About 246 million people around the world suffer from reduced visual acuity, according to the WHO. 90% live in low-income countries, and about 82% are over 50 years old. Refractive disorders such as myopia, hypermetropia, and astigmatism account for 43% of patients with visual impairment. Myopia (myopia) is one of the most common...

Herniated disc is one of the most common causes of back pain. The pathology develops mainly in middle-aged people. For the elderly, this disease is not characteristic in view of the age features of the structure of the pulpous nucleus. Approximately 80% of cases of disc protrusion appear in the lumbar region, between the fourth...

Any parents who have the misfortune of requiring health care for their kids, only want the very best for them. Germany can truly boast about having the best healthcare system in Europe. Children from all over the world travel here to receive different kinds of medical help. German hospitals offer highly effective diagnostics and therapy...

The healthcare system in Germany is one of the most developed and promising in the world. German medical practice is closely related to scientific research, which is carried out in university hospitals. Thanks to this, all innovative medical achievements are rapidly introduced into treatment programs. German hospitals have the latest...

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that develops from the epithelial cells of the prostate gland. The main treatment method for prostate cancer is surgery. The operation is called a radical prostatectomy. Radical prostatectomy is called the "gold standard" in prostate cancer treatment. Prostatectomy at the early stages of the...

Bone marrow transplantation is a procedure that is used for implanting healthy hematopoietic cells into a patient's body in order to resume the process of hematopoiesis. Indications for bone marrow transplantation are: anemia, all types of leukemia, myeloma, some oncological diseases (for example, testicular cancer)...

Sports can involve spectacular competitions and fans often experience vivid emotions when watching them. They admire the skill and physical capabilities of athletes, often without thinking about the other side of the coin – active workout and the high risk of injury during training and performance. According to statistics, the average injury during training and performance. According to statistics, the average injury rate is 2.6 cases for every 1,000 hours of training.

Glioblastoma is a malignant neoplasm arising from brain cells. This diagnosis sounds threatening due to a number of reasons. First of all, even benign intracranial tumors have certain risk regarding the life and neurological status. Another thing is that the neoplasm grows fast and invades surrounding tissue. The World Health Organization determines this type of cancer as the grade IV one, with the highest degree of malignancy.