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We have published the results of a pilot study examining the efficacy of the traditional Karlovy Vary drinking cure in the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (MASLD). The study was published in January 2026 in the peer-reviewed international journal *Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition*.  The study took place from February to May 2024. It involved 46 residents of Karlovy Vary diagnosed with fatty liver disease, who underwent a 21-day drinking […]

We have published the fourth issue of the professional journal *Spa and Balneology* for 2025. The winter issue is also being published in print for the first time and features a diverse mix of professional articles, practical insights, and international perspectives. The professional section opens with an article devoted to the microflora in peloids—that is, the question of what role natural microorganisms play in therapeutic natural muds and what potential they hold in […]

In June 1925, one of the most prominent female scientists of all time—Marie Curie-Skłodowska—visited Jáchymov. The two-time Nobel Prize winner finally saw in person the place with which she had shared a special bond from the very beginning of her scientific career. It was from Jáchymov pitchblende that the Curies isolated radium in 1898—an element that forever changed the face of modern […]

A professional article entitled "The Role of Physiotherapists in Spa Care" was published in the peer-reviewed journal Florence. The article focuses on the importance and specifics of the work of physiotherapists in spa facilities, their role in comprehensive spa rehabilitation care, and interdisciplinary cooperation in the spa environment. The text reflects current trends in spa treatment and contributes to the professional debate [...].

We are pleased to announce that our new professional article entitled "The Potential for Implementing Innovative Technologies in Czech Spa Care" has just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Rehabilitácia (Scopus, 3Y Impact Factor: 1.421). The article focuses in particular on: the role of innovation in ensuring the long-term sustainability and competitiveness of spa care, an overview of newly developing technologies with significant therapeutic potential, the importance of synergistic […]

More than three decades after the closure of the Balneological Research Institute in Mariánské Lázně in 1993, a major milestone for Czech spa treatment is approaching. The Karlovy Vary Institute of Spa and Balneology is launching the first ever clinical study focused on objectively measuring the effects of comprehensive spa rehabilitation care, which will be carried out in cooperation with the Mariánské Lázně Medical Spa. The study […]

We have published a new double issue of the journal Lázeňství a balneologie, which brings current views on the development of the Czech spa industry, research results and inspiration from abroad. We have newly divided the journal into three thematic parts to make it more clear and better reflect the diversity of the field. In the first part you will find interviews and articles focused on research and practice - for example, an interview with MUDr. [...]

In the July issue of the Komora magazine (July-August 2025, Volume 26) there was an article Spa care - a tool for comprehensive disease prevention, prepared by the director of our institute Ing. Alina Huseynli, MBA, and the Chairman of the ILaB Council MUDr. Ladislav Špišák, CSc. In the text we discuss the growing role of prevention in public health and personnel policy. In our opinion, spa care is an effective [...]