Health Communications

As from May 2020 regular newsletters with answers on questions about Covid 19 (FAQs) are being distributed approximately monthly. They are distributed through the FDIME website, Mailchimp and Facebook. They are specifically meant to serve the interested lay people. In the future other subjects will also be covered by the editorial team.

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Reduction of dietary sodium is as beneficial as starting a first line antihypertensive agent

Reduction of dietary sodium is as beneficial as starting a first line antihypertensive agent

September 17, 2024

Polypharmacy and deprescribing

Do you take too many pills? Should you ask your doctor for deprescription?

July 31, 2024

Acute Low Back Pain

Acute Low Back Pain. What is it? What can be done?

July 9, 2024

“Long colds” do exist and share characteristics with long covid

“Long colds” do exist and share characteristics with long covid

May 15, 2024

Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO)

Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO)

February 15, 2024

Sepsis

December 20, 2023

Nurse injects patient with Covid-19 vaccine

Should we take a covid-19 vaccine and a flu vaccine and if so can we take them together? Yes!

November 29, 2023

Plastic in ocean

The success story of plastic – but what is the price?

August 28, 2023

Vitamins supplementation in healthy people

Vitamins supplementation in healthy people

June 30, 2023

Anemia is a major but treatable global health problem

Anemia is a major but treatable global health problem

May 19, 2023

What are endocrine disruptors and why you should know

What are endocrine disruptors and why you should know

April 19, 2023

ECIM-2023-3

FDIME activities during ECIM 2023, 15 -18 March in Athens

April 6, 2023

Alcohol

Alcohol

March 9, 2023

Should sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) be the first choice in the treatment of diabetes type 2?

Should sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2-i) be the first choice in the treatment of diabetes type 2?

February 20, 2023

Benefits of inefficient walking: Monty Python-inspired experimental study

Benefits of inefficient walking: Monty Python-inspired experimental study

January 19, 2023

Statins rarely cause muscle pain

Statins rarely cause muscle pain

October 31, 2022

Nonfasting vs fasting lipid testing

Nonfasting vs fasting lipid testing

October 31, 2022

Black tea might be good for your health!

Black tea might be good for your health!

September 27, 2022

Physicians’ responsibility toward environmental degradation and climate change

Physicians’ responsibility toward environmental degradation and climate change: A position paper of the European Federation of Internal Medicine

September 27, 2022

Cardiac artery disease

Too much is never good: how the “healthy” HDL-cholesterol (HDL-c) can turn into a bad risk

July 11, 2022

Coffee

Moderate coffee intake is associated with lower mortality regardless of whether sugar is added

July 11, 2022

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Why Iodine is important for you and your thyroid

July 11, 2022

Loss of appetite after major abdominal surgery; the best therapy is…..chewing gum!

Loss of appetite after major abdominal surgery; the best therapy is chewing gum!

May 2, 2022

COVID-19

Coronavirus Update FAQ 14

March 22, 2022

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Association between sleep duration and cognitive decline

January 24, 2022

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Steps per day and all-cause mortality in middle-aged adults

December 10, 2021

COVID-19

Coronavirus Update FAQ 13

October 27, 2021

Cycling for health

Cycling for health

October 27, 2021

COVID-19

Coronavirus Update FAQ 12

October 7, 2021

COVID-19

Coronavirus Update FAQ 11

July 14, 2021

Internists

Did you know? (what are internists and what are they actually doing)

July 1, 2021

Myths about Covid

Myths about Covid

June 4, 2021

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Sitting can elevate your blood sugar levels, so get up and move

May 25, 2021

Coffee

Coffee is good for fatty liver disease

May 25, 2021

COVID-19

Coronavirus Update FAQ 10

April 8, 2021

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 9

February 16, 2021

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Dance of the porcupines: A view into the rapid development of covid-19 vaccines from around the world

February 8, 2021

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 8

January 7, 2021

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 7

December 17, 2020

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 6

November 27, 2020

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 5

October 30, 2020

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 4

August 28, 2020

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 3

August 27, 2020

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 2

June 11, 2020

COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS – the FAQs 1

April 30, 2020