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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

Assaults on doctors hit record high in Spain

THE NUMBER of violent acts suffered by medical professionals in Spain hit a new high in 2022, with a total 843 physical or verbal assaults

9 Mar, 2023 @ 17:12

Health·Lead·National News

Anaesthetist From Spain's Valencia Gets Parole After 1,933 Jail Term For Infecting 275 Patients With Hepatitis C

Anaesthetist from Spain’s Valencia gets parole after 1,933 year jail sentence for infecting 275 patients with hepatitis C

A Valencia anaesthetist has been paroled after receiving a 1,933 year prison sentence for spreading hepatitis C to 275 patients in regional hospitals between 1988

9 Mar, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Sales of flu remedies shoot up as Spain hit by major second wave of virus

IF YOU’VE been feeling under the weather these last days, you are not the only one. Spain is currently suffering one of its longest and

7 Mar, 2023 @ 16:19

Health·Lead·National News

Public hospital operation waiting lists reach new high- only beaten once during Covid pandemic in Spain

Quironsalud Málaga voted best rated hospital in Spain’s Malaga by prestigious global news magazine

QUIRONSALUD Malaga Hospital, with 15.733 square metres of facilities and state-of-the-art equipment, has been included in the top 50 best hospitals in Spain in Newsweek

6 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Health·Malaga

Spain's Costa Blanca has third-highest total of health worker attacks and threats in the country

Spain’s Costa Blanca has third-highest number of health worker attacks and threats in the country

ALICANTE PROVINCE had the third-highest number of assaults and threats made to health workers in Spain last year according to the Policia Nacional. The region

2 Mar, 2023 @ 13:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

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

THE Valencian Health Ministry has withdrawn a legal challenge to a collective employment agreement which prompted staff at Torrevieja Hospital to vote for strike action

2 Mar, 2023 @ 12:12

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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New study: Frightening statistics show high obesity levels among Spanish children

Spanish children spend 294 minutes per day on screens during weekends, according to an alarming new study. The 2022 PASOS Study on Physical Activity, Sedentarism,

1 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

Popular medicines used to treat flu, cold under review in Spain over brain disease risks

Hundreds of medicines used to treat colds or flu are under review in Spain due to risk of brain diseases. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)

28 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain's Costa Blanca vote to strike over ending of collective works agreement

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca vote for first-ever strike in collective agreement dispute

STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in the facility’s history. 96% of workers in a ballot

24 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Contract To Be Advertised In April To Build €7.2 Million Health Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca

New €7.2 million health centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca could be completed by end of 2024

A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:03

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Valencia City tells people with respiratory problems to stay indoors due to rise in Saharan dust levels

AN air pollution warning was activated in Valencia City on Wednesday morning after Saharan dust particles were detected in the atmosphere leading to hazy skies.

22 Feb, 2023 @ 13:06

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Therapy with dogs can alleviate pain in childhood cancer by 30% Spanish experts say

RESEARCH evidence is indicating that being visited by a therapy dog can have a positive effect on reducing patient stress, pain and anxiety. So, though

18 Feb, 2023 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Feminism Takes To The Streets Of Spain With Massive Marches To Advance Towards Equality

Spain becomes first European country to allow sick leave for women suffering period pain

Spain has become the first European country to allow women to take medical leave for being on their period. The Spanish government passed the ‘period

17 Feb, 2023 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·National News

Man's Best Friend Makes A Difference To Treating Children With Mental Health Problems In Spain's Barcelona

Man’s best friend helps children with mental health problems in Spain’s Barcelona

A two-year study has shown the benefits of dog therapy for children with mental health issues. 23 youngsters aged under 13 from the Day Hospital

16 Feb, 2023 @ 18:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

80% of savoury snacks sold in Spain are unhealthy, says OCU consumer group

SAVOURY snacks have unsurprisingly been given a big thumbs-down for harming health in a study conducted by Spain’s OCU consumer group. It analysed 202 snack

16 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Health·Lead

Severe Covid sufferers are likely to age faster than others, Spanish study finds - this is why

New study: Increased diabetes risk for people previously hit with Covid-19

People who have previously been infected with Covid-19 could stand at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News

Parents get €1.2 million after baby’s birth was mishandled in Spain’s Mar Menor

A SAN JAVIER couple will get €1.2 million in compensation after the birth of their baby boy left him with a permanent disability. The award

15 Feb, 2023 @ 16:02

Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded

15 Feb, 2023 @ 14:44

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

Health Union Demands 'immediate ' Action To Reduce Long Delays At Hospital Emergency Units In Spain's Valencia

Health union demands ‘immediate’ action to slash long delays at hospital emergency units in Spain’s Valencia

THE CSIF union has demanded ‘immediate’ action to reduce the pressure on hospital emergency units in the Valencian Community. The union says an ‘extreme situation’

14 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's hospitals short of 'several hundred' surgeons due to foreign brain drain

Spain’s hospitals down by ‘several hundred’ surgeons due to foreign brain drain

VALENCIA UNIVERSITY’S professor of surgery says Spain needs another ‘several hundred surgeons’ and claims their quality is prompting foreign hospitals to head-hunt them. Luis Sabater,

13 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

LISTED: Places face masks are still compulsory in Spain

AS of last Wednesday, February 8, wearing a face mask on public transport in Spain is no longer compulsory. The Council of Ministers approved the

13 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Protestors come out in force on streets of Madrid to denounce regional government’s ‘dismantling’ of healthcare system

HUNDREDS of thousands of people came out to protest on the streets of Madrid today, to denounce what they called the ‘dismantling’ of the region’s

12 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Case of mad cow disease detected on farm in northern Spain

Spain has detected a case of mad cow disease in the country’s north on Friday. The atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was detected in a

11 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·National News

Parents Demand Answers After Daughter, 12, Dies Having Been Sent Home Three Times By Doctors In Spain's Valencia

Parents demand answers as daughter, 12, dies after doctors sent her home three times in Spain’s Valencia

THE Valencian Health Ministry is investigating the tragic case of a 12-year-old girl who died of peritonitis at the Valencia Clinical Hospital on Monday, after

10 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Castellon·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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