Receiving a diabetes diagnosis is a delicate moment, in which it is natural to have many questions. Medical psychology has identified a series of phases people go through, corresponding to periods of rejection, rebellion, negotiation, depression and active acceptance. It is not a one-way street: the progress from one phase to the next is not automatic and even during active acceptance you cannot rule out relapses into the previous stages.

Snoring at night can be a small nightmare for you, your partner or anyone trying to get some sleep around you, between nights on the sofa, earplugs, annoyance and family conflicts. Snoring can be a real source of disturbance, and can have a variety of causes – including two diseases that have recently been investigated by medical research: chronic snoring and sleep apnoea syndrome. Let’s find out more together.

A stuffy nose is definitely the first symptom of a cold. Breathing difficulties and always needing a handkerchief at hand are often signs of the most classic winter illness. Yet this is not always the case: our nose can feel stuffy and become congested even in the absence of a cold. Let’s find out together what the cause could be.

Did you know aerosol therapy just got much easier, thanks to wearable devices? Let’s find out more about this new approach to tackling airway illnesses.

Healthcare is the new frontier of artificial intelligence. New smart machine prototypes promise to revolutionise both prevention and check-up tools. In cyber medicine, doctors and robots will work as a team to fight big and small problems. Don’t trust machines? No need to worry, your doctor will always be by your side.

Weight is not just a number: it’s a matter of health. Some of the factors that affect our build used to be the exclusive prerogative of scientists and dieticians up until not so long ago. But now, new-generation scales use impedance technology to provide us with a complete picture of our body composition: from fat mass to bone weight.

Tendons are usually resistant and elastic, but can sometimes tear and get inflamed. Usually, it’s athletes that suffer from inflammations in these special fibres that keep the muscles and bones in our body together. However, small accidents can also affect housewives, clerks and workers who repeat the same gestures and strains over and over. Let’s find out more about what the most common types of inflammations are for each kind of physical activity.

Nervous cough and even asthma can be symptoms of an issue that has nothing to do with the health of your airways. In the absence of a virus or other infections, the respiratory system can fall victim to so-called psychosomatic diseases. Medical science has tracked the evolution of these disorders, which start from the mind but manifest through the body. Let’s find out more about the subject, together.

New wireless devices and wearables will make you feel like your doctor is closer than ever, even from an office on the other side of the world. To keep your health under control you will no longer have to schedule a visit: just upload your blood test data to a shared folder. What are we talking about? About electronic and mobile health, respectively also known as eHealth and mHealth.