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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’ve had TWO liver transplants in Spain – this is why the country is the best in the...

FOR Eva Perez, receiving the all-important phone call kickstarted a complicated mix of emotions. “You are happy because your loved ones are celebrating that you...

Diabetes is surging in southern Spain: Here’s how to prevent developing the disease

DIABETES is surging in Andalucia at an alarming rate, health experts have warned.  Dr Diego Fernandez raised the alarm this week during an appearance on...

Hospital in Spain’s Benidorm area will get extra beds in change to €47m project that started construction last year

CHANGES will be made in the current expansion project at Villajoyosa's Marina Baixa Hospital to create more spaces for beds. Work started last year to...

Cigarette and tobacco prices could soon surge in Spain: Government hopes measure will reduce the number of smokers

THE Spanish health ministry are considering imposing a new levy on cigarettes and tobacco in an attempt to reduce the number of smokers nationwide. The...

Why you should eat a tomato EVERY day, according to a leading scientist in Spain

ONE of the benefits of living in Spain is the availability of home-grown fruits and vegetables, many of which are cultivated all year round...

Want to avoid cancer? Doctors in Spain say 30 minutes of exercise a day will significantly reduce the risk...

PHYSICAL exercise and sport are useful tools in the fight against cancer with Spanish doctors saying a bit of daily exertion can reduce the...

What should I do if I’ve been given Nolotil in Spain? A guide for British and other northern Europeans...

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es SINCE the death of British expat Mark Brooks, Nolotil is on many people’s minds, but what...

Omega-3 reduces the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s, says study in Spain: These are the foods with high levels...

OMEGA-3 can lower the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s, a study has suggested.  The Hospital del Mar Research Institute in Barcelona found that people...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nolotil shouldn’t be sold like shampoo’: Campaigner Cristina Del Campo blasts ‘serious corruption’ in her fight against Big...

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es Nolotil campaigner Cristina del Campo has claimed sinister political pressure is behind the drug being so...

Face masks are no longer mandatory in this region of Spain from tomorrow

COMPULSORY mask wearing in Valencian Community medical centres and hospitals will end after it was imposed regionally on January 5 in a response to...

Little Robin needs your help: Family of a British toddler fighting a rare cancer launches appeal to continue his...

A CROWDFUNDING campaign has been launched to help a 22-month-old boy called Robin survive a high-risk cancer. The fundraiser was set up by his...

Alzheimer’s revelation: How the brain disease was spread between humans via a growth hormone given to children in the...

A NEW study has revealed the brain disease, Alzheimer’s, can spread between humans.  READ MORE: Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of...

Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of pesticides in Spain – here’s how to remove them

AS much as 40% of all food sold in Spain may contain traces of pesticides, according to data collected by the Spanish Agency for...

Increase of breast cancer in young women could be caused by synthetic chemicals, study reveals. 

SCIENTISTS have found some 921 cancer promoting chemicals in products we use daily.  READ MORE: Why are breast cancer rates soaring in Spain? Worrying stats...

AND BREATHE: Relax, you’ve passed Blue Monday! In the second of his insightful columns, Fijaz Mughal gives some excellent...

WE are now powering into the New Year and 2024.  Last year may have brought trials and tribulations, a sense of economic worries and concern...

STIs are soaring in Spain: Cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis are on the rise, experts warn

A NEW study has revealed skyrocketing STI infections across Spain, with rates of gonorrhoea more than quadrupling between 1995 and 2022.  The report looked at...

‘Kill the Drug’: Together we can prevent more British lives from being lost as the Olive Press relaunches its...

THE Olive Press is today relaunching our ‘Kill the Drug’ campaign in a bid to bring in tougher regulations on Nolotil.  Our original campaign in...

‘Our Nolotil hell’: British expats recall their terrifying ordeals after taking the ‘lethal’ painkiller in Spain – including one...

Exclusive by Laurence Dollimore and Yzabelle Bostyn A BRITISH expat has revealed how she almost died after being administered Nolotil in Spain - as...

Thousands of couples around the world chose Instituto Bernabeu for their fertility treatment in Spain

55% of Group Instituto Bernabeu’s patients come from 137 different countries. The quality of reproductive medicine in Spain and the country’s advance legislation...

What is Nolotil? The painkiller sold in Spain that’s been linked to dozens of British deaths

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es THE Olive Press recently revealed that campaigners are launching an official complaint with Spain’s public...

Suffering from varicose veins? These are the non-surgical and non-invasive techniques being used by Hospiten to treat the condition

IT is not simply a question of aesthetics…Varicose veins are a health problem that, if left untreated, can progress to a much more serious...

Face masks are no longer required at Gibraltar health facilities as flu and Covid cases drop

FACE masks ‘are no longer essential’ at Gibraltar’s health facilities, after numbers of Covid and flu cases dropped across the British territory. Director of Public...

Need a hair transplant but can’t afford the trip to Turkey? Clinics in Spain’s Malaga are offering procedures for...

LONG gone are the days when a gentleman who had lost his hair had to resort to a Bobby Charlton-style comb over to cover...

Health warning: Disease eradicated in Spain is surging in Europe at an ‘alarming’ rate, says the WHO

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it has detected an ‘alarming’ increase in measles cases in Europe over the last year, and is...

Covid booster jabs are finally available in Gibraltar after delays in shipments from the UK

COVID boosters are finally at the Rock’s primary care centre for the over-50s or vulnerable people in the community from this Thursday. The Gibraltar Health...

EXCLUSIVE: Nolotil campaigners demand a criminal investigation into health officials in Spain following the death of a British expat,...

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es CAMPAIGNERS against the ‘deadly’ painkiller, Nolotil, have launched an official complaint with Spain’s public prosecution office...

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