metroopolis

The failure of prostate cancer screening

Prostate cancer stands out because more than 90% of patients survive to five years, although some tests for detecting it have been controversial because of the risks/benefits, as is the case of the prostate-specific antigen.

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Xiquet menut

A perverse effect

The covid-19 pandemic has altered the infection routines of other respiratory diseases and, in some cases, has made us more vulnerable. The ancestral method of immunisation in pre-vaccination times was, precisely, infection.

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Resources

The Eyedropper commemorates World Cancer Day, celebrated every 4 February with the aim of raising awareness of the disease.

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Metode 114

Mètode looks at the interconnections of One Health in its new issue

The One Health concept is based on the idea that the well-being of animals, people, and ecosystems is intimately linked.

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More biodiversity to improve our health

Contact with nature generates measurable benefits for people’s psychological and physiological health.

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Mètode 114 One health: un món, una salut

Introduction: One health, one world

Although a One Health perspective has, in one way or another, been around at least since the time of Hippocrates, the term itself was coined by William Karesh in a 2003 The Washington Post article. Since that time, the concept has been discussed, applied, and

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monkeypox

Monkeypox and Occam’s razor

Monkeypox circulated under the radar for an undetermined period of time in many non-endemic countries. How did this happen?

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The criminalisation of abortion: a health risk for underprivileged women

Should abortion laws be struck down by the US Supreme Court, the lives of many underprivileged women would be at risk.

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The rise of scabies in Spain

The last decade has seen a marked increase in the incidence of scabies in Spain. Esther Samper explains how this mite acts and how it affects scabies patients.

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Interview with Salvador Macip

We talk about transhumanism with the doctor and science author Salvador Macip. This is the most transcendent debate in our history.

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