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Estepona hospital to finally become ‘fully operational’ – including for A&E, surgeries and X-rays – after staff boost

ESTEPONA hospital is set to become fully operational after the Junta pledged to hire 58 new healthcare professionals. The staff boost will bring the total

29 Nov, 2025 @ 12:19

Estepona·Health·Lead

Costa del Sol town is first to introduce ‘UV radars’ on its beaches to warn sunbathers of dangerous sun exposure

A TOWN on the Costa del Sol has become the first to install detectors on its beaches that will warn sunbathers of excessive UV radiation.

28 Nov, 2025 @ 12:14

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Thousands of women in Andalucia will have finally received breast cancer tests by tomorrow after grave screening errors

MORE than 2,000 women in Andalucia will have undergone necessary breast cancer tests by tomorrow after grave errors in the region’s screening programme. The Junta

27 Nov, 2025 @ 18:15

Health·Lead

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

A PROBE into dodgy Covid contracts in Andalucia has exploded into a full-blown corruption storm after investigators uncovered alleged links to a narco gang using

27 Nov, 2025 @ 14:57

Almeria·Andalucia·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Politics

Cases of flu in Spain are running wild – one month earlier than usual

DOCTORS warn that flu cases are running wild across Spain one month earlier than usual. The virus’ early onset is raising alarm bells and leading

27 Nov, 2025 @ 13:15

Health·Lead

Warning for pensioners in Spain as people are living longer – here’s what you should do to live out your days without pain or disability

PEOPLE are now living to 84 on average in Spain, but new research warns that a large share of those extra years may be spent

26 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Health·Lead

Police search dental clinic after girl, 4, dies after being put under by anaesthetic and another child is hospitalised in Valencia

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

A DENTAL clinic in Alzira has been searched by the Policia Nacional after a girl, 6, died last Thursday after being put under anaesthetic. A

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia

Estepona native leads international team which pioneers the first ever lab-grown human bone marrow

A TEAM led by an Estepona native has designed the first ever lab-grown human bone marrow. This scientific advancement has the potential to transform cancer

25 Nov, 2025 @ 17:15

Estepona·Health·Lead

New specialist diabetes care units to open next year across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Scientists move closer to a cure for Type 1 diabetes — with EU approval targeted within five years

SCIENTISTS are moving closer to what could become the first real cure for Type 1 diabetes after an experimental treatment helped several patients stop taking

24 Nov, 2025 @ 10:27

Health·Lead

One in four people suffers a rheumatic disease: Quirónsalud Marbella launches new Rheumatology Unit

JOINT pain, stiffness, fatigue, and loss of mobility are symptoms that millions of people tend to attribute to aging – but in many cases, they

20 Nov, 2025 @ 14:49

Andalucia·Health

Spain’s population conundrum: Life expectancy breaks new record, births are at an all-time low – and over half a million immigrants arrive each year

SPAIN’S longevity credentials have been burnished after the country’s average lifespan sailed past a historic milestone. Life expectancy is now above 84 years for the

19 Nov, 2025 @ 17:40

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Top Five Advantages of Living in Spain

SPAIN is one of the countries most sought after by expatriates. In fact, it ranks 10th globally. The reasons are numerous: a warm climate, a

18 Nov, 2025 @ 10:00

Health·Other News

Special alert zone declared near expat hotspots on the Costa del Sol as West Nile Virus detected in the Campo de Gibraltar

HEALTH authorities have issued a fresh West Nile Virus alert after the virus was detected in a dead wild bird in the Campo de Gibraltar.

14 Nov, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Spain proposes crackdown on underage drinking: Breathalysers at SCHOOLS and ban on alcohol branding

Bad news for boozers: US study shows heavy drinkers likely to suffer strokes ‘earlier, deeper and more severely’

DO you enjoy a tipple or two in the evening, whether a crate of copas or a bottle of vino? If so, you could be

13 Nov, 2025 @ 14:14

Health·Lead

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

SPAIN has ordered the lock down of all poultry in the country to contain the spread of avian flu. The decision expands on restrictions introduced

13 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Animals·Health·Lead

Deadly flesh-eating bacteria currently sweeping Japan is already in Spain, say experts - but there's no need to panic

‘Superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2050 in Spain

MEDICAL experts in Spain have warned that ‘superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2025. The worrying threat of infections caused by multi-resistant antibiotic

13 Nov, 2025 @ 11:01

Health·Lead

RIP: Spain’s oldest woman Angelina Torres dies aged 112

ANGELINA Torres, the oldest person in Spain, has died in Barcelona aged 112. The supercentenarian became Spain’s oldest lady fourteen months ago following the deaths

12 Nov, 2025 @ 12:32

Health·Lead

Dr. Pablo Navarro Vílchez, Head of the Urology Service at Hospital Quirónsalud

Minimally invasive techniques revolutionise treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

BENIGN Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common pathologies in adult men. It involves a natural growth of the prostate gland which, while

8 Nov, 2025 @ 12:03

Andalucia·Health

Dodgy dentist scammed customers with 'double' loans in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Tooth decay may soon be history: British scientists hail ‘Holy Grail’ breakthrough gel that can restore enamel

A SHIVER down the spine from a scoop of ice cream could be a thing of the past for many after scientists at a British

7 Nov, 2025 @ 11:44

Health·Lead

Spanish experts warn of ‘wake up call’ for long-term users of melatonin over heart failure risks

SPANISH experts are sending out warnings to long-term users of melatonin over heart failure risks. Melatonin is a neurohormone that the pineal gland naturally creates

5 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Health·Lead

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

A STUDY says the hidden costs of obesity will reach €130.7 billion this year in Spain- equivalent to 8% of GDP or half of the

4 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

Medical breakthrough as children with incurable deafness hear for first time – thanks to decades of genetic research carried out in Spain

A GROUNDBREAKING treatment based on research by Spanish scientists has helped children born with incurable deafness hear for the very first time – a discovery

1 Nov, 2025 @ 12:30

Health·Lead

Almost a quarter of children have trouble sleeping and a third are scared of rain – a year after Valencia flood disaster

A REPORT into the effects on children of the October 29 Valencia floods says that over 30% of them admit- a year later- to still

27 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Valencia

Andalucia has the highest rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases – Spain’s biggest killer

ANDALUCIA is the region with the highest cardiovascular disease mortality rate according a major study from the Spanish Society of Cardiology(SEC). Cardiovascular issues like a

26 Oct, 2025 @ 07:00

Health·Lead

The clocks go backwards in Spain this weekend – but will it be for the last time?

CLOCKS in Spain will revert to winter time this weekend but the hour switchback may be the last if the government has its way. Prime

25 Oct, 2025 @ 09:00

Health·Lead

Sufferers of agonising ‘Butterfly Skin’ in Spain denied access to revolutionary new gene therapy – after it’s made available in France, Italy, and Germany

CAMPAIGNERS in Spain are trying to get a treatment that treats the painful condition known as Butterfly Skin made available in the country. A gene

25 Oct, 2025 @ 08:00

Health·Lead

Health

Estepona hospital to finally become ‘fully operational’ – including for A&E, surgeries and X-rays – after staff boost

Costa del Sol town is first to introduce ‘UV radars’ on its beaches to warn sunbathers of dangerous sun exposure

Thousands of women in Andalucia will have finally received breast cancer tests by tomorrow after grave screening errors

Corruption deepens in Andalucia: New ‘masks’ scandal in Almeria now linked to narco gang with Barcelona port police on the payroll

Cases of flu in Spain are running wild – one month earlier than usual

Warning for pensioners in Spain as people are living longer – here’s what you should do to live out your days without pain or disability

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

Estepona native leads international team which pioneers the first ever lab-grown human bone marrow

Scientists move closer to a cure for Type 1 diabetes — with EU approval targeted within five years

One in four people suffers a rheumatic disease: Quirónsalud Marbella launches new Rheumatology Unit

Spain’s population conundrum: Life expectancy breaks new record, births are at an all-time low – and over half a million immigrants arrive each year

Top Five Advantages of Living in Spain

Special alert zone declared near expat hotspots on the Costa del Sol as West Nile Virus detected in the Campo de Gibraltar

Bad news for boozers: US study shows heavy drinkers likely to suffer strokes ‘earlier, deeper and more severely’

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

‘Superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2050 in Spain

RIP: Spain’s oldest woman Angelina Torres dies aged 112

Minimally invasive techniques revolutionise treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Tooth decay may soon be history: British scientists hail ‘Holy Grail’ breakthrough gel that can restore enamel

Spanish experts warn of ‘wake up call’ for long-term users of melatonin over heart failure risks

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

Medical breakthrough as children with incurable deafness hear for first time – thanks to decades of genetic research carried out in Spain

Almost a quarter of children have trouble sleeping and a third are scared of rain – a year after Valencia flood disaster

Andalucia has the highest rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases – Spain’s biggest killer

The clocks go backwards in Spain this weekend – but will it be for the last time?

Sufferers of agonising ‘Butterfly Skin’ in Spain denied access to revolutionary new gene therapy – after it’s made available in France, Italy, and Germany

Estepona hospital to finally become ‘fully operational’ – including for A&E, surgeries and X-rays – after staff boost

OP INVESTIGATES: Inside the sinister force calling for a ‘second reconquest’ to banish Muslims from Europe – as Spain’s far right celebrates 50th anniversary of dictator Franco’s death

Scandal-ridden mayor of Estepona pays back salary of ‘lover’ he gave job to – but ‘denies guilt’

The data doesn’t lie: Why global funds are massively investing in Spain’s property market

WATCH: Two Italian mafia mobsters wanted for extortion, murder, and kidnapping are arrested in Spain