Case Report Avulsion tibial tubercle fracture, resulting from a low energy trauma Malkidou Nymfodora1, Galanis Vasilios2, Fiska Aliki1 1 Laboratory of Anatomy, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece 2 Orthopaedic Clinic, Didymoteichon Hospital, Greece Abstract This study aims to describe a rare tibial tubercle fracture (TTF) in an adolescent boy, associated with complete patellar …

Letter to editor SARS in Classical Greece? A glimpse in history Gregory Tsoucalas Dear Editor, Mystery in ancient Hellenic civilization represents a huge part of its history. Greek medico-philosophers tried through experience and in many occasions torturous observation to explain all about human physiology and medicine in its consummation. The Hippocratic School of Medicine marked …

Editorial Exploring the Viability and Potential Impact of Launching a New Scientific Journal in the Current Academic Landscape Dimitrios Filippou Research and Education Institute in Biomedical Sciences (REIBS), Pireaus-Athens, Greece School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece Writing and publishing are essential for the growth and well-being of any society. Writing …

Aristea Kavvada1, Nikos Syrigos2, Adrianni Charpidou3, Georgia Kourlaba4,1National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece23rd Department of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece33rd Department of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece4 Faculty of Health Science, Nursing Department University of Peloponnese, Greece KeyWords: epidemiology; reimbursement; health technology assessment; innovative drugs; real world data …

Dimitra Ioanna Lampropoulou1, Katerina Lioliou1, Eleni Zerva2, Xenia Madia3, Danae Vardoulaki4, GerasimosAravantinos5, Dimitrios Filippou6, Maria Gazouli71 ECONCARE, Health Research & Consulting, 11528, Athens, Greece.2 Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, UMR 7325 CINaM 163, Marseille, France.3 NOVARTIS Hellas, Athinon – Lamias National Rd (12th km) 14451, Metamorfosi Greece.4 Department of Medical Oncology, …

Panagiotis Theofilis1, Evangelos Oikonomou2, Dimitris Tousoulis11 1st Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Athens “Ippokrateio”, University of Athens Medical School2 3rd Cardiology Department, General Hospital for Chest Diseases “Sotiria”, University of Athens Medical School KeyWords: Covid-19 , heart failure Abstract Infections from the novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome-Coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV2) and the associated disease (coronavirus …

Georgios Oikonomou, Gianna Karapati, Maria Dafni, Vasiliki Tzavara1st Department of Internal Medicine, Korgialenio-Benakio Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece. KeyWords: medical students, computer vision syndrome, visual problems Abstract Aims: The increasing use of electronic gadgets from medical students raises awareness for related health disorders such as visual complaints. The aim of this review is to …

Georgios Oikonomou, Gianna Karapati, Maria Dafni, Vasiliki Tzavara1st Department of Internal Medicine, Korgialenio-Benakio Red Cross General Hospital, Athens, Greece. Abstract Aims: The increasing use of electronic gadgets from medical students raises awareness for related health disorders such as visual complaints. A 67-year-old male presented at the Emergency Department, because of severe, gradually deteriorating weakness and …

Malkidou Nymfodora1, Galanis Vasilios2, Fiska Aliki11 Laboratory of Anatomy, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece2 Orthopaedic Clinic, Didymoteichon Hospital, Greece Keywords: Adolescent knee trauma, high riding patella, patellar ligament avulsion, tibial tuberosity fracture Abstract This study aims to describe a rare tibial tubercle fracture (TTF) in an adolescent boy, associated with complete patellar ligament …

Gregory TsoucalasDepartment of History of Medicine and Medical Deontology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece. Dear Editor,   Mystery     in       ancient      Hellenic        civilization represents   a  huge  part   of  its   history.   Greek of  bats  for  them  to  drink  the  animal’s  blood before the believers’ practise “spondi” (Greek: σπονδή, an act of pouring …