Azienda Unita' Sanitaria Locale Di Modena

Organizing healthcare delivery in the era of disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s Disease: an Italian RAND/UCLA consensus

BACKGROUND: Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses a growing clinical and organizational challenge, requiring coordinated, multidisciplinary care models. In Italy, significant regional variability in resources and access to diagnostic services persists, while the implementation of commun...

Patient Satisfaction and Perceived Stress in Digestive Endoscopy

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate patient satisfaction and perceived stress among adults undergoing diagnostic digestive endoscopy in Italy and to examine their associations with sociodemographic, clinical, and procedural factors. BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction is a key indicator of endos...

Cross‐Sectional Study of the PREValence of Erectile DysfunctIon in the Arteriopathic Population (PREVEDI)

ABSTRACT Background Although the association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and cardiovascular disease is well established, its prevalence in patients with atherosclerosis remains poorly defined. Objectives To evaluate ED prevalence, severity, and associated risk factors (RFs)...

mRNA Vaccines as Novel Immunotherapeutic Approaches in Gastrointestinal Cancers

Messenger RNA vaccines have moved rapidly from the infectious-disease area into oncology. They now represent an attractive therapeutic option for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. Personalised constructs, designed to elicit tumour-specific T-cell immunity, have shown acceptable safe...

The Association Between Muscle Strength, Thigh Circumference, and Serving Efficiency in Elite Male Volleyball Players: A Prospective Observational Longitudinal Study

Background and Aim: The identification of factors that optimize competitive performance is a primary focus for athletes and coaches in any sport, particularly variables that are modifiable through tailored nutritional and training strategies. Since data regarding volleyball remai...

Cemiplimab in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a longer follow‐up study focusing on the late toxicities

Summary Background and Objectives Cemiplimab was the first systemic therapy approved for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC). Patients and Methods We report findings from the Italian early access program cohort, comprising 134 patients treated with cemiplimab, with...

Gas-phase synthesis of plasmonic nanoparticles with robust high bandgap shell materials: A study of Cu@CaF2 with AI supported transmission electron microscopy analysis

Cu@CaF2 plasmonic nanoparticle (NP) films are physically synthesized, and their morphology, and electronic and optical properties are thoroughly investigated. Cu NPs are generated using a gas aggregation source assisted by magnetron sputtering, while CaF2 coatings are deposited b...

Real‐world outcomes of venetoclax plus hypomethylating agents in unfit acute myeloid leukaemia: Results of the GIMEMA AML2320 trial

Summary Venetoclax (VEN) plus hypomethylating agents (HMAs) represents the standard of care for newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients unfit for intensive chemotherapy, but prospective real‐world observational data outside randomized clinical trials remain limited...

Real-world effectiveness of a multicomponent early intervention program for first episode psychosis in Emilia Romagna (Italy): Timeliness, specificity and fairness

Background This study provides a real-world evaluation of the multicomponent Emilia-Romagna First Episode Psychosis Program (RER-FEP) (2013–2019). It assesses how timeliness, treatment specificity, and socio-demographic factors related to fairness (including citizenship) are asso...