Second season of 'The Information that cares’ podcast series
This Wednesday, the first episode of the second season of the ‘Information that cares for you/Information that cares’ podcast series will go live....
News from Institute of Medicine and Dermatology
There is also a risk of contracting a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) without having intercourse
For example, genital herpes, papillomavirus and syphilis can all be transmitted without oral, vaginal or anal sex. Therefore, these types of diseas...
How can the dengue outbreak in Cuba affect us?
The increase of international travels in the last year has caused that dengue patients are being diagnosed again in our hospitals and primary care...
Dr. Ramon Estruch: “The Mediterranean diet is good for everyone: 95% of the population can benefit from it”
Interview with the doctor and researcher at the Hospital Clínic, who is one of the world’s leading experts on the Mediterranean diet
A unique case of a functional cure of the HIV virus
This latest case of functional cure sheds new light on the mechanisms through which certain people are able to control the virus after receiving an...
The Hospital Clínic sets up a new orthogeriatric ward for patients over 75 years of age with a fractured femur
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona recently set up a new orthogeriatric ward located at its Plató Centre. This unit is aimed at patients over 75 year...
Monkeypox virus is frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from infected patients
A new study, conducted on more than 140 samples from 12 infected patients, contributes to a better understanding of the dynamics of disease transmi...
The Omicron Era
There are more COVID-19 infections again but, for the most part, we continue to lead a "normal" life, with few restrictions.
How is monkeypox spread?
Monkeypox is a smallpox-like disease that was first detected 50 years ago in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. New cases of community transm...
Dr. José Hernández-Rodríguez: "Society is not sufficiently prepared to accept people with rare diseases, especially those that cause the highest levels of disability”
Interview wth Dr. José Hernández-Rodríguez, consultant in the Autoimmune Diseases Service at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.