Smoking, the other pandemic
Tobacco kills one person every six seconds worldwide, and represents one of the greatest public health challenges
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Preventing and detecting Skin Cancer
The skin is the body’s largest organ, taking care of it and detecting possible lesions is of key importance in order to enjoy good health, especially when...
How can I improve my sexual health?
Sexual health is no taboo – looking after it is a priority
Complement factor H (CFH) may be involved in age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
A study carried out by Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS has determined that complement factor H (CFH), a protein of the complement system, plays a role in AMD through...
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 that...
How do you transform a hotel into a hospital for COVID patients?
An interview with Dr David Nicolás and nurse Núria Seijas, medical coordinator and nursing care coordinator at the Home Hospitalisation Unit.
New biological treatments for sinusitis with polyps
Current treatments for chronic sinusitis with polyps continue to be limited. Corticosteroids and antibiotics are mainly used. In recent years, several...
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 effective...
Lockdown had a negative impact on the mental health of pregnant and postpartum women treated at Hospital Clínic
A survey of women attending the Perinatal Mental Health Unit at Hospital Clínic has shown that their mental health worsened during lockdown, in the case...
How has lockdown affected diabetes management?
The COVID-19 pandemic has temporarily modified our lifestyles. One factor that has been particularly affected is mobility, which is directly related to...