Child with rare disease receives Spain's first pediatric heart, liver and kidney transplant
Operated on at Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron, 10-year-old is disease's longest survivor and sole triple transplant recipient
Tech & Science
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New project to help vineyards survive climate change
Observatori de la Sequera in Alt Penedès county begins collecting data on soil conditions from sensors installed next to vine roots
Barcelona hospital first in the world to use 3D for endoscopies
Hospital Clínic tries out new technology on prostate enlargement surgery, with 23 successful operations carried out so far
New robot separates plastic from waste at recycling plants
Machine created by Catalan company Picvisa and Ferrovial Servicios already being pilot tested
Catalan pharma firm announces breakthrough for first phases of Alzheimer's
Grífols claims clinical trial suggests reduction in disease's progression
Hiker resuscitated after 6-hour cardiac arrest
British mountaineer lost in Catalan Pyrenees survives severe hypothermia after groundbreaking technique in Vall d’Hebron hospital
Catalan firm unveils high-precision surgical robot
Rob Surgical's 'Bitrack' has been in development for seven years and will cost less than existing equivalents
First lambeosaurine dinosaurs in Europe found in Catalan Pyrenees
Group of hadrosaurids arrived from Asia some 275,000 years earlier than thought, say researchers
Catalonia's first lung operation without having to open rib cage
Barcelona's Sant Pau hospital uses new minimally invasive technique that significantly reduces postoperative pain
Barcelona joins other world ports to showcase smart solutions
'Smart Ports' saw six major ports presenting new digital and sustainable strategies as part of Smart City Expo World Congress
Urban solutions at the Smart City Expo World Congress
Exhibitions and talks aim at shaping and improving the technological future of cities
Barcelona ready to welcome 25,000 for Smart City Expo World Congress
From November 19 to 21, Catalan capital will host 1,000 exhibitors and 400 speakers at major international event exploring smart urban solutions
Child with congenital heart disease transferred to Barcelona with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
9-month-old is first infant to be successfully transported to Catalonia using this technique
Barcelona researchers come up with method to improve colon cancer screening
IDIBAPS research institute develops project to provide better diagnosis of tumors, detect polyps and avoid unnecessary colonoscopies
Tool successfully predicts river flooding two hours prior
Developments have been made as climate crisis expected to cause ''excessive flash floods''
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