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Spanish hospital introduces dogs in ICUs to improve patients' emotional well-being

STORY: Spanish hospital introduces dogs in ICUs to improve patients' emotional well-being SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 13, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of medical professionals with therapy dogs at the Hospital del Mar 2. various of the therapy process with dogs 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ISABEL BUIL, Director of the Affinity Foundation 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): JOAN RAMON MASCLANS, Head of the intensive care service at Hospital del Mar STORYLINE: A project to improve the emotional well-being of patients by introducing therapy dogs into intensive care units (ICU) has been launched at Hospital del Mar in the Spanish city of Barcelona. The joint project between the hospital's intensive care service and the Affinity Foundation, a non-profit that promotes the benefits of pets, is the first of its kind in Spain and uses dogs that were abandoned and retrained as therapy dogs. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ISABEL BUIL, Director of the Affinity Fou

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Spain's recent rise in COVID cases shows need to protect vulnerable groups: epidemiologist

STORY: Spain's recent rise in COVID cases shows need to protect vulnerable groups: epidemiologist DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of pedestrians in Spain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital 3. various of pedestrians in Spain 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital STORYLINE: The recent rise in COVID-19 cases in Spain poses a threat to groups that are vulnerable to the disease, such as the elderly, said an epidemiologist in an interview with Xinhua on Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): ANNA VILELLA, Head of the Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology Service at Barcelona's Clinic Hospital "There are more hospitalized patients than a few weeks ago, but the ICUs are not very busy. The problem is among vulnerable groups, who are more at risk if the virus is circulati

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Number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Spain drops

STORY: Number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Spain drops DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of medical workers and hospital (courtesy of Barcelona's Hospital Clinic) 2. various of street view STORYLINE: According to the latest figures released by Spain's Ministry of Health on Tuesday, there were 224 people in ICUs in Spanish hospitals compared to 241 the week before. It means that the number of COVID-19 patients in ICUs in Spain has fallen to the lowest level since the pandemic began. As for the total number of people hospitalized with COVID-19, the health ministry reported that there were 2,889 coronavirus patients in Spanish hospitals compared to 3,023 on last Friday. SOUNDBITE 1 (Catalan): PEDRO CASTRO, Head of Intensive Care at Barcelona's Hospital Clinic "In the past few days, the patients admitted with COVID-19 have been sporadic and exceptional. There are fewer than 25 people with COVID-19 in the entire hospital right n

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Chen Jiangbo works at a ward of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 10, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Qiu Jian works at a ward of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 11, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Zhang Guo checks the surgery equipments at an operating room at the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 10, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Wang Yin checks medical equipment at the ICU of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 10, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Qiu Jian completes nursing records at a ward of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 11, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Li Guimei works at a ward of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 11, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Zhang Guo works at the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 10, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Qiu Jian works at a ward of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 11, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-GUIYANG-MALE NURSES (CN)

(220512) -- GUIYANG, May 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Nurse Li Guimei checks a patient's conditions at a ward of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University in Guizhou, southwest China's Guiyang Province, May 10, 2022. The importance of male nurses is widely acknowledged as they are usually employed in labor-intense units such as ICUs, meaning frequent night shifts and long working hours. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)