Volume 36, no. 12, December 2023. Sharenting: the dangers of parents sharing content about children online. The Italian Twin Registry: a valuable resource for public health research. Evaluation of risk from electromagnetic fields for workers bearing medical devices. EDUISS NEWS Insert

Abstracts:
Sharenting: the dangers of parents sharing content about children online
This paper offers an overview of the phenomenon that is parents sharing online content about their children especially photos and videos. A recent European survey found that every year parents share around 300 photos of their children online. The contribution provides also risks of sharenting, such as identity theft or the use of material for child pornography purposes, and advice to avoid them.

The Italian Twin Registry: a valuable resource for public health research
The Italian Twin Register (ITR), established at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (the National Institute of Health in Italy), is a research infrastructure that conducts studies on twins aimed to understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the expression of disease-related or physiological phenotypes. Currently, the ITR has about 30,000 twins enrolled, distributed throughout the national territory, 57% are women, the average age of the participants is 40 years (0-93). Over the course of 22 years of activity, the ITR has conducted studies on several phenotypes and has served as a sentinel population during the Covid-19 pandemic for several outcomes. The ITR is open to new collaborations.

Evaluation of risk from electromagnetic fields for workers bearing medical devices
The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (the National Institute of Health in Italy) coordinated the BRIC 2019 project, funded by INAIL, aimed at developing tools and methods for assessing and managing the risk arising from professional exposure to electromagnetic fields for workers carrying active implantable or wearable medical devices. During the final workshop, regulatory updates and experimental results related to new exposure scenarios were presented (such as 5G telephony systems, wireless power supply systems for electrical vehicles, induction cooktops, and devices for aesthetic and rehabilitative applications). At the end of the day, the importance of continuous updating in the assessment of risks associated with new sources of electromagnetic fields was emphasized, especially for workers carrying active implantable or wearable medical devices, in order to ensure their safety and health protection.