title: Giuseppe Moscati: a man, a physician and a scientist.
abstract: The life of Giuseppe Moscati (1880-1927) as a man, as a physician and as a scientist may be framed within the cultural climate of Positivism, which spread over the last years of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th Century. His activity contributed to patients' care improvement; in addition to meticulous drug regimens, he also prescribed a methodology of spiritual care, involving meditation and self-control as part of an holistic approach to healthcare. Our review deals with his published researches, highlighting the innovative findings on the juvenile diabetes treatment and extensive clinical changes consequent upon nephritis. This extraordinary man put considerable emphasis on primary care and holistic health in Italy, pioneering a new patient-centred, and holistic approach to medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical-Diagnostic Medicine and Public Health, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. giovanni.ponti@unimore.it.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponti
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Onofrio
authors.forename: Cristel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruini
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Muscatello
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tomasi
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000628:therapy; D010820:Physicians