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Body mass index and waist circumference in relation to the risk of 26 types of cancer: a prospective cohort study of 3.5 million adults in Spain

A new prospective study by scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), in collaboration with researchers from the Fundación Instituto Universitario para la Investigación en Atención Primaria de Salud Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol) in Barcelona, Spain, found that a higher body mass index (BMI) was associated with a higher risk of developing 12 cancer types.

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The Happy Patient project starts to investigate how inappropriate use of antibiotics should be reduced

Data from the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network (EARS-Net) indicate that in 2015 around 33,000 deaths were attributable to antibiotic resistance. And that by 2050 it could reach 10 million deaths.

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Positive results in the Esperanza Covid pilot test to treat persistent covid

Persistent COVID -19 is defined as the presentation of symptoms lasting more than 4 weeks from the onset of the COVID -19 disease. Its presentation, which is not related to the severity of the acute phase, is estimated to affect 10% of patients. The most frequent symptoms are dyspnea, cough, asthenia, headache and abdominal pain among others. These patients are usually cared for in primary care. pexels cottonbro 3923156

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Understanding the first wave of COVID-19 and implications for tackling the ongoing pandemic: evidence from 5.5 million people from Catalonia, Spain

Health outcomes during the first wave of COVID-19 in Catalonia, Spain, have been described in detail in a study published by Nature Communications Nature Communications. These findings provide new insights into the early months of the pandemic and will help to inform the ongoing response, such as vaccination strategies. pexels pixabay 33786

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Survey on the social impact of the pandemic

We invite you to participate in this study that is carried out in Spain and in different Latin American countries. The results will allow us to know how the pandemic is living and thus, make suggestions for planning policies that improve the health of the population.

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Webinar "Impact Assessment Methodology Relating to the Protection of Dades in Health"

On February 9 at 4:30 p.m., the presentation "Metodologia d'avaluació de l'impacte relative to the protection of dades in health" will take place in virtual format.

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