Colonoscopy and faecal occult blood tests are equivalent in detecting colorectal cancer
Researchers at IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic and Hospital Universitario de Canarias have coordinated a study involving 57,000 people that compares the ef...
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The Clínic strengthens its commitment to robotic surgery and increases its activity by 12% in one year
In 2024, the Hospital Clínic Barcelona increased its robotic surgery activity by 12% compared to the previous year. The number of robotic surgeries...
A healthy diet can prevent and treat mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety
Scientific evidence confirms that a healthy diet plays a crucial role in the treatment of certain mental health disorders, alongside pharmacologica...
New European guidelines to improve the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has published an update of its guidelines for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma...
Diet myths and realities for people with thyroid problems
Diet plays a crucial role in health but, when it comes to thyroid diseases, contradictory information about which foods should be eaten and which s...
Analysing the potential of AI for classifying liver lesions in magnetic resonance imaging reports
A team of researchers from the Clínic-IDIBAPS have analysed the capacity of an artificial intelligence model to classify liver lesions after a magn...
Hospital brings together international experts to advance research and innovation in minority liver diseases
This is the first time that the members of the European reference network in rare liver diseases meet outside the headquarters, in Hamburg.
Researchers evaluate the efficacy of a combination of treatments for patients with decompensated cirrhosis
Researchers from Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS and the CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBEREHD) have led a European study to evaluate the efficacy...
A revolution in obesity treatment
There has been a real transformation in the treatment of obesity in recent years. Advances in pharmacology have enabled drugs originally designed f...
Use and abuse of “stomach protectors”
In recent years, the use of drugs such as Omeprazole has become popular and many people take them unnecessarily. This can lead to side effects such...