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LUGHOLES OPEN: Specsavers launches brand new hearing centre in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SPECSAVERS has celebrated the launch of its exciting new audiology service in Benidorm. It is not just a very high-quality service but the team of

11 Oct, 2022 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Valencian Community

What is private label CBD oil and how does it work?

Private label CBD oil is simply CBD oil that has been made by a company who is not the original manufacturer. This oil has been

11 Oct, 2022 @ 09:47

Health

Covid-19 pandemic triggers big rise in stressed-out workers taking drugs in Spain

A massive uptake in drug consumption among public sector workers in Spain has been recorded since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020.

10 Oct, 2022 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia against removal of masks on public transport and inside health care centres

ANDALUCIAN health experts firmly support maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres, health councilor says. Following a Governing

5 Oct, 2022 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

Heart attacks increase 15% in Spain since Covid-19 pandemic

Heart attacks are on the rise in Spain since the coronavirus pandemic, and experts have shed light on what the leading causes are. Director of

3 Oct, 2022 @ 15:10

Health·Lead·National News

Winter flu and Covid vaccinations to start in Valencia this month

Spain’s Andalucia to roll out variant booster and flu jab as of today

ANDALUCIA will kickstarts the autumn booster rollout as of today, with a focus on over 80-year-olds and care home residents. Two weeks later, on October

3 Oct, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

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Benidorm Optician brings international hearing service to Spain

Residents and tourists in Benidorm can now access audiology services from global hearing provider Specsavers. The company supplied more than 530,000 hearing aids in 2021,

27 Sep, 2022 @ 09:54

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Sponsored

Spain’s Andalucia sees arrival of 900,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants

THE vaccination drive using this new delivery of vaccines will begin today, September 26, throughout Spain—with a total of 933,120 doses delivered to Andalucia for

26 Sep, 2022 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

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Alarm over nurse shortage in Spain

SOME 95,000 nurses are needed in Spain to reach the European average, according to a new report from The General Nursing Council (CGE). The president

23 Sep, 2022 @ 14:09

Health·Lead·National News

Double Whammy: Spain’s Andalucia to launch Flu and COVID-19 winter vaccination campaign

A PLANNED and targeted winter vaccination campaign will kick-off in Andalucia on October 3. Junta Chief Juanma Moreno has announced the flu vaccination campaign will

23 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

U-turn by regional health bosses after Torrevieja Hospital staff voted for strike action on Spain's Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: The Medical Director of Torrevieja’s troubled hospital has resigned

THE Medical Director of Torrevieja’s troubled public hospital has stepped down from his role in the middle of its worst crisis ever. Dr Juan Carlos

21 Sep, 2022 @ 15:28

Health·Lead·Must Read·Torrevieja

Spain’s Health Ministry estimates three times more heat-related deaths this summer than last

The Carlos III Institute has estimated that so far this year there have been 30,861 excess deaths in Spain, of which 3,833 are attributable to

15 Sep, 2022 @ 17:24

Health·Lead·National News

Where to Buy Marijuana Seeds Online

If you’re looking for the most potent marijuana that will provide a fun experience and great feelings, check out the Herbies cannabis seed bank. Only

15 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Health

British swimmer, 72, drowns off popular beach on Spain's Costa Blanca

Emergency services attend 42 calls to assist with near fatal drowning in Spain’s Malaga during July and August

THE Health emergency number 061 has assisted 130 SOS calls for near fatal drowning in Andalucia between the months of July and August this year—13%

15 Sep, 2022 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Spain’s Malaga has more than 600 defibrillators installed throughout the city

LIFE-saving defibrillators have been installed throughout Malaga city. Over 600 devices, which can be used by members of the public to help treat someone who

14 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Fourth vaccine jab in Spain to be rolled out end of September for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes

THE autumn booster rollout for over 80-year-olds and residents of care homes will kick-start on September 26—with Spain due to start receiving the first doses

9 Sep, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News

The Gran Vía Metro Station Reopens In Madrid After 1,000 Days Closed

Could the days of wearing masks on Spain’s public transport be coming to an end?

While the use of facemasks as a means of preventing the spread of Covid-19 has long been abandoned in the United Kingdom, in Spain it

7 Sep, 2022 @ 17:07

Health·Lead·National News

Spain detects 48 cases among children of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin

A total of 48 cases of severe acute hepatitis have been diagnosed among children in Spain during the first eight months of the year. That’s

6 Sep, 2022 @ 17:04

Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain’s health minister announces arrival of 10m Covid-19 vaccines adapted to variants

SPAIN’S health minister Carolina Darias today announced that 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines would be arriving in Spain over September, adding that these shots

5 Sep, 2022 @ 16:15

Health·Lead

Andalucia’s suicide rate is higher than Spain’s average

ONE person killed themselves every 14 hours in Andalucia during 2020, according to the Junta. Some 793 people died as a consequence of suicide in

3 Sep, 2022 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Sad milestone as Covid-19 deaths hit 10,000 mark in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

30 MONTHS on from the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the unwanted landmark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths has been reached in the Valencian Community. Figures

2 Sep, 2022 @ 18:30

Castellon·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Effective Rhinoplasty Procedure in Turkey: What Patients Need To Know

Thousands of men and women dream of changing the shape or size of the nose. They may feel uncomfortable and less attractive, and in some

1 Sep, 2022 @ 09:25

Health

Beach in Spain’s Malaga closed to bathing for third time this summer due to faecal contamination

MALAGA City Council has closed Sacaba beach, in the western area of the capital of Malaga, to bathing this Tuesday, August 30, after a water

31 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

New Da Vinci Robotic Surgery Units Being Opened At Valencia Area Public Hospitals In Spain

New Da Vinci robotic surgery units being opened at Valencia region public hospitals in Spain

THREE Da Vinci robotic surgery units will be opened in Valencian Community hospitals at a cost of €9 million. They will be set up at

30 Aug, 2022 @ 16:47

Alicante·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Gibraltar cuts COVID-19 self-isolation time to five days as cases drop

PEOPLE who get COVID-19 in Gibraltar will now only have to self-isolate for five days after they tested positive, its health authority announced. Director of

30 Aug, 2022 @ 12:45

Coronavirus·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Recall of frozen fruitberry mix in Spain due to presence of Hepatitis A

HEALTH authorities are verifying the withdrawal from the market of three batches of Ardo Frozen Fruitberry Mix due to the presence of hepatitis A. The

30 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

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