Today, Monday, May 30, different cities in Spain are preparing to give visibility to a disease that advances stealthily and already affects more than 55,000 people in our country: multiple sclerosis (MS). Every year 2,000 new cases are diagnosed and 70% of these affect people between 20 and 40 years of age. Dr. Antonio Candeliere, … Read more
Parkinson’s is a neurodegenerative disease suffered by more than 100,000 people in Spain. It affects both women and men, mostly adults, and causes our body not to produce dopamine. As Dr. Àngels Bayés, director of the Parkinson’s Unit at Teknon Medical Center and member of Top Doctors, explains: “Parkinson’s is a disease for which there … Read more
Those affected by dementias are increasing year after year, due to the increase in life expectancy and the consequent aging of the population. So much so that, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, Alzheimer’s cases have doubled in the last decade. Alzheimer’s, the most common dementia Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 70% of … Read more
Palliative care offers a vision of medicine that aims to accompany patients suffering from an advanced and progressive disease, whether oncological or not, and their families. This vision focuses on the comprehensive assessment of the patient, taking into account all his or her needs on an individualized basis. On World Palliative Care Day, Suanity specialists … Read more