Our Executive Director, Pediatrician and Faculty Member at the Católica Medical School, Ana Rita Constante, wrote an article for Visão magazine on children’s exposure to screens. “Children exposed to screens play less and spend more time sitting or standing still (sometimes starting sedentary habits before they even begin to walk). They have reduced concentration and […]
This is an opinion article by Prof. Frederico Simões do Couto – Associate Professor at Católica Medical School for Público. This difference between the idealization of Christmas, with its dominant narrative of happiness, and the experience of life not being so enchanting, can trigger feelings of personal failure. Traditional Christmas is a family celebration, a […]
Professor Cláudio Areias Franco, Católica Biomedical Research Centre researcher and faculty member at the Católica Medical School, successfully completed the Public Habilitation Exams in the field of Vascular Biology. He was approved unanimously by all members of the examination committee. Cláudio Franco graduated in Biochemistry from the University of Porto and holds a PhD in Protein […]
In this article, Francisca Leite, Executive Director of Hospital da Luz Learning Health, highlights the importance of test beds in improving hospitals, leading to shorter hospital stays, fewer errors, and more motivated teams. Hospital da Luz, the only Portuguese hospital included in the list of the 50 best in Europe, created the test bed ‘Intelligent […]
Last Saturday, the Forward! teams took the stage at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics to pitch the result of weeks of hard work, customer discovery, prototyping, and interation. The quality of the pitches, the progress made, and the maturity of the thinking showed exactly why programs like Forward! matter: execution beats ideas, every single time. […]
With a 90% confidence rate, reducing doubts among family doctors and delays in diagnosis are the main objectives of the “Dermamatica” technology, which may be implemented in Portugal. When a patient suspects that a skin lesion may be skin cancer , they are usually evaluated by a family doctor, who can rule out a high-risk case. To reduce […]
Católica Medical School will launch the first edition of a pioneering program in Portugal dedicated to the study and clinical practice of sleep in childhood. The international course starts on January 16th, in a blended learning format, and will be taught in English. 👉 Read more about: https://medjournal.pt/2025/12/15/faculdade-de-medicina-da-catolica-lanca-novo-curso-avancado-em-medicina-do-sono-pediatrico/
Mahdiya Erfani was born in Afeghanistan, but today she says that her “home” is Lisbon, the city that gave her ‘safety in a way she had never experienced before.” She arrived in Portugal in November 2021, “not only as a young woman in pursue of a career but a as a person in pursue of […]
Even accepting the irreversibility of nature, it is possible to strive for healthier aging. But there is still a long way to go; in many areas, almost everything remains to be done. Autumn is considered the season of nostalgia: it evokes more twilight than sunrise, the red light of the west prevails over the blue […]
Sam Izadloo, a student at Católica Medical School, participated in the Call for Projects in the Student category with his project Dermamatica, supervised by CAC-CL Executive Director Ana Rita Constante, which also participated as a speaker at this conference. The Digital Health Summit 2025 took place on December 10th and December 11 at the University […]
