It was in 2002 when the World Health Organization (WHO) decreed the annual celebration of the World Physical Activity Day. The aim is to raise awareness of the importance of daily physical exercise in a technological and sedentary world. This year’s slogan is “Active child, healthy adult”. Benefits of sport Sport is a physical activity … Read more
On the occasion of the Day of Immunology (DOI), which is celebrated on April 29th worldwide, we talked to Dr. Carbone Campoverde to learn more about the importance of this specialty and its pathologies and treatments, as it is a day set aside to disseminate it among the public. This year the focus is on … Read more
On World Autism Awareness Day we talked to Dr. Cánovas Martínez, Neuropediatrician, to find out how this disorder is diagnosed, how we should treat it and the importance of raising awareness about it. While a few years ago there was talk of one autistic person for every 150 people, nowadays it is close to 1% … Read more
According to the WHO, a rare disease is a condition that affects a small number of the global population. In Europe, it is quantified at 1 in 2,000 inhabitants. It is estimated that between 6 and 8% of the world’s population is affected by a rare disease, a figure that represents some 3 million Spaniards, … Read more
In Spain 1,100 cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed each year, of which about 350 would be susceptible to treatment with Radiotherapy. In addition, 3 out of 10 children present symptoms of anxiety in the face of the disease. Technological advances in radiation oncology in recent years have made it possible to administer higher doses … Read more
A reference in diabetes, obesity and thyroid pathology, Dr. Martín Vaquero is medical director of the D-medical center in Madrid and of the medical magazine Espacio Diabetes. On World Diabetes Day, she explains what this pathology consists of and the advances in its treatment. Diabetes…. that silent disease that corrodes the blood vessels and ends, … Read more
The architecture of the human being is designed for movement. Unscheduled physical activity is an essential part of life activity and forms the basis of a healthy life at any age. As Dr. César Quesada, a specialist in Sports Medicine at Top Doctors, explains, it is advisable to program this activity and adapt it to … Read more
Today, Monday, November 12, is World Pneumonia Day. This is one of the most lethal infectious diseases that mainly affects children under five years of age and men over 65 years of age with cardiopulmonary, respiratory or diabetic pathologies. Dr. Adalberto Pacheco Galván, specialist in Pneumology, explains the symptoms, causes and treatment. What is pneumonia? … Read more