“Spain leads the way to achieve WHO’s goal of eliminating hepatitis C”

SEORL-CCC will require health departments to formally include head and neck surgery as a specialty

Manuel Bernal Sprekelsen, president of the association, announced at the opening of the 73rd National Congress of Otolaryngologists that as many as 75 percent of surgeries performed on these parts of the body are Conducted by specialists associated with otolaryngology services. Additionally, it would formally require the Department of Health to extend residency training from four to five years. + read more

Genetically selected baby saves sister from inherited blood disease

Hospital de São Paulo in Santa Croix and the Puigvert Foundation are the first hospitals in Spain to carry out preimplantation genetic diagnosis of leukocyte histocompatibility antigen (DGP-HLA) and umbilical cord and umbilical cord transplantation of hematopoietic cells. Bone marrow from genetically selected sisters. + read more

Obesity kills 2.8 million people worldwide every year

Prevalence has increased in all age groups, especially in children. + read more

National team reveals cause of heart arrhythmia and sudden death in Anderson-Taweil syndrome type 1

Two research teams from the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) have discovered the cause of heart arrhythmias and sudden death in a disease called Andersen-Tawil syndrome type 1. + read more

Neurootology faces the challenges of vibrator vision, visual vertigo and PPPD

The second thematic session of the SEORL-CCC National Congress was chaired by Dr. Adolfo Bronstein, who received a standing ovation when he was recognized as an Honorary Member of the Scientific Society. + read more

“The purpose of Seorl-CCC is to share the latest scientific evidence”

The 74th Seorl-CCC National Congress will be held in Madrid from October 5 to 8 with the motto “Transforming Head and Neck Surgery”. + read more