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As it often happens - even if it is not always apparent - a single “fil rouge” indissolubly links researchers, pediatricians and children. We are talking about the so-called off-label drugs that represent about 50% of potential prescriptions in the pediatric age. There is a wide range of drugs for...

The occurrence of hypertension in pregnancy is now more frequent than in the past, due to the increase in maternal age at delivery and related concomitant chronic diseases.1 Hypertension in pregnancy may represent a serious obstetric emergency and is among the leading causes of maternal and...

Patients older than 70 years of age are at increased risk for severe forms of COVID-19 and for dying from the infection.1,2,3 The presence of multiple preexisting conditions, such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes, and renal failure, frailty, and an impaired immune response...

IntroductionSince 2002, the Italian National Institute of Health (ISS) has coordinated the national phyto-vigilance system.1 This system is based on the collection and evaluation of spontaneous reports of suspected adverse reactions that have occurred after taking food supplements, vitamins,...