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Spain orders famous antidepressant to be recalled after batch was found with ‘impurities’

The AEMPS (Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios) has detected impurities within the drug Ludiomil, which contains the active ingredient of maprotiline and is

5 Jul, 2025 @ 20:23

Health·Other News

Spain urged to tackle obesity time bomb ‘as soon as possible’

AS persistently reported in the press, obesity has become one of the most urgent health problems in today’s world. A report published by Diario Sanitario

4 Jul, 2025 @ 16:53

Health·Lead·Other News

Barcelona is preparing for 50C as summers get ‘hotter and hotter’

SPANISH meteorologist Mario Picazo is warning that Barcelona could reach 50 degrees Celsius in the coming days. On his El Tiempo media channel, Picazo said

4 Jul, 2025 @ 15:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Five drownings on Spain’s beaches mark ‘quick and silent’ epidemic that kills hundreds each year

SPAIN’S beaches have claimed five lives in just one week, highlighting what medical experts describe as a ‘silent epidemic’ that kills between 400 and 600

4 Jul, 2025 @ 12:45

Health·Lead

Nine swimmers are rescued by lifeguards on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘ignoring yellow and red flags’

How to stay safe at the pool after two children drown on the Costa del Sol in one month

TWO minors have died from drowning in less than a month in private pools in Mijas. The first tragedy occurred when a 12-year-old boy drowned

2 Jul, 2025 @ 12:05

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga

Spain Investigates Side Effects Of Weight Loss Drugs Ozempic And Saxenda

Ozempic manufacturer in trouble for ‘very obviously’ advertising prescription-only drug in Spain

JAVIER Pardilla, Spain´s secretary of state for health, has said that Novo Nordisk´s recent advertising campaign points to the illegal advertising of their Ozempic drug.

30 Jun, 2025 @ 15:05

Health·Lead

Spain’s children are being damaged by ‘parents using screens as digital babysitters’ claims expert

A LEADING Spanish sleep expert has warned that parents are increasingly using screens as ‘digital babysitters’ and ‘electronic dummies’ for children as young as babies.

27 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Health·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Police bust gang selling weight-loss drug Ozempic and anabolic steroids in Spain

A GANG that illegally sold medicines and pharmaceutical products across Spain – including the Ozempic weight-loss and diabetes drug- has been brought down by authorities.

27 Jun, 2025 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

SoiVIP Clínica Dental: Leading the Way in Modern Dental Care in San Pedro

LOCATED in the heart of San Pedro de Alcántara, Marbella, SoiVIP Clínica Dental has earned a stellar reputation as the top-rated dental clinic in the

26 Jun, 2025 @ 17:09

Andalucia·Health·Marbella·Other News·Sponsored

REVEALED: The worst areas for public health services in Spain

THE Valencian Community and Andalucia have the worst public health services in Spain, followed by the Balearic Islands, according to an annual study. The conclusions

26 Jun, 2025 @ 12:21

Health·Lead

REVEALED: The leading causes of death in Spain during 2024

TUMOURS were the leading cause of death in Spain in 2024- for the second successive year, accounting for 26.6% of fatalities. Figures compiled by the

23 Jun, 2025 @ 14:41

Health·Lead

Spain’s infamous summer colds – and how to avoid catching them

EVEN the word ‘cold’ gives the game away. We British people can’t shake the belief that the illness we know so well – blocked up

22 Jun, 2025 @ 11:20

Health·Lead·National News

‘They’re always in my life’: Spanish TV presenter declares this food item the perfect snack

SPANISH TV presenter Lara Álvarez says she always has antioxidant and vitamin C-rich blueberries in her cupboard. She said, in an interview with Women’s Health,

21 Jun, 2025 @ 13:42

Health·Lead

Children in Spain are ‘eating worse and feeling sadder’, new study finds

A NEW study warns of children’s deteriorating health in Spain. The Gasol Foundation has been researching the lifestyles of Spanish children since 2022. In its

21 Jun, 2025 @ 08:00

Health·Lead

Home help steals over €70,000 from old woman's bank account in Spain's Valencia

New supplement is touted to slow down biological ageing and reverse body deterioration

A NATURAL supplement containing plant-based ingredients, vitamins and antioxidants could help reduce biological age according to a new study. Researchers examined the anti-ageing effects of

20 Jun, 2025 @ 16:35

Health·Lead

Man arrested for not helping friend that fell into Valencia river and drowned

Beware the dangers of ‘cooling off’ in Spain’s many rivers and pools

THEY are tempting, when temperatures are in the forties centigrade. Clean cold water in mountain streams, and tranquil water in pools, seem ready-made for our

20 Jun, 2025 @ 14:39

Health·Lead

What exactly is gastroenteritis, the illness that has struck down footballer Kylian Mbappe?

KYLIAN Mbappe, considered by many to be the best – and most valuable – footballer in the world, has been hospitalised in the USA with

20 Jun, 2025 @ 14:33

Health·Lead

2024 was another top scorcher with hot summer predicted yet again for Spain

Keeping cool during hot weather in Spain with tips from health experts

AS SPAIN basks in an unprecedented June heatwave, keeping safe and reducing exposure to the sun is vital to people of all ages. The country’s

20 Jun, 2025 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·Weather

Ozempic manufacturer facing backlash in Spain for ‘obesity can kill’ campaign

‘OBESITY means being out of breath when I run to catch the bus’: A new campaign, seen in bus shelters in Madrid and widely circulated

20 Jun, 2025 @ 11:19

Health·Lead

Resident can't sleep due to neighbours having noisy sex in Spain's Alicante area

Do YOU live in the most sexually active province in Spain’s Andalucia?

New study reveals surprising results about bedroom habits across the region – but which lesser-known province takes the crown? WHILE everyone might be rushing to

14 Jun, 2025 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Health·Jaen·Lead·Other News

Medical operations halted across Spain as doctors strike over ‘regime of slavery from 50 years ago’

SPANISH doctors downed tools today – the first nationwide strike in five years – as medics across the country protested what they describe as ‘precarious

13 Jun, 2025 @ 18:45

Health·Lead

Spain’s national heat alert website launches English language version aimed at expats and tourists

SPAIN’S online national heat alert system has launched an English language version after a suggestion by the British Embassy in Madrid. The news comes as

13 Jun, 2025 @ 15:51

Health·Lead·Weather

Healthy summer promised with €82m boost including 25 beach clinics in Costa Blanca and Valencia tourist areas

25 BEACH areas in the Valencian Community will get health centres to help tourists over the summer. That’s an increase of six clinics compared to

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Spanish Doctors to stage nationwide strike over working conditions tomorrow

DOCTORS across Spain are set to walk out tomorrow, Friday, June 13, in a one-day national strike demanding legislative reform to improve their working conditions.

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:43

Health·Lead·Other News

Smoke-free beaches start in time for summer in busy Costa Blanca tourist area

‘SMOKE-FREE’ flags were raised on Calpe’s main beaches on Tuesday to symbolise the start of a recently-introduced smoking ban. The rule applies to all beaches

10 Jun, 2025 @ 17:50

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Doctors guilty of reckless homicide after boy, 8, died following five ER visits over four days in Spain

TWO doctors have been convicted of reckless homicide after an eight-year-old boy from Petrer in Alicante province died from peritonitis in 2020. The youngster named

10 Jun, 2025 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Health·Lead