Today is World Hemophilia Day, a disease that alters the proper clotting of blood and currently affects more than 400,000 people worldwide. As the Spanish Federation of Hemophilia (Fedhemo) reminds us, only 25% of them receive adequate treatment to combat it. For this reason, the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) commemorates this ailment every April … Read more
On this World Cancer Day we have learned a very positive fact about this tough disease: the number of deaths has fallen compared to previous years. These figures from the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology show a decrease of 1.3%. This positive figure is due to advances in treatments and the incorporation of personalized therapies, … Read more
Today is World Fibromyalgia Day and for the occasion we have the following article by two fibromyalgia experts, Dr. Jaume Graell and Dr. Antonio M. Garcia, who reflect on the more than 20 years they have been diagnosing, treating and monitoring fibromyalgia. The Institut Català de Reumatologia created its Fibromyalgia Unit in 1993, the first … Read more
Psoriasis is a disease that cannot be cured but does have treatment to alleviate symptoms and improve the lives of those who suffer from it. Worldwide, psoriasis affects more than 125 million people, more than one million of them in Spain. Today is World Psoriasis Day and has served to claim that any psoriasis patient … Read more
World Day Against Pain is celebrated every October 17 with the aim of raising awareness of the urgency of finding relief from pain caused by certain diseases. In 2004, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) launched the Global Year Against Pain initiative. Pain relief is declared a fundamental human right. Awareness of … Read more
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world. It is a group of diseases that causes a progressive lesion of the optic nerve. The importance lies in the fact that this lesion is irreversible and can lead to blindness. With the aim of raising awareness of this disease and helping to prevent … Read more
On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, we talked to Dr. Morera Prat, specialist in Pneumology, to find out more about this disease: How is it transmitted? What is its incidence in Spain? What is its diagnosis? The incidence of tuberculosis in Spain decreases around 10% every year. Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by … Read more
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that manifests itself through inflammation of the joints and their progressive deterioration. On World Arthritis Day it is worth noting that this disease, which according to the association somospacientes affects 120 million people in Europe, and more than 250,000 in Spain alone, can be suffered at any age. … Read more
Today is World Day against Prostate Cancer. It is one of the diseases that most concerns men and according to data from the Spanish Association of Urology (AEU), it is the most common tumor among the male population in our country, where 22,000 new cases are detected each year. Although, in general, it can be … Read more
Hepatitis is a global health threat Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E are a group of viral diseases that affect millions of people worldwide and are the leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. Due to hepatitis, there are an estimated 4,000 deaths every day, and more than 200 million people are already chronically … Read more