Entries by ignacioriesgo

Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona: how to transform a 500-year-old “hospitality” into a global children’s hospital

    On July 12, 2022, a breakfast with Manel del Castillo, Managing Director of the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona, ​​took place as part of the “Breakfasts with leaders in the health sector” series, organized by Roland Berger. The presentation used during breakfast is shown below: sjd. madrid. iriesgo. jul2022   A […]

7 days in healthcare (July 11th-17th, 2022)

  Summary From the point of view of biomedicine, the finding that there are plans to produce vaccines in cases of pandemic in 100 days should be highlighted. If it is confirmed, it will be a positive consequence of the terrible covid pandemic, in the same way that wars sometimes produce technological advances. With regard […]

7 days in healthcare (July 4th-10th, 2022)

Summary From the point of view of biomedicine, to highlight the finding that cancer drugs significantly reduce the mortality of patients hospitalized for covid. With regard to Global Health, an important WHO report on mental health, the last of said organization on the same subject dates back to 2001. The Lancet publishes an interesting article […]

7 days in healthcare (June 27th-July 3rd, 2022)

Summary From the point of view of biomedicine, surprising finding that the flu vaccine helps prevent Alzheimer’s. As far as Global Health is concerned, the ravages of the war in Ukraine are noted. Most of the morbidity and mortality is not caused by direct military action, but by problems of assistance and malnutrition. Interesting article […]

7 days in healthcare (June 20th-26th, 2022)

Summary From the point of view of biomedicine, to highlight the article in The Lancet that shows that the covid vaccine has saved 20 million lives in the first year of its use. As far as Global Health is concerned, it is confirmed that covid 19 may be wreaking havoc in North Korea. Regarding international […]

7 days in healthcare (June 13th-20th, 2022)

  Summary From the point of view of biomedicine, to highlight the new therapy against a disease as terrible as ALS tested in Canada. Unfortunately there are doubts as to its effectiveness. As far as Global Health is concerned, it is verified that it is the vaccine nationalism of the States that has led to […]

7 days in healthcare (6th-12th June, 2022)

  Summary From the point of view of biomedicine, the article in the journal Cell stands out, in which MIT researchers design a complete functional map of genes in human cells. Also the possibilities of liquid biopsy, which will make it possible to diagnose cancers at an early stage through a simple blood test. It […]

Korian: a leading multinational for a sector such as nursing homes and mental health care that in our country requires innovation and business muscle

  On May 22, 2022, a breakfast was held at the headquarters of Roland Berger in which Mr. Jaume Raventós, CEO of Korian Spain, acted as a guest. What follows is a summary of his intervention. The presentation used by Mr. Raventós can be seen below: Presentacion-Korian-Spain-RB-v3 The Korian group A large international presence An […]

7 days in healthcare (30th May-5th June, 2022)

  Summary From the point of view of biomedicine, to highlight the Science article, showing that the brain and the immune system are interconnected. Monkeypox is transmitted by direct contact, therefore “ring vaccination” is indicated, only to contacts of an infected person. As far as Global Health is concerned, the universal coverage approach in Nigeria, […]