Laboratory-generated mini-kidneys help understand the link between diabetes and COVID-19 disease
Researchers from Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS have participated in an international collaboration led by IBEC in which they have generated human mini-ki...
News from Institute of Nephrology and Urology
9 transplants in 48 hours, a real record in times of pandemic
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona recently performed 9 transplants in under 48 hours. This milestone had never been recorded before at the Hospital...
New non-hormonal contraceptive pill for men?
Recently, a male contraceptive pill was tested on mice that is nearly 100% effective and which allows fertility to be restored approximately one mo...
The Hospital Clínic, pioneer in Europe in a new technique for reversing male infertility
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, through the Urology Service, led by Dr. Antonio Alcaraz has started to perform surgeries to reverse male infertil...
For the first time, the Hospital Clínic performs 1,000 apheresis procedures in one year
The Apheresis Unit, established in 1980, and which recently opened a new room, has achieved this milestone for the first time since its creation.
The Hospital Clínic applies patient experience as a strategic challenge in kidney-pancreas transplantation
The Hospital Clínic Nephrology and Urology Institute (ICNU) is working to introduce a new, patient-centred healthcare model: patient experience (XP...
Dra. M. José Ribal: “We are working to treat all urological diseases in Europe in the same way”
Interview with Dr. M. José Ribal, Head of the Urological Onocology Unit. Dra. Ribal has been appointed the new president of the Office of Clinical...
Plasma injection: a possible treatment for erectile dysfunction
Along with prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction is one of the most common reasons for consultations in urology and, as such, is one of the matters...
Is COVID-19 vaccination effective in dialysis patients?
Dialysis patients began to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in February 2021. However, there were many doubts about whether immunisation would be eff...
Researchers at the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS predict with an accuracy of 96% the evolution of kidney transplant patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19
Researchers from the Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS coordinated a study that made it possible to determine with an accuracy of 96% whether a kidney transp...