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12 Nov

Breast Cancer Screening

Article by Marina Geli Fàbrega, doctor and former Health Minister Population screenings Population-based screening is one of the most effective and equitable public health strategies for detecting diseases among population subgroups in the asymptomatic phase. Breast cancer screening reduces mortality by 30% in women over the age of 50. In Catalonia, public population-based screening is […]

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30 Oct

More than 73,000 people over the age of 15 in La Rioja suffer from chronic pain.

Logroño, 30 October 2025 This Wednesday, 29 October, the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI), under the OAFI Space initiative, a unique programme at national and international level, the result of OAFI’s R&D, which observes, reviews and certifies spaces based on their adaptability to joint health, has accredited the Ballesol Logroño Nursing Home (La Rioja) as a […]

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28 Oct

Stronger than pain

THE OAFI FOUNDATION CELEBRATES THE 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS. WITH THE SLOGAN ‘STRONGER THAN PAIN’, MORE THAN 500 PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS AND OSTEOPOROSIS GATHER IN BARCELONA TO BREAK THE SILENCE ON JOINT PAIN. Barcelona, 27th of October. The International Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis Foundation (OAFI) On 22 and 23 October, the […]

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5 Aug

Smoking patient: Experience in quitting smoking

AUTHORS: José Luís Baquero Úbeda, Marina Baquero Zazo, Nina Martínez Fernández, Manel Santiñà Vila, Josep Vergés Milano y Josep Vilajoana i Celaya Article published in New Medical Economics Relationship with diseases Life expectancy increases every year in Spain, both for men and women, with the average now above 80 years. In this context, 60% of […]

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15 May

Rheumatic disease : More than 11 million adults suffer from some form of rheumatic disease.

Published by Fátima del Reino Iniesta, on 13th May 2025 in ISanidad More than 11 million adults suffer from some form of rheumatic disease, making it the leading cause of permanent disability due to illness, ahead of cardiovascular, respiratory or neurological diseases. This has been highlighted by the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (SER) at the opening […]

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2 May

Sarcopenia: Don’t let your muscles retire before their time!

Article by Jose Luís Baquero, Marina Baquero, Nieves de Gabriel, Marta Garcia Manrique, Nina Martínez, Sandra Toril and Josep Vergés. Sarcopenia Sarcopenia and osteoarticular health are closely related, and both circumstances add up, affecting mobility, independence and quality of life, among other important aspects. Sarcopenia is characterised by the progressive loss of muscle mass and […]

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11 Apr

Osteoarthritis and vascular risk (CVR): do they go hand in hand?

Article courtesy of Dr. Mariano de la Figuera, Internal Medicine Specialist. Castelldefels Medical Center What is Vascular Risk? Vascular risk, also known generically as Cardiovascular Risk (CVR), is defined by the probability of suffering a disease of the circulatory system in a given period of time. We will not go into the definition of population risk, […]

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2 Apr

Dysphagia and Osteoarthritis: Understanding two key conditions and their relationship

Dysphagia and osteoarthritis are two medical conditions that affect different parts of the body but may have surprising interactions. This article explores their main characteristics, possible connections and treatment methods. First of all, let’s talk about dysphagia, what is it? The term dysphagia comes from the Greek “dys” (difficulty) and “phagia” (eating). Dysphagia is defined […]

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25 Mar

Dr. Josep Vergés and the OAFI Foundation

Bioibérica is a pharmaceutical company whose industrial plant is located in Palafolls, Barcelona. Dr. Josep Vergés Milano invited me to visit the factory and to give a research seminar on neurodegeneration and pharmacological neuroprotection. It was the late twentieth century and Josep headed the Research and Development Department of Bioibérica, a leading company in the […]

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21 Mar

ARTICULANDO EL DEPORTE: La salud de los deportistas en juego. Solo el 65% de los lesionados consigue volver al deporte

CONCLUSIONES DEL V CONGRESO ARTICULANDO EL DEPORTE Barcelona, 21 de marzo de 2025. La artrosis, una enfermedad que tradicionalmente se asocia con el envejecimiento, y que ya la padecen más de 7 millones de personas en España, afecta a casi un tercio de los atletas a lo largo de su carrera, en muchos casos como […]

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