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Healthcare December 10 2025

Mandatory use of face masks in hospitals and health centres as respiratory infections increase

Following a significant rise in flu and other respiratory infections, the Generalitat Government has approved a resolution reinstating the mandatory1

Research November 27 2023

New biomarkers are defined to predict neurological complications resulting from encephalitis caused by the herpes simplex virus

Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) caused by the herpes simplex virus is most common type in industrialised countries. It tends to occur sporad1

Health Topics February 23 2023

Could the Marburg virus reach Spain?

There has been an outbreak of a virus similar to Ebola, the Marburg virus, in Equatorial Guinea. There are no cases outside Africa, but governments a1

Health Topics December 12 2022

Herpes zoster: when the chickenpox virus reactivates after lying dormant

The herpes zoster virus mainly affects people over 50 years of age and manifests itself when the immune system is weakened.