UniSR at Milano Health Week: 4–6 June in Piazza Gae Aulenti

From 4 to 6 June, Piazza Gae Aulenti opens its doors to preventive medicine. This is the inaugural edition of Milano Health Week, a European festival dedicated to health, prevention, innovation, and artificial intelligence. Three days of thematic pavilions, screenings, talks and live technology demonstrations — all free and open to the public, in the heart of the Porta Nuova district.

Vita-Salute San Raffaele University takes part as scientific partner, with its faculty active across four of the six pavilions. San Raffaele Hospital is among the event’s Founding Partners.

At the Men’s Health Pavilion, Prof. Alberto Briganti, Full Professor of Urology at UniSR and Deputy Head Physician of the Urology Unit at the San Raffaele Hospital, addresses one of preventive medicine’s most persistent blind spots: the tendency among men to put off check-ups until symptoms appear. The programme includes PSA testing (prostate-specific antigen) and urological consultations bookable on site. Focus will cover both prostate cancer, the most prevalent cancer in adult men, and less visible conditions such as kidney, bladder, and testicular tumours, which together account for one third of all solid tumours in men.

At the Cardiometabolic Health and Weight Pavilion, Prof. Patrizia Rovere Querini, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at UniSR and Chief of General Medicine at the San Raffaele Hospital, leads a comprehensive assessment pathway: from blood pressure measurement and lipid and glycaemic profiling, to body composition analysis and FibroScan for visceral fat estimation. Beyond diagnosis, the pavilion aims to give visitors a concrete understanding of how to stay healthy over time.

Prof. Massimo Filippi, Full Professor of Neurology at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and Director of the Neurology, Neurophysiology and Neurorehabilitation Unit at Ospedale San Raffaele, leads the Brain & Mental Health Pavilion. Visitors can take cognitive tests with immediate results and experience immersive reality environments covering high-prevalence conditions including Alzheimer’s, stroke, and multiple sclerosis — the leading cause of disability in young adults after traumatic brain injury. On 4 June, Prof. Federica Agosta speaks on the main stage on “Alzheimer’s 2026: from prevention to early diagnosis”; on 5 June, Prof. Francesco Montorsi will discuss the role of artificial intelligence in monitoring benign urological conditions.

At the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Pavilion, Prof. Silvio Danese, Full Professor of Gastroenterology at UniSR and Chief of Gastroenterology at Ospedale San Raffaele, leads a pathway covering the main diseases of the digestive system — second only to cardiovascular disease in incidence.¹ The programme includes dedicated slots on chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, live demonstrations of AI-assisted endoscopic diagnostics, and a nutrition corner for personalised metabolic assessments. The pavilion is designed both for those already living with a diagnosis and for anyone who wants to understand their health better.

The event brings together over 200 international speakers and more than 100 talks across three days. Milano Health Week is promoted by the European Society for Artificial Intelligence in Health (ESAIH), under the patronage of the City of Milan and with the support of the Lombardy Region.

Admission is free; registration is required for limited-capacity activities at healthweek.eu.