Health News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Tiger mosquitos on Spain’s Costa del Sol cause surge in holidaying Brits making health insurance claims

Since 2016, year-on-year data has shown a dramatic 739% jump in people putting in claims for medical attention they received abroad because their bites were

3 May, 2019 @ 15:13

Health·Lead·Malaga

Critically ill British mother trapped after ‘nightmare’ holiday in Spain sees friends rally to pay medical costs

Elaine was left partly paralysed by a stroke in 2015 and now her insurance company has refused to pay out because of a 'technicality'

30 Apr, 2019 @ 12:36

Health·Lead

Spanish girls second most obese in Europe and boys fourth most, as Mediterranean diet in decline

A ‘decline’ in the Mediterranean diet, which includes, fish, nuts, olive oil, fruit and vegetables, has been blamed by scientists for the poor results of

30 Apr, 2019 @ 11:04

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s top oncology scientist cures pancreatic cancer in mice giving hope for future human treatment

Tumors were not only stopped from spreading, they completely disappeared within weeks, with no secondary effects

20 Apr, 2019 @ 13:14

Health·Lead

Malaga man, 32, drops dead on padel tennis court during tournament

The unnamed man became dizzy on court and fell to the ground as other players rushed to aid him

15 Apr, 2019 @ 15:39

Health·Lead·Sport

British expat handed ‘lethal painkiller’ Nolotil after routine operation in southern Spain despite new regulations

Nolotil has been found to cause sepsis and a rapid drop in white blood cells leading to the deaths of several british holidaymakers.

13 Apr, 2019 @ 10:07

Health·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Man in Spain helps terminally ill wife with multiple sclerosis die before handing himself in to police

Hernandez is the first person to be arrested in Spain for assisting the death of a physically disabled person

9 Apr, 2019 @ 11:42

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

THAT’S SOME REAL SH*T: Cannabis in Spain has ‘dangerous’ levels of faeces due to ‘way it’s smuggled’

Analysts examined 90 samples and found dangerous levels of E.coli and the Aspergillus fungus

4 Apr, 2019 @ 15:19

Health·Lead

Spain tops global health league but all is not well for expats

A WORLD health index has declared Spain to be the fittest nation on the planet. Last year the University of Washington’s Health Metrics Institute ranked

19 Mar, 2019 @ 16:59

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

British expat in Spain who ‘asked friend’ to cut off his penis seemed ‘normal’ hours before but ‘struggled with gender’

The man was found staggering around Zaragoza dismembered and bloodied

16 Mar, 2019 @ 13:01

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Siestas ‘help treat high blood pressure’

DOCTORS have prescribed afternoon siestas for people who suffer high blood pressure. Scientists in Greece looked at 212 people with an average age of 62,

15 Mar, 2019 @ 11:48

Health·Lead

Warnings as woman almost DIES in Spain after suffering huge allergic reaction to partner’s sperm in WORLD FIRST

According to the British Medical Journal, the unidentified 31-year-old had trouble breathing and started vomiting after the sexual contact

14 Mar, 2019 @ 17:36

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Police in Spain help man with AMPUTATED PENIS in bizarre self-harm case

The man has been rushed to the Hospital Miguel Servet but it is not known if doctors managed to reattach it

12 Mar, 2019 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

British grandad in coma after Benidorm holiday faces 24-hour drive home and insurer WILL NOT pay

A 'slight mistake' on the family’s insurance policy has meant insurers won't pay out for the trip, which can cost around €12,800

28 Feb, 2019 @ 14:20

Health·Lead

Spain crowned world’s healthiest country due to ‘Mediterranean diet’

A ‘Mediterranean diet’, rich in olive oil, nuts, oily fish and vegetables, is thought to be behind the health benefits of Spain and Italy

25 Feb, 2019 @ 11:06

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·National News

Doctors in Spain launch three-year plan to eradicate Hepatitis C

According to the WHO there is no current vaccine for Hepatitis C, but in Spain a drug has been deployed since 2015 to treat over

24 Feb, 2019 @ 09:00

Health·Lead

WATCH: Dad in Spain pulls live parasite from daughter’s ‘cooked’ Mercadona fish forcing supermarket to defend seafood

If the parasite is ingested by humans it can cause vomiting, nausea and violent abdominal pain

19 Feb, 2019 @ 11:20

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·National News

UK warns Spain of SUPER GONORRHEA after fearing Brits may have spread it around holiday hotspot

The first case was detected in a straight woman who tested positive for the infection in October last year

6 Feb, 2019 @ 12:10

Health·Lead·Mallorca

British expat filmmaker in coma after balcony horror plunge in Spain ‘is stable’ as family FINALLY get to see him

Doctors confirmed Carl is now in a ‘stable’ condition after a crucial brain scan, following an operation on his fractured skull

4 Feb, 2019 @ 11:50

Celebrity·Health·Lead·Mallorca·National News·Other News

HELP IRENE WALK: Expat parents in Spain appeal for help so daughter Irene, 5, with cerebral palsy can walk

Spanish doctors have warned it will take years before she can receive treatment in Spain, in which time Irene’s condition would get severely worse

3 Feb, 2019 @ 09:00

Gibraltar·Health·Lead·Other News

CANDY CRUSH: 400 of biggest brands in Spain set for huge sugar tax in bid to improve health

The government hopes to reduce salt by 16%, trans-fats by at least 5% and packaged meat - such as ham, turkey breast, sausage and chorizo

2 Feb, 2019 @ 11:00

Health·Lead·National News

WATCH: Spaniards fuming at viral video of two drunk British women being treated at hospital in expat hotspot in Spain

According to the doctors in the clip, dealing with drunk Brits is 'not out of the ordinary'

31 Jan, 2019 @ 15:58

Health·Lead

Flu EPIDEMIC that killed 12 hits Andalucia but peak will be less than previous years

Malaga is below the Andalucian average of 264 cases per 100,000

30 Jan, 2019 @ 11:31

Almeria·Cordoba·Health·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

British pensioners in Spain to lose free healthcare under no-deal Brexit

The new UK Government guidelines, published yesterday, say pensioners, tourists and students in the EU will lose free healthcare after March 29 in the event

29 Jan, 2019 @ 18:06

Health·Lead·National News

Pioneering surgery performed on ‘inoperable’ patient with pancreatic cancer in Spain

Surgeons successfully treated the patient who had previously been considered ‘inoperable’

27 Jan, 2019 @ 10:00

Health·Lead

Death toll rises to 12 in Spain’s Canary islands as flu outbreak reaches EPIDEMIC levels

Over six out of 10 of those hospitalised with flu in the Canaries are over 64 - the most at risk age category

18 Jan, 2019 @ 17:29

Health·Lead

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