The Spinal Unit combines intraoperative CT and neuronavigation in complex surgeries The new SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital surgical block and its hybrid operating theatre enable the use of these techniques in cases of complex ...
A new laser to treat port wine stains using local anaesthetic within the first few days of life The Hospital uses this outpatient treatment to lighten vascular malformations with which three in every 1,000 babies are born each year The new la...
"Thanks to this clinical trial to combat retinoblastoma, Félix is able to carry on enjoying life" The oncology team at SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital achieve remission in a relapsed patient thanks to a treatment with the oncolytic virus VCN-...
Researchers discover a new genetic disease of the nervous and cardiac systems Children with 'SHMT2' deficiency have cognitive development problems, motor disorders and progressive heart disease that may even require transpl...
"Being part of a clinical trial, thanks to the research, made us face the DIPG in a positive way" Sandra Bestraten, mother of a patient with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) underlines the importance of research in the fight against chil...
SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital consolidates the dental autotransplantation technique with the help of 3D printing The 3D technology allows us to create a replica from resin to check the suitability of the transplanted tooth and improve the result.
Gene crucial for growth of Ewing sarcoma uncovered This newly uncovered epigenetic vulnerability in Ewing sarcoma cancer cells opens the door for new therapeutic strategies.
New boost to the diagnosis of rare diseases thanks to the Translational Diagnosis Program The program's main objective is to improve the etiologic diagnosis of patients with a rare disease and those not yet diagnosed.
SJD and a local Chinese association come together to improve care for patients from China Since 2017 the Hospital has treated 140 patients from China, especially with cutting-edge treatments such as immunotherapy for neuroblastoma.
A world-first treatment based on an oncolytic virus allows a child to overcome retinal cancer The treatment, developed by researchers at SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital and the biotechnology company VCN Biosciences has succeeded in preve...
