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 …

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  provides  an  outlet  for creativity and self-expression, while publishing enables   writers   to   establish   an   audience. Writers can share …