The Clínic treated 784 cases of sexual assault in 2024, 15% more than in 2023
The Hospital Clínic Barcelona treated 784 cases of sexual assault in 2024, which is 15.6% more than in 2023. The report published today was prepare...
Service News from Gynecology
The Clínic consolidates female genital reconstruction surgeries reaching 60 patients
In 2024, 11 referrals to the Clínic were recorded at Primary Care Centres – Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Units (ASSIR) for women who were vic...
The Hospital Clínic Barcelona launches the activities of the new Assisted Human Reproduction Laboratory
The new Assisted Human Reproduction laboratory at the Hospital Clínic Barcelona is now up and running. It was inaugurated by the Minister of Health...
Nine Clínic-IDIBAPS projects funded by La Marató de TV3 on sexual and reproductive health
A total of nine projects led by or enjoying the participation of researchers at IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic Barcelona have received over 2.3 million eu...
The Clinic consolidates the model of comprehensive care for sexual violence, with a high level of engagement in outpatient follow-up programmes in a context of growing demand
The Clínic has treated 624 cases since the beginning of the year, an increase of 6,3% over last year’s period. A quarter of the women treated who a...
A compound against malaria, possible treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome
A study published in Science reveals that artemisinin, a treatment for malaria, improves the symptoms of women with PCOS. This advance has made it...
Dra. Berta Díaz Feijoo: “We want to help empower women in the treatment of gynaecological diseases”
She started working at the Hospital Clínic Barcelona five years ago and has been the new head of the Gynaecology Service for three months. In rece...
Is talcum powder a risk factor for ovarian cancer?
A recent report from an organisation linked to the WHO states that talc is probably carcinogenic to humans. The use of talc is considered to increa...
For the first time the Clínic attends the delivery of a patient with butterfly skin disease
In March, professionals at the Clínic attended the delivery of a patient with inherited epidermolysis bullosa—also known as butterfly skin—a rare s...
17 questions on the Mediterranean diet for a healthier pregnancy: the preg-MEDAS questionnaire
A study by the Clínic-IDIBAPS presents the new preg-MEDAS questionnaire, which measures adherence to the Mediterranean diet in pregnant women. The...