Carlos Chaccour , Assistant Research Professor. BOHEMIA Chief Scientific Officer Epidemiology, Coronavirus, Emerging Viruses

28.09.2020

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Carlos Chaccour

COVID-19: Winter has Come

[This text has been written by Carlos Chaccour , Assistant Research Professor at ISGlobal and Chief Scientific Officer of BOHEMIA;...

Epidemiology, Coronavirus, Emerging Viruses 28.09.2020

Cristina Vert

Health Benefits of Blue Spaces During a Pandemic

[This article has been originally published in Catalan in 'Espai Salut' newsletter of Diputació de Barcelona] “Stay...

Environmental Health, Coronavirus, Emerging Viruses 23.09.2020

Guillem Vich

Why Urban Traffic Accidents Continued to Occur During Lockdown and How to Prevent Them?

[This article has been originally published in Catalan in 'Espai Salut' newsletter of Diputació de Barcelona] In spring, we saw...

Environmental Health, Coronavirus 16.09.2020

Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen

Radical Changes In Urban And Transport Planning Are Needed For A Healthier Barcelona: The New Plan Cerdà For 21st Century

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Barcelona very hard, with the most noticeable visible impacts on the lack of tourists, shop closures, underused...

Environmental Health, Coronavirus 07.09.2020

Felip Miralles

A Quantum Leap in Telemedicine

COVID-19 has underscored the need for new tools and new resources for treating patients at every stage, from prevention of infection, early...

Epidemiology 04.09.2020

Raül Toran

7 Books That Will Immerse You in the World of Epidemics

[Authors: Raül Toran, Marina Tarrús and Celia Santos, members of ISGlobal’s Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit] A Planet of...

Epidemiology, Emerging Viruses 02.09.2020

Nelly Regina Rabinovich

Polio Elimination in Africa: a Harbinger for Success

This week we celebrate a critical step on the path to eradication of polio . After decades of progress, Africa has accomplished the elimination...

Immunization 26.08.2020

Clara Ballesté

How Will COVID-19 Influence the Hidden Threat of Antibiotic Resistance?

[Authors: Clara Ballesté y Jordi Vila, coordinator and director, respectively, of the ISGlobal Antimicrobial Resistance Initiative...

Antibiotic Resistance, Coronavirus 25.08.2020

Carlos Chaccour

Questions and Answers about Ivermectin and COVID-19

After April 3rd, the day Caly et al . published their in vitro results about ivermectin and SARS-CoV-2 , the research world and the general...

Coronavirus, Emerging Viruses 18.08.2020

Beatriz Galatas

Accelerating Towards Malaria Elimination: Evidence from the Magude Project

Magude , a district of Maputo province in southern Mozambique , is much like any other inland rural area of the country: an arid landscape where...

Malaria 17.08.2020

Natalia Rodríguez

West Nile Virus: Another Pathogen Going Global

[This article was written by Natalia Rodríguez, an ISGlobal researcher and doctor who works at the Hospital Clínic’s International Health...

Emerging Viruses 14.08.2020

Uxue Alfonso

Assessing the Prevalence of Antibodies Against the SARS-CoV-2

[Authors: Uxue Alfonso Viguria , Global Health student at University of Geneva and Marta Ribes Agost , ISGlobal-UB...

Coronavirus, Emerging Viruses 11.08.2020

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