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• October 20 2020

  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 compul...

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• October 20 2020

  Hospital Clínic participates in an international study to explore new techniques for treating patients with atrial fibrillation

  Hospital Clínic in Barcelona has begun to recruit patients to the CATALYST project, a global multicentre study to compare therapy with direct antic...

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• October 30 2020

  Can you be protected against COVID-19 without antibodies?

  In just a few months, the coronavirus has gone from being completely unknown to being the focus of countless scientific investigations around the w...

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• November 4 2020

  Researchers develop an epigenetic clock that predicts the future clinical behavior of cancer patients

  Spanish investigators from the IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic of Barcelona have led an international effort to develop an epigenetic clock that is able to...

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• November 5 2020

  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-effect...

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• November 10 2020

  World Pneumonia Day: The Importance of Education and Prevention

  To mark World Pneumonia Day, the Global Conference for World Pneumonia Day will be held on Thursday, 12 November, and will underscore the importanc...

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• November 12 2020

  Researchers from CAPSBE and IDIBAPS organize a special issue dedicated to Primaryhealth Care in the IJERPH

  This special issue will be dedicated to original research articles that present quantitative and/or qualitative data based on the fundamental value...

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• November 12 2020

  Exercise helps to prevent diabetes and reduces cardiovascular mortality

  Physical activity is important in preventing and treating type 2 diabetes. However, there are different ways to exercise and it is important to def...

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• November 20 2020

  An oxygen therapy device improves tolerance to exertion in patients with interstitial lung disease

  One of the most important components in treating patients with interstitial lung disease, such as pulmonary fibrosis, is oxygen therapy. Neverthele...

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• November 23 2020

  Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS to participate in European TRIANKLE project to develop regenerative therapies for ankle injuries

  Researchers of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS participate in the European TRIANKLE project, which aims to develop regenerative therapies in the form of im...

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• November 24 2020

  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. I...

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• December 7 2020

  Uric acid: a major candidate for protective treatment of after-effects in stroke patients

  Stroke is a very common disease that continues to be the second highest cause of death in the world, and the top cause of permanent disability. Alt...

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• December 14 2020

  High blood pressure increases the risk of death due to coronavirus

  High blood pressure is one of the most common diseases in elderly people. This group is also more susceptible to COVID, and to developing the most...

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• December 21 2020

  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 pati...

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• January 7 2021

  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 progres...

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• January 11 2021

  What is the quality of life of kidney donors after one year?

  The majority of kidney donors believe that it was worth going through the process of donation, and would repeat it if necessary. This study, co...

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• January 20 2021

  Quick initiation of treatment facilitates recovery from anorexia

  More than half of the patients studied completely recovered from anorexia 20 years after onset of the disorder. Patients with anorexia that bega...

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• January 26 2021

  Continuous glucose monitoring: is there an age limit?

  The improvement in controlling and treating diabetes mellitus type 1 has meant better survival rates in those affected by this disease. This is why...

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• February 3 2021

  New regimen for the treatment of macular degeneration proves to be effective and reduces pressure on the health system

  A study carried out at Hospital Clínic has proven the clinical effectiveness of a new protocolised treatment regimen for age-related macular degene...

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• February 8 2021

  Factors associated with satisfactory withdrawal of antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis B described

  Researchers of the IDIBAPS-Hospital Clínic research group Viral, toxic and metabolic liver diseases and CIBEREHD have published a study in the Jour...

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