Birth of the Barcelona Medical Photonics Network
The network was presented on Thursday, 18 February 2021. The network is promoted by the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) and groups several hospitals...
News about Sars-cov2
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...
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...
People who smoke and suffer from COPD are more vulnerable to COVID-19 complications
Active smokers who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to present serious forms of COVID-19. There are yet no studies confirming...
Using social media to raise awareness about pneumonia
Approximately 800,000 children and 1 million elderly people died of pneumonia around the world in 2017. Nevertheless, the severity of pneumonia is often...
Effects of infection and confinement on Parkinson's disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 affects people with Parkinson’s disease in a similar way to the general population, but it may be more serious in cases of advanced disease. It...
Treatment with tocilizumab in patients with kidney transplant reduces mortality from COVID-19
In a retrospective study with 80 kidney transplant patients with COVID-19, treatment with tocilizumab demonstrates a decrease in one of the inflammation...
Thrombosis are one of the main complications associated with COVID-19
Thrombosis, especially venous thrombosis, are one of the serious complications that can appear in patients affected by COVID-19. These complications, caused...
Returning to exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic has impacted society in very diverse ways. Many people have changed their habits due to lockdown, such as practising physical exercise,...
A consortium of European hospitals led by Clínic IDIBAPS is launching a cellular immunotherapy project to tackle COVID-19 with the support of Cellnex Telecom
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona-IDIBAPS and Cellnex have today signed an agreement to launch a multicentre research project that will allow better understanding...