Covid-19 patients in intensive care are younger and becoming sicker faster
Barcelona's Hospital del Mar says 30% of those hospitalized for coronavirus end up in intensive care - before the UK strain this figure was 20%
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Nearly half of health workers at risk of mental health issues due to pandemic
Over 9,000 professionals surveyed in studies conducted by Barcelona institute, with 3.5% experiencing suicidal thoughts
Hospital del Mar leads the way in avoiding fractures in HIV patients
Barcelona hospital develops technique to show bone problems in people with virus caused by infection and not antiretroviral treatment
Barcelona hospital first to use radiotherapy to treat irregular heartbeat
Hospital del Mar introduces pioneering treatment for arrhythmia, while IDIBELL researchers unveil mechanisms that promote metastasis in skin cancer
Two Catalan hospitals join European epilepsy treatment project
The epilepsy units of the Hospital del Mar and Hospital Clínic-Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona aim to discuss the cases with experts in European centers
How does the weather affect our mood?
Meteorological conditions can alter our state of mind and behavior, says top Catalan psychiatrist
New studies boost medical research in Barcelona
Teams of scientists from two hospitals in Catalan capital publish work showing potential breakthroughs in cancer and heart treatments
Barcelona hospital carries out pioneer treatment for anorexia patients
Three out of the four individuals in the trial who received deep brain stimulation saw an improved prognosis
Time spent between the first and the second chemotherapy treatment increases survival rate in bladder cancer
A research group led by Catalan doctor Joaquim Bellmunt at the Hospital del Mar has shown in a study how important the time between two chemotherapy treatments is in increasing the curing rates of bladder cancer. The study was published by the journal ‘European Urology’ and has encouraged the researchers to develop new drugs for treating this type of tumour.