“, but which weighs the 128,000 deaths from Covid, but now we also know what we need to change. And that reforms can no longer be up to. This is why we wanted to title our Festival: “Back to the future”, from 9 September to 7 October (the program is available on salute.eu and on the Health pages of the newspaper) which will touch various Italian cities.
Covid: it will return and will have to find us prepared
by Sandro Iannaccone
Vaccination obligation yes or no, the wave of no-vax that puts national health at risk, incentives for those who want to get vaccinated, as a “reward”. These are the issues addressed in the editorial by the director Daniela Minerva. “Similar experiences show that paying people to behave well leads nowhere. Unlike sanctioning those who behave badly. The obligation to vaccinate is the main road, how to punish those who do not ”.
Covid-19, babies and children spread the virus 40% more than adolescents
by Fiammetta Cupellaro
And if the Covid vaccine campaign proceeds, therapies to treat people infected with the Sars-CoV2 virus continue to be limited. But what are the monoclonal antibodies underlying the five therapies currently being examined by the European Medicines Agency? In the Guide, Lisa Bonfranceschi explains what these “reinforcements” that help our immune system to fight infections consist of. We are also talking about an all-Italian way to search for a new monoclonal antibody in the fight against coronavirus and which leads to laboratories in Tuscany.
Covid, not just vaccines: we also need drugs for the treatment
by Anna Lisa Bonfranceschi
Brain mechanisms and relationship with food: one of the most debated issues in seeking solutions to eating disorders, including obesity as a complex phenomenon. The Spanish researchers (the study was published in the Cerebral Cortex) found changes in the brains of obese children similar to those found in OCD sufferers. Today, therefore, research focuses on the nervous system and the new frontier for obesity therapies is transcranial magnetic stimulation (Tms), a non-invasive method already used to treat addictions and other disorders.
In search of “anti-obesity” genes: they halve the risk of gaining weight
by Tiziana Moriconi
Writer Diego De Silva placeholder image, author of successful novels, told Barbara Cangiano how she dealt with the period of her life when she was diagnosed with lymphoma and had to undergo treatment. From that experience a book was born “The values that count (I would have preferred not to discover them) published for Einaudi in which the author entrusted his protagonist, the lawyer Vincenzo Malinconico, to retrace the experience.
Istat, over 50% of elderly people with three chronic diseases. And it was before Covid
by Tina Simoniello
In the Wellness section, a service to understand how parents can accompany their children in choosing the sport to practice during the school year: individual or team, contact or concentration. Figure out which is the most suitable. And then why do we feel so strong in the morning for a cup of coffee? Giulia Masoero Regis explains what happens in the brain when we find ourselves in front of an espresso. It is still time for holidays. A destination off the beaten track: Irpinia. A little unknown corner of Campania, among the paths and excursions that cross natural oases, vines and archaeological areas. For Ciclo-stile Francesco Franchi’s advice for those who are passionate about mountain biking. There are also electric ones. While Irene Scalise takes us to learn about the method of meditation practiced in the Vipassana centers told by the writer Emannuele Carrère in his latest book Yoga. Ten hours a day in silence.
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