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A broad study concludes that endoscopic tattooing of the colon does not increase lymph node retrieval in early colorectal cancer

A team of specialists from the Hepatic and Digestive Diseases area of the Networking Biomedical Research Center (CIBEREHD), the Donostia University Hospital (HUD)-Osakidetza, and the Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute (IIS Biogipuzkoa), dependent on the Department of Health of the Basque Government, has carried out research that demonstrates that endoscopic tattooing...

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Internal Medicine, a key piece in the pre-surgical optimization of rapid recovery programs

The Spanish Society of Internal Medicine (SEMI) underlines the need for Internal Medicine to be fully incorporated into pre-surgical care pathways, given the progressive aging of the population and the increase in elderly patients. These specialists play a central role in Comprehensive Preoperative Optimization (OPI) within accelerated recovery programs (Rapid...

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The Dalai Lama leaves a hospital in India after knee replacement surgery

The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama, left a hospital in New Delhi, the capital of India, this Friday after undergoing knee replacement surgery, according to a statement released by his office on behalf of the medical center responsible for the operation."His Holiness the Dalai Lama successfully...

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The manager of Son Espases backs surgical bonuses to boost operations outside of usual hours

The manager of the Son Espases University Hospital, Cristina Granados, has defended the system of economic bonuses linked to the center's surgical activity, designed to incentivize the performance of interventions beyond ordinary hours, and has rejected the PSIB's criticism of her management.In her appearance before the Parliament's Health Commission, Granados...

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AEDA highlights that good assessment and specialized physiotherapy in abdominal diastasis achieve better results

The director of Physiotherapy of the Spanish Abdominal Diastasis Association (AEDA), Rafael Vicetto, has stressed that, in this pathology, "in many cases, the best results are achieved when a good assessment, specialized Physiotherapy, and surgery when indicated are combined".The entity recalls that abdominal diastasis "is a more frequent condition than...

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More than 853,000 patients were still on the waiting list for surgery at the end of 2025, 20,000 more than six months earlier

At the close of 2025, a total of 853,509 patients remained pending a surgical intervention in the National Health System (SNS), which represents 6,926 more people than a year earlier (0.8%) and 20,781 more than in June 2025. This is according to the latest official indicators on waiting lists corresponding...

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Surgery

A broad study concludes that endoscopic tattooing of the colon does not increase lymph node retrieval in early colorectal cancer

Internal Medicine, a key piece in the pre-surgical optimization of rapid recovery programs

The Dalai Lama leaves a hospital in India after knee replacement surgery

The manager of Son Espases backs surgical bonuses to boost operations outside of usual hours

AEDA highlights that good assessment and specialized physiotherapy in abdominal diastasis achieve better results

More than 853,000 patients were still on the waiting list for surgery at the end of 2025, 20,000 more than six months earlier

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