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Spain's Catalonia reinstates mandatory face masks in hospitals as respiratory infections surge

Northeast Spain's Catalonia region reinstated the mandatory face mask policies in hospitals and health and residential care ...
Nature

Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines against severe COVID-19 among patients with cancer in Catalonia, Spain

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
EurekAlert!

Suicidal behaviors increased by over 50% in Catalonia after the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked extensive discussions about its effect on mental health. While global suicide rates remained stable during the pandemic, the specific impact on non-lethal suicidal ...
Tobacco Control

People who smoke and formerly smoked do support a smoking ban in open spaces during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

Background Spain implemented an extensive outdoor smoking ban during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. We examined support for ...
Medscape

Fungal Infections Surge in Spain During COVID-19

Researchers in Spain conducted a retrospective longitudinal analysis of patients hospitalised with respiratory fungal infections to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of face masks ...
EurekAlert!

Impact of ceiling of care on mortality across four COVID-19 epidemic waves in Catalonia

Researchers from the Biostatistics Unit at the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) have led a study, published in BMJ Open, which analyses how in-hospital mortality evolved during four ...