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Angry female patient unable to use local health centre after assaulting doctor on Spain's Costa Blanca

How Spain’s Social Security system is using artificial intelligence to identify fraudulent sick leave

SPAIN’S Social Security system is using an artificial intelligence algorithm to try to predict whether someone who is taking sick leave is ready to get

17 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas gets special award for publicising heart health

SPAIN’S World Cup 2010 winning captain Iker Casillas has been awarded an EHRA Gold Medal for services to cardiovascular health. Casillas picked up the award

17 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Health·Lead

Robot called ‘Da Vinci’ helps carry out pioneering lung transplant in Spain’s Barcelona

A BARCELONA hospital has carried out a pioneering lung transplant operation with a robot involving a less invasive procedure for the patient. The four-pronged robot

17 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Spain’s food safety agency raises alert over contaminated cinnamon

THE SPANISH food safety agency has issued an alert about the possible presence of bacteria in a particular brand of ground cinnamon. According to Aesan,

13 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent

13 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

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

Cancer of the eye caught early thanks to an eye test

WHEN Teresa B booked an eye test at Specsavers Ópticas in Javea, she had no idea it would lead to saving her sight and potentially

10 Apr, 2023 @ 21:42

Health

Federacion De Salud Mental Region Murcia

Gold service: Award given to mental health organisation in Murcia

THE Murcia Mental Health Federation has been awarded the Gold Medal of the City for 25 years of defending the rights and serving the needs

7 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Health·Murcia·Other News

Doctors in Spain’s Andalucia to go on strike again

The Andalucian Medical Union has called for seven days worth of strikes until the end of May. Strikes are proposed to take place between 8am

6 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Doctors union predicts 'chaotic' summer due to lack of staff and big tourist influx to Spain's Balearic Islands

Doctors union predicts ‘chaotic’ summer caused by staff shortages and big tourist influx to Spain’s Balearic Islands

THE Balearic Islands Medical Union has predicted a ‘chaotic’ summer for hospitals and primary care facilities in the region. Union president, Miguel Lazaro, says there

6 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Health·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Hospital in Spain's Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby

Record high numbers of people waiting for public hospital operations in Spain

WAITING lists for a non-emergency public hospital operation in Spain reached 793,521 last December 31- the highest figure on record. The Ministry of Health said

4 Apr, 2023 @ 17:35

Health·Lead

Madrid hospital worker masterminded database fraud to register 'anti-vaxxers' in Spain for Covid-19 certificates

Ten-year-old boy in Spain ends up in intensive care after hospital gives him ketamine overdose

A 10-YEAR-OLD child ended up in intensive care after a Madrid hospital accidentally administered him a dose of the tranquiliser ketamine that was meant for

25 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Madrid

Not to be sneezed at: Spain’s hayfever season likely to be ‘mild’ this year

IF YOUR NOSE is already starting to twitch and tingle, then it’s likely that time of year when you start to wonder what the hayfever

25 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Health·Lead·National News

JOIN THE LIFE-SAVERS: The business in Coin in Spain’s Malaga province that is taking a lead in installing defibrillators

A LOCAL business in Coin is taking the lead in a potentially life-saving initiative to train people to use defibrillators (AEDs). On Monday and Tuesday

24 Mar, 2023 @ 11:52

Health·Lead

New Replacement Hospital Costing Over €200 Million Announced For Spain's Valencia Area

New hospital costing over €200 million unveiled for Spain’s Valencia area

PLANS for a new €208 million hospital serving 340,000 people in the Lliria-Paterna health area in Valencia have been unveiled on Thursday. The Arnau de

24 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

An IVF mix-up? Family in Spain’s Andalusia sues health service after father finds out son is not his

A MAN in Spain’s Andalusia region who had a son via IVF treatment has discovered that the child is not his biological offspring, and is

23 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead

Say Goodbye to Insecurities with Male Penis Enhancement Pills

Are you struggling with low self-esteem due to your penis size? Do you strongly feel that it is affecting your overall confidence and even your

22 Mar, 2023 @ 10:43

Health

Blood donors to receive free museum admission in Spain’s Malaga

Urgent appeal for blood donation in Spain’s Malaga with hospitals down to a day or less of blood supply

BLOOD banks in Malaga are down to a critical one-day supply. The Regional Center for Blood Transfusion (CRTS) of Malaga has called for ‘urgent blood

21 Mar, 2023 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Health unions sign deal to introduce 35-hour working week in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

FIVE health unions have signed a deal with the Valencian Health Ministry to improve primary health care working conditions in the region. The package includes

20 Mar, 2023 @ 17:39

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

Where did Covid go in Spain?

WHO could forget how strange our lives became on 14 March 2020, thanks to the new virus with the spike protein? We were told it

18 Mar, 2023 @ 14:49

Health·Lead·Other News

British woman who lost all limbs in Spain asked if she would accept male hands as transplant

A British woman awaiting a rare double hand transplant after contracting a horror infection in Spain was asked if she’d accept limbs from a man,

17 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Alicante·Health·Lead·National News

Police in Spain seize passport of toddler after parents seek female genital mutilation procedure

THE AUTHORITIES in Catalonia have confiscated the passport of a 17-month-old girl in a bid to prevent her parents from subjecting her to female genital

14 Mar, 2023 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

New research: Mediterranean diet can slash risk of dementia by 23%

Eating a “Mediterranean-like diet” can lower the risk of developing dementia by up to 23%, according to new research. The groundbreaking study, published on Tuesday

14 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·National News

New study: Common heart irregularity linked to increased risk of dementia

A common irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) may increase the risk of dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people newly diagnosed

14 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·National News

€70 Million Expansion Work Launched At Costa Blanca Hospital In Spain

Expansion work costing €70 million launches at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

A ceremony has formally launched the big €70 million expansion for Orihuela’s Vega Baja hospital which will take up to 30 months to complete. Two

13 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE: Finding out a little more about aromatherapy

THERE is a clear difference between essential as in essence versus indispensable, just like the discounted Armani dress I told my husband I desperately needed.

12 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Expanding Horizons·Health·Lead

Doctors in Spain say a second and deadly pandemic is ‘likely’ and warn the health service ‘is not prepared’

Covid-19 hospitalisations rise 10% over last week in Spain

THE NUMBER of people in Spain hospitalised with Covid-19 has risen by 9.7% in just a week, while the number of such patients in intensive

10 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Health·National News·Other News

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