Drinking gin and tonic can help soothe hayfever, new British study claims The likes of vodka and gin have much lower histamine levels 21 Jun, 2017 @ 17:51 Environment·Health·Lead·Mallorca
Axarquia to host mental health conference The event examined how we treat mental health 15 Jun, 2017 @ 18:29 Health·Malaga
Number of EU nurses applying to UK has dropped by 96% since Brexit referendum The NHS is already struggling with nurse vacancies 12 Jun, 2017 @ 16:23 Health·Lead·National News·Politics
Pensioners returning home post-Brexit could cost the UK’s NHS €1.15 billion per year The UK government currently pays €575 million a year for healthcare provided to some 190,000 British pensioners living in the EU 6 Jun, 2017 @ 12:28 Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Politics
Malaga Council accused of falsifying hospital statistics Benalmadena Hospital claims to be carrying out 2,000 more operations than three years ago 30 May, 2017 @ 17:50 Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News
Andalucia lagging behind due to reliance on EU funds, claims new study The study suggests in terms of time Andalucia lost nine years in GDP 21 May, 2017 @ 19:23 Business & Finance·Health·Lead·National News·Politics
Spain’s healthcare among top 10 in the world in new ranking, far above the UK’s Spain scored an impressive 90 out of 100 19 May, 2017 @ 13:07 Health·Lead·National News
Mallorca blood bank at full stock following Olive Press campaign for cancer-stricken daughter of British expat family Mum Sarah called the support 'amazing' 16 May, 2017 @ 12:07 Health·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca
WARNING: Malaga hit by Andalucia-wide food poisoning outbreak due to contaminated tuna Consumers have been affected in Malaga, Cordoba, Granada, Jaen and Sevilla 11 May, 2017 @ 15:33 Business & Finance·Cadiz·Cordoba·Food & Drink·Granada·Health·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla
Mallorca expat British family’s plea for blood to save young daughter’s life Serena Chappell, 11, needs blood-type-O-negative transfusion to battle leukaemia 11 May, 2017 @ 11:43 Health·Lead·Mallorca
Briton who was told he would never run again to compete in Mallorca Ironman Triathlon It took a year of treatment before he could even put a shoe back on 8 May, 2017 @ 17:18 Health·Mallorca·Sport
Date set for construction of Estepona’s €15m public hospital UTEOgensa-Helopav has been awarded the construction for the project 5 May, 2017 @ 15:21 Health·Lead
Two pints of beer a better painkiller than paracetamol, new study finds Consuming two pints of beer can cut discomfort by a quarter 4 May, 2017 @ 17:10 Food & Drink·Health·Mallorca
Marbella plastic surgeons carry out life-changing surgery on disfigured Kenyan patients Medical staff from the clinic successfully treated 45 patients and carried out surgery on 25. 2 May, 2017 @ 11:39 Health·Lead·Other News
30-stone woman dies in Mallorca after 12-hour attempt to remove her from home She was too large to be taken down the stairs on a stretcher or out of the windows 1 May, 2017 @ 14:00 Health·Mallorca
Holidaymaker praises Malaga hospital staff for saving his life Gregory Johnston from Birmingham was rushed to the Hospital Regional Universitario Malaga after a freak fall onto a glass table cut the main artery and 28 Apr, 2017 @ 09:30 Health·Lead·Malaga
Marbella shelter for pregnant women and single mothers reopens after two years Pregnant women facing economic problems visit the shelter for help with basic needs and healthcare 21 Apr, 2017 @ 14:31 Health·Lead
Spanish woman becomes oldest in Europe after 117-year old Italian dies A Spanish woman has become the oldest in Europe after the death of 117-year-old Italian Emma Morana 17 Apr, 2017 @ 14:43 Health·Lead
The herbivore diaries: The OP’s Laurence Dollimore takes on the vegan challenge The OP’s Laurence Dollimore survives on a vegan diet for a week ... almost 16 Apr, 2017 @ 10:00 Food & Drink·Health·Lead
Malaga’s Antonio Banderas quits smoking “If there is something good that came from all of this, it is that I suddenly stopped smoking, without needing pills or anything like that. 13 Apr, 2017 @ 12:45 Entertainment·Health·Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Massive bull gores Spanish matador through throat, tongue and mouth at his debut bull fight Many in the 10,000-strong crowd can be heard screaming 5 Apr, 2017 @ 10:02 Health·Lead·National News·Nature
Several injured after explosion at a butcher’s shop in Granada The incident occurred yesterday afternoon in the Durcal area 4 Apr, 2017 @ 09:52 Granada·Health·Lead
Cystic fibrosis campaigner’s legacy lives on in hopes to legalise new drug Orkambi in Spain Becky Baker passed away at only 32, but her tireless campaign to help other sufferers of cystic fibrosis continues 1 Apr, 2017 @ 18:26 Health·Opinion
Spanish scientists say Mediterranean diet improves sperm quality It has been said that consuming fish, seafood, poultry, cereals, vegetables and fruits, low-fat dairy and skimmed milk can improve sperm quality 1 Apr, 2017 @ 11:01 Health·Lead
Incompetence and negligence complaint launched after elderly man dies in Malaga following multiple misdiagnoses The 74-year old sadly died of heart failure after spending two months in intensive care 30 Mar, 2017 @ 13:16 Health·Lead
Practice of cutting off dogs’ tails finally banned across Spain The amputation of ears, claws, teeth or vocal chords is also banned 23 Mar, 2017 @ 09:39 Crime & Law·Environment·Health·Lead·National News·Nature