The Spanish Academy of Dermatology and the Spanish Society of Diabetes acknowledge the «informative value» and «journalistic impact» of the publications in the Society section.
Two scientific societies, the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology and the Spanish Society of Diabetes, have recently awarded journalist Oriol Güell from EL PAÍS for his impactful and informative publications in 2023. His work focused on public health issues related to both disciplines. The Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, along with the Piel Sana Foundation, awarded EL PAÍS the «Award for the Article with the Greatest Impact on Dermatology» in 2023. The winning piece, titled «The explosion of scabies cases highlights the parasite’s resistance to the most common treatments«, provided unprecedented data on the rise of the disease, the medications used to combat it, and the challenges faced by affected families. On the other hand, the Spanish Society of Diabetes and its Foundation awarded Güell the first SED/FSED Prize for Communication in Diabetes, in the Digital Media category. The awarded piece, «The incidence of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents skyrocketed during the pandemic«, was praised for its informative value, clinical and social relevance, narrative quality, rigorous approach, creativity, originality, and innovation. Güell’s work is based on the results of an analysis conducted by researchers from the Agency for Health Quality and Assessment of Catalonia and the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, which confirmed for the first time that Spain had also experienced an increase in cases observed in other countries. Oriol Güell, 52, holds a degree in Political Science from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Master’s degree in Journalism from EL PAÍS-Autonomous University of Madrid. He has been working for the newspaper since 2001, covering a variety of sections including Madrid, Catalonia, Investigation, and International. Since 2019, he has been focusing on health information and was part of the team that covered the coronavirus pandemic.
