After an injury, when should hot or cold treatment be applied?
Although it is usually one of the first measures taken after an injury, whether this should be hot or cold treatment continues to raise questions....
News from Institute of Medical and Surgical Specialties
Dr. Mauricio Raigosa: “Before, many trans people came on their own to have surgery, now the situation has changed”
In 2008, the Hospital Clínic Barcelona started to perform gender-affirming surgery on trans people. Dr. Mauricio Raigosa has carried out over 400...
Tips for good hydration during physical exercise
You can lose up to 2.5 L of sweat during 1 hour of intense exercise, so good hydration is essential.
Dr. Jesús Blanco: “For the follow-up of patients with diabetes, the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach does not make sense"
As one of its many initiatives, the Diabetes Unit is implementing a scorecard to segment patients with diabetes and offer more efficient treatment...
Learning to measure chronic pain: a complex, but necessary challenge
Chronic pain is the type of pain that lasts or recurs for months or years. Can it be measured? And can we do anything to improve the symptoms?
Can electronic cigarettes cause heart problems?
E-cigarettes are not a good alternative to stopping smoking. A recent study in the journal Nature explains that they can cause heart problems, apar...
The Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Service celebrates its 50th anniversary and consolidates its commitment to robotic surgery
The event was held in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona.
Herpes zoster: when the chickenpox virus reactivates after lying dormant
The herpes zoster virus mainly affects people over 50 years of age and manifests itself when the immune system is weakened.
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....
Physical exercise: the basis of treatment for osteoarthritis
The origin of osteoarthritis is not known, but there are factors that promote it, such as ageing and obesity.