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The penile implant: A possible solution to erectile dysfunction
The Hospital Clínic Barcelona performed 58 penile implants in 2022.
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Obesity increases cardiovascular disease risk in people with a low birth weight
A study led by the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS shows that having a low birth weight limits the body's capacity to adapt when there is another cardiovas...
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Research provides new clues about iron toxicity in Parkinson's disease and explains the paradoxical effect of deferiprone
The results contrast with those of 4 previous independent clinical trials and could provide relevant information on the role of iron accumulation i...
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Oral candidiasis affects men and women similarly
Like genital candidiasis, oral candidiasis or thrush is often the result of a compromised immune system or the use of antibiotics.
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Elena Basteiro: “Many women are surprised that only a midwife attends the birth”
The Hospital Clínic – BCNatal aims to offer childbirth that is minimally medicalized, respected and as physiological as possible. In 2021, a total...
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Does the use of hair straighteners and other hair products increase the risk of uterine cancer?
A recent study indicated that women who use hair straightening products have a higher risk of uterine cancer. However, the findings are still preli...
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Can metastatic cancer be cured?
It is estimated that today 50% of cancer patients are cured and the remaining 50% are not cured, but live longer.
Institutional
Dr. Rafael Molina granted the Scientific Committee Award from the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine posthumously
His achievements and career path in the field of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics led the Board of Directors to grant him this award. The commem...
Research
Magnetic resonance imaging may predict the risk of relapse after the first episode of psychosis
Combining the data obtained from magnetic resonance imaging and the patient's clinical data could make it possible to estimate the relapse risk aft...
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A virus soup
This winter, the epidemiological situation will be difficult: there are cases of bronchiolitis, COVID, flu and the usual coughs and colds. A verita...