When the heart and kidneys fail together: cardiorenal syndrome
This is a condition in which the heart and kidneys stop functioning properly because one affects the functioning of the other. When one of the two...
Service News from Nephrology and Renal Transplant
The Clínic is committed to more personalized and accessible dialysis
Last Thursday, the Nephrology Service at the Hospital Clínic Barcelona held its annual refresher symposium in the auditorium of La Pedrera in Barce...
7 tips to take care of your kidneys and prevent disease
Here is some good advice to protect your kidneys from the “silent disease”.
The Clínic, the first hospital in Spain to perform a sixth kidney transplant on a patient
The Hospital Clínic Barcelona has performed, for the first time in Spain, a sixth kidney transplant on a patient. According to data from the Natio...
Clínic Barcelona, the first hospital in Spain to perform 200 robot-assisted kidney transplants
The Hospital Clínic Barcelona has become the first hospital in Spain to carry out 200 robot-assisted kidney transplants. This milestone has been ac...
The Hospital Clínic, the second best public hospital in Spain according to the Health Reputation Monitor 2023
The hospital stands out with five services in first place: Digestive System, General and Digestive Surgery, Haematology, Nephrology, and Radiodiag...
The Hospital Clínic has already included over 100 patients in its nocturnal dialysis programme, a pioneer in the whole of Spain
Over 100 patients with chronic kidney disease have been able to benefit from the nocturnal dialysis programme run by the Hospital Clínic Barcelona...
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...
The first woman to receive a uterus transplant in Spain gives birth
On 10 March this year at the Maternitat Centre of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona, the first woman to receive a uterus transplant in Spain gave birth...
The Hospital Clínic celebrates the 40th anniversary of the first pancreas transplant in Spain
This year, the Hospital Clínic Barcelona is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first pancreas transplant in Spain. The date was 3 February 198...