Feb 06, 2025
According to WHO, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the first cause of death worldwide and in 2012 represented approximately 31% of all global deaths. Stroke is one of these diseases, a cerebrovascular accident-popularly known as brain attack-that causes the most damage-that is, when the patient does survive.
Nov 21, 2024
Did you know that obesity has doubled in the last thirty years? According to data provided by WHO, obesity is not only becoming increasingly prevalent, but seems to be the number one health risk of the 21st century in developing countries.
Sep 26, 2024
Every year, 17 million people die around the globe from cardiovascular diseases (World Health Organization). Around 120,000 of these deaths take place in Spain (Spanish National Statistical Institute), and almost 20,000, in Catalonia (Government of Catalonia). That number is the reason why now, while World Heart Day is approaching, medical research is relying on new technologies to move forward: to reduce that figure, to improve patients' quality of life, and to find effective solutions to prevent and cure those diseases.
Jul 25, 2024
"Barcelona is one of the top 5 world centres for health innovation with some of the world leading specialists making important advances in research from AIDS, genetics, dyslexia, cancer and the list really does go on" says Gary Broekhoven, entrepreneur, innovation consultant and founder of Health Mavericks, a digital health startups accelerator.
