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Stefania Corna, a former Serie A volleyball player and member of the Italian national team, has died at the age of 35 after a long illness, leaving a huge void in the sports world that she honored with her successes, including two European championships won with the junior national team. #StefaniaCorna #Pallavolo #Sport (translated)

The lung infection from plague in Siberia, caused by an incident in a laboratory, rekindles the debate on the overlap of infectious diseases, which, according to infectious disease specialist Matteo Bassetti, can re-emerge due to changes in the world, while emphasizing that today the disease is treatable if diagnosed in time. #PestePolmonare #MalattieInfettive #SaluteGlobale (translated)

Ultimora.net reported that Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan had strengthened border controls and health measures following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician in Siberia. According to the site, Russian authorities had attributed the death to pneumonia of unknown origin and ensured that the situation was under control; examinations of the body, they added, had not detected traces of the plague. The site reported that some local media had speculated that Shipilova had contracted the disease after an accidental breakage of a test tube containing pathogens at the workplace, while possible exposure in Thailand, from which the woman had recently returned, was also considered. Ultimora.net also reported that Russian authorities had quarantined four hospitals in Irkutsk. #AsiaCentro #SalutePubblica #SicurezzaSanitaria (translated)

An alert for salmonella outbreaks in Puglia, Lombardy, Lazio, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia has led to an order to suspend the use of raw fresh tomatoes due to the contamination found, with symptoms ranging from gastrointestinal disturbances to more severe forms of illness. #salmonella #pomodori #salute (translated)

An employee with multiple sclerosis was fired while playing five-a-side football during a sick leave, but the court ruled that the activity did not worsen his condition, ordering compensation of twelve months' salary without reinstatement. #Lavoro #DirittiDeiLavoratori #SclerosiMultipla (translated)

Ermes Antonucci wrote that Vittorio Sgarbi, hospitalized at Gemelli since Wednesday, had been consumed by depression and had progressively distanced himself from public life. The author linked Sgarbi's decline to years of what he described as a daily media campaign, arguing that the illness could not be traced back to a single cause. According to Antonucci, the campaign began on October 24, 2023, with an article in the Fatto Quotidiano about the fees received by Sgarbi for events and exhibitions, reported to be 300,000 euros in nine months. The following day, he wrote, the newspaper reported on an investigation in Rome and an alleged tax debt of 715,000 euros related to the purchase of a work by Zecchin. On December 15, 2023, the Fatto and Report published an investigation into the painting by Rutilio Manetti "The Capture of Saint Peter", claiming it had been stolen and altered to hide its provenance. Antonucci stated that in 95 days, the Fatto published 82 articles about Sgarbi and that Report dedicated four reports to the matter. He also wrote that the prosecutor's office in Macerata launched an investigation for self-laundering of cultural assets and that Sgarbi resigned as undersecretary for Culture on February 2, 2024. According to the author, Sgarbi was later acquitted of the charges related to the painting by Zecchin, the artwork by Manetti, and the services rendered as undersecretary. Antonucci argued that, while the legal issues were concluding, the media coverage had contributed to the worsening of the man's condition. #Sgarbi #giustizia #mediacritica (translated)

Emma Navarro, due to her illness, has seen her days, her work, and even her appearance change. For the latter, she has been fiercely ridiculed on social media. Judging bodies is not an opinion, like preferring Roman or Neapolitan pizza. It’s wrong. It’s the damn out of Monte Carlo between Sinner and Tsitsipas in the comments. Because it doesn’t matter how intelligent you are and how much awareness you have. It doesn’t matter if it’s not your fault. It doesn’t matter if your father is a billionaire and instead of buying you Madagascar, you decided to earn a place in sports. It hurts anyway, because the body is the physical boundary between us and the world, and all boundaries, if bombarded for too long, end up falling. It makes me angry that Emma had to explain it, I’m grateful to her for wanting to do it. I, in her place, would be in Madagascar by now. #tennis #emmanavarro #tennis #emmanavarro #corpo #sport #socialmedia (translated)

I deeply appreciated the courage and humanity with which @ale_dibattista chose to publicly share his brain cancer diagnosis. Talking about such a difficult illness on television, without filters and without hiding, means putting aside one’s public image and showing oneself as one is: a person facing an important trial in their life. I also appreciated the choice to set aside, at least for this moment, his political ambitions to focus on treatment and his health. It is a choice I consider deeply human and dignified. Medicine also needs people like this: people who have the courage to show their faces, to talk about illness without taboos and to face treatment with dignity and without fear. Telling one’s story can help those living the same experience feel less alone. I have not always agreed with some of his political positions. But today that takes a back seat. Today I stand by his side and want to be one of his first supporters in this battle against the disease. I wish Alessandro all my heart strength, courage, and serenity in the journey ahead of him. Modern medicine also needs people like him, able to transform a personal affair into a message of humanity and courage. Thank you, Alessandro. #Tumore #Coraggio #Umanità (translated)

A study published in Nature Neuroscience indicates that magnetic resonance imaging can detect signs of Alzheimer's disease up to seven years earlier than PET scans, opening new possibilities for the early diagnosis of the disease. #Alzheimer #RisonanzaMagnetica #DiagnosiPrecoce (translated)

In Italy, each year there are about 6,000 new diagnoses of brain cancer, a type of neoplasm for which there are currently no screening programs, making it essential to pay attention to the signs and symptoms that may indicate the disease. #TumoreAlCervello #Salute #DiagnosiPrecoce (translated)