Category OAFI News

19 Nov

OAFI at the 34th Popular Turnip Cuisine Fair in La Cerdanya

This cita gastronómica emblemática showcases the turnip, a true gastronomic treasure that has given character to Cerdana cuisine since time immemorial. From sowing at the end of July to harvesting in October, turnips grow slowly in the high mountain fields, nourished by rich, calcareous soil that gives them their unmistakable flavor. In autumn, this modest […]

5 Nov

OSTEOPENIA: we promote a multidisciplinary agreement with patients and 20 scientific societies

Barcelona, 17 October. On 15 October, OAFI published a “Multidisciplinary consensus on the treatment of patients with osteopenia and fracture risk in Spain” * BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, with the participation of patients, 45 leading experts in the field of bone health, and 20 scientific societies. Osteopenia Osteopenia is an underdiagnosed condition that represents an intermediate […]

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 […]

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 […]

20 Oct

Female Athlete Triad (FAT): an imbalance between sport and health

Article by José Luís Baquero, CSR, RI and Access Coordinator, OAFI Foundation, and Alejandro Baquero Zazo, Marta García Manrique, Ángel González de la Flor, Nina Martínez Fernández, Jose Luis Neyro Bilbao and Josep Vergés Milano. Article published in The New Medical Economics in October 2025 The ‘female athlete triad’ (FAT), a term coined in 1992 […]

8 Oct

The fourth edition of the “García Bragado – OAFI- Kern Pharma Scholarships” promotes the careers of the new generations of Spanish athletics.

Barcelona, 8 October 2025- Once again, a new edition of the “García Bragado – OAFI- Kern Pharma Scholarships” is here. These grants are promoted in conjunction with former Olympic athlete Jesús Ángel García Bragado and are endorsed by Kern Pharma. The scholarships, which were awarded at Kern Pharma’s headquarters in Terrassa, serve to highlight the […]

17 Sep

World Osteoarthritis Day

17 September 2025, World Osteoarthritis Day, is an annual event dedicated to raising awareness of this chronic joint disease that affects 595 million people worldwide. In Spain, 7 million people suffer from OA (Osteoarthritis), with prevalence increasing with age. In France, 15 million people suffer from osteoarthritis. World Osteoarthritis Day World Osteoarthritis Day was created […]

13 Jun

Hoaxes: a public health problem

In the society in which we live, the volume of information available to us is growing faster and faster. This information is often not transmitted by professional or appropriate preceptors, and is often biased, incomplete, inadequate or outright lies and becomes a hoax. That is why we must understand and find out what the source […]

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 […]

25 Apr

Media focus on Pope’s relationship with OAFI

The media echoes the role of Dr. Vergés in the Pope’s ailments and his personal relationshipThis week saw the death of the Holy Father Francis, at the age of 88. As could not be otherwise, the news has had worldwide repercussions. As the days have passed, the media have echoed some of the passages of […]

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