Health alert as measles outbreak doubles to eight confirmed cases in Murcia
THE measles outbreak declared earlier this month in the Murcia region town of Alcantarilla has risen to eight confirmed cases. The working theory that the
New Marbella regenerative clinic is offering a vital alternative to patients with pain and stiffness
FOR many people living on the Costa del Sol, chronic joint pain has become an accepted part of life. A knee that makes the stairs
Spain’s cities are being overtaken and redesigned by an unexpected new social phenomenon – running clubs
SPANISH residents are forgoing afterwork pints and replacing them with a healthier alternative: lacing up their trainers and hitting the pavement for the latest social
Cancer deaths soar in Andalucia as scientists warn of ‘poor’ oncology care in hospitals
By Anna Zuurmond CANCER deaths are rising sharply across Andalucia, new figures have revealed, as scientists attribute the surge to a ‘failing’ health system. Between
‘I had no idea they existed’: British woman forced to scoop out dead tissue daily after recluse spider bit her leg in her Mallorca atticÂ
A BRITISH woman in Mallorca has spoken of the ‘awful’ impact of a recluse spider bite that left her making daily hospital visits to have
Tired all the time? It could be anaemia – an underdiagnosed conditionÂ
PATIENTS walk into doctors’ surgeries across the country reporting constant fatigue. This persistent fatigue is one of the most prevalent – and overlooked – symptoms
British pensioner reveals ‘world of difference’ between hip replacement surgery in Spain’s Costa Blanca and the UK
A BRITISH retiree who underwent hip replacement surgeries in both the UK and Spain said his experience at a Valencia hospital won ‘hands down.’ Writing
Pensioner, 81, waits two years for cancer surgery at Costa Blanca hospital as Spain’s health service strugglesÂ
A PENSIONER, 81, has been made to wait two years for cancer surgery at a Costa Blanca hospital as Spain’s health service struggles. Jose Luis
Measles outbreak in Murcia with 400 people traced following baptism ceremony
THREE cases of measles have been confirmed in the Murcia region with up to 400 people being traced following a baptism ceremony in Alcantarilla. Those
Welsh singing legend Bonnie Tyler placed in induced coma at Portuguese hospital after emergency intestinal surgery
A WORLD renowned UK singer is currently in an Algarve intensive care unit to recover from an urgent operation, but her team insists she will
Hantavirus symptoms emerge in Spanish cruise ship passenger in Madrid while women in Alicante and Barcelona remain under observation
A SPANISH boat passenger with positive Hantavirus PCR test shows signs of the infection in high-level isolation, while others remain in quarantine. One of the
Canary Islands president ridiculed for claim that ‘hantavirus-carrying rats will swim to shore while MV Hondius is anchored off Tenerife’
THE president of the Canary Islands has been mocked for sending Spain’s health minister a screenshot of a Google AI response claiming hantavirus rats can
EXPLAINER: What will happen to Spanish passengers evacuated from hantavirus-hit cruise ship – including rigorous testing and 42-day isolation
SPANISH passengers rescued from the hantavirus-stricken MV Hondius cruise will face up to six weeks in quarantine as authorities scramble to contain the outbreak. The
French and American passenger test positive for hantavirus after evacuation from disease-hit cruise ship docked in Tenerife port
A FRENCH woman and an American passenger evacuated from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius have tested positive for the virus after leaving the vessel
Guardia Civil officer dies suddenly during operation to evacuate passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship in Spain
A GUARDIA Civil officer has died of a heart attack while helping evacuate passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship docked in the Canary Islands. The
WATCH: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchors in Tenerife port as Spanish officials begin evacuating passengers
SPANISH officials have started to evacuate passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after the vessel arrived in Tenerife in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Urgent search for South African hantavirus cruise ship passenger who made ‘several day’ layover in Barcelona
SPANISH health authorities are urgently searching for a South African tourist who may have been exposed to the deadly hantavirus before spending a week in
First suspected hantavirus case detected in Spain as woman isolates with symptoms in Alicante hospital
A WOMAN is currently isolating in an Alicante hospital in Spain’s first suspected case of hantavirus, after the patient display symptoms following contact with a
Global hunt underway for the 29 passengers who left deadly hantavirus cruise ship heading for Spain’s Tenerife
HEALTH officials worldwide are scrambling to contain a deadly virus outbreak linked to a cruise liner now headed for the Canary Islands. MV Hondius operator
Can the deadly hantavirus become another global pandemic? Here’s why virologists are not panicking – yet
AS the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak heads for port in Tenerife, officials are in a race against time. Attempts are underway to
Passengers on hantavirus cruise ship heading to Spain’s Tenerife will be unloaded on small boats after dock workers threaten to strike
A CRUISE ship bound for Tenerife with a deadly virus outbreak aboard will not dock at the island’s port, authorities have announced. Canary Islands president
Medical, surgical and hospital cover: Essential for expatriates
STARTING a new life in Spain means embracing new experiences, traditions and a different way of life. To fully enjoy this new stage, it is
Cruise ship struck by hantavirus outbreak is heading for Spain’s Canary Islands after Madrid overrules local objections
A DISEASE-STRICKEN cruise ship has set sail for the Canary Islands despite protests from the regional government over ‘safety concerns’ for the local population. The
What you need to know about the hantavirus, which has killed three cruise ship passengers – and Gene Hackman’s wife
HANTAVIRUS is an incredibly rare but potentially lethal disease transmitted by rodents through their bodily fluids and excrement. Interest in the pathogen has skyrocketed this
Passengers on hantavirus-ridden cruise ship to be flown home ‘immediately’ once vessel docks in Spain’s Canary Islands
PASSENGERS stuck onboard the hantavirus-ridden ship currently sailing towards the Canary Islands are set to be repatriated to their home countries as soon as the
Hantavirus case confirmed in Switzerland as two people evacuated in ‘serious condition’ from virus-stricken cruise ship heading for Spain
HEALTH authorities in Switzerland and France are monitoring a growing hantavirus situation linked to the virus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship, after several passengers were infected