What is the impact of COVID-19 on Multiple Sclerosis patients?
The Hospital Clínic de Barcelona’s Multiple Sclerosis and Neuroimmunology Department has conducted a study to ascertain the impact of COVID-19 on Multiple...
News about Covid-19
How to explain death to children?
Many families avoid talking to their children about death to protect them from possible pain or suffering. For this reason, they end up giving incorrect...
What factors are associated with increased mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU?
An investigation led by the Anaesthesiology Department at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona has studied the characteristics of COVID-19 patients admitted...
Is obesity a risk factor for COVID-19 infection?
Recently published data indicates that people with obesity are not only at greater risk of being infected by COVID-19, but also have poorer progression...
Are psychiatric drugs compatible with COVID-19 treatments?
People hospitalised due to COVID-19 often have psychological distress that requires treatment, in addition to treatment for COVID-19. If these patients...
Obese people are the most likely to gain weight during lockdown
Several studies have shown that people who are overweight, and in particular those who are obese, are more likely to gain weight due to lockdown. In addition,...
Pneumonia caused by COVID-19 can result in significant respiratory after-effects
A high percentage of patients who have suffered serious illness as a result of COVID-19, for example pneumonia, continue to experience after-effects from...
How is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting people with OCD?
The pandemic has increased anxiety and stress in the general population, but when it comes to people with mental illnesses such as obsessive compulsive...
Vaccination against flu and pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Pneumonia and influenza are totally preventable respiratory infections. Nevertheless, thousands of cases are diagnosed every year. This year, in addition,...
The Hospital Clínic and BSC will use Artificial Intelligence to predict the evolution of patients with COVID-19
An AI model based on information from more than three thousand clinical reports generated by the Hospital Clínic during the acute phase of the pandemic...