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Spain’s hospital waiting lists hit record levels: More than 850,000 patients are in the queue for an operation

HOSPITAL waiting lists have soared in Spain with 853,509 people needing surgery last December. Figures from the Ministry of Health showed that the list had

16 Apr, 2026 @ 13:00

Health·Lead·National News

Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE

THE opposition PSOE socialist party on Benidorm City Council wants a smoking ban on all local beaches. In July 2024, the council signed an agreement

16 Apr, 2026 @ 11:03

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Danish firm backs Olive Press ‘Smash the Spiking’ campaign with innovative new glass lids to put on drinks during nights out

Have you been affected by spiking? Message us at newsdesk@theolivepress.es A DANISH firm has backed the Olive Press’ Smash the Spiking campaign relaunched last Autumn.

15 Apr, 2026 @ 16:45

Health·Lead·Other Posts·Sevilla

Spain becomes first European country to roll out ‘game-changing’ HIV drug: Injection has 88% effectiveness rate

HIV prevention has expanded in Spain, with a long-acting alternative designed to improve access and adherence for high-risk patients. Spain has become the first country

14 Apr, 2026 @ 19:09

Andalucia·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid

Sevilla woman, 44, dies a year after filing complaint against Andalucia health authorities over misdiagnosed leg tumour

A SEVILLA woman has died just a year after filing a complaint against Andalucia’s health authorities over delays in a leg tumour diagnosis. The 44-year-old

13 Apr, 2026 @ 11:45

Health·Lead·Sevilla

Young woman still in critical condition after Spain’s Adamuz rail disaster gives birth to healthy baby in Malaga hospital

THE final victim of the horrifying Adamuz disaster still in hospital with injuries suffered in the crash has given birth to a healthy baby, the

12 Apr, 2026 @ 14:43

Cordoba·Health·Lead·Malaga·National News

Padel in Spain: How a sport became the country’s social glue

IN Spain, it’s no longer unusual for a weekday evening to revolve around a padel match instead of a café table. Across cities and towns

11 Apr, 2026 @ 09:40

Health·Sponsored·Sponsored Article·Sport

Spain pushes ahead with plan to make abortion a constitutional right

SPAIN has moved to enshrine abortion as a constitutional right in a landmark reform, as the left-wing government races to shield access from any future

8 Apr, 2026 @ 10:40

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Warning as deadly Portuguese Man o’ War is spotted on beaches near the Costa del Sol

RISING sea temperatures are drawing Portuguese Man o’ Wars closer to the Costa del Sol, experts have warned, raising concerns that the marine organisms could

7 Apr, 2026 @ 17:46

Costa del Sol·Environment·Green·Health·Lead

Family gets €225k payment following patient’s death at Spanish hospital ER during 36-hour wait to get a bed

THE family of a woman, 69, who spent 36 hours in a Valencia hospital ER waiting for a bed and died of acute pancreatitis has

7 Apr, 2026 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

21-year-old student becomes first Spaniard to die after taking nitazenes – here’s what you need to know about the deadly drug stronger than heroin

A STUDENT from Navarra has become the first person in Spain to die after taking nitazenes, a group of synthetic opioids so powerful that experts

7 Apr, 2026 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Running for the bus could save your brain and lower risk of dementia

YES, that chaotic sprint you make when the driver looks like they might close the doors could actually be doing your brain a favour. A

4 Apr, 2026 @ 09:00

Health·Lead

Health warning in Andalucia: Alert issued after Norwegian smoked salmon is contaminated with bacteria

A HEALTH alert has been issued in Andalucia after dangerous bacteria were found in smoked salmon sold under several popular brands. Spain’s food safety watchdog,

4 Apr, 2026 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead

‘Stop sticking your nose in’: Spain hits back at Trump after US president orders probe into euthanasia death of paraplegic gang-rape victim

SPAIN has hit back at US president Donald Trump after he ordered a probe into the landmark euthanasia case of a young Spanish woman. Monica

3 Apr, 2026 @ 10:47

Health·Lead·National News·Politics

Trump calls for investigation into death of Spanish gang-rape victim, 25, by euthanasia: US president hits out at ‘systemic human rights failures’

THE Trump administration is calling for answers from the Spanish government after 25-year-old Noelia Castillo chose to end her own life by euthanasia last week.

2 Apr, 2026 @ 15:15

Health·Lead·Politics

Spain cuts working week to just 35 hours for public sector employees – new rules to kick in from mid-April

THE Spanish government has approved the implementation of a 35-hour workweek for public sector employees, marking a reduction from the current 37.5 hour working week.

30 Mar, 2026 @ 11:00

Health·Lead

Your knee pain is not just ‘wear and tear’ – expert orthopedic surgeon Fabian Poletti on what most people miss

By Dr. Fabian Poletti WHEN patients are told they have knee osteoarthritis, the explanation often sounds mechanical: ‘wear and tear.’ It is simple. It is

29 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Columnist·Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Cooking dinner at home once a week could help stave off dementia risk, new study reveals

THE STUDY tracked nearly 11,000 people aged 65 and over in Japan over several years to assess the impact of cooking habits on cognitive health.

28 Mar, 2026 @ 15:00

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

One in four Spaniards haven’t had sex in the last year – how do YOU compare?

THE SURVEY of the Center for Sociological Research (CIS), based on 4,009 interviews with adults across Spain conducted in March, set out to measure how

28 Mar, 2026 @ 09:30

Education·Health·Lead

EXPLAINER: How Spain’s euthanasia law works after paraplegic gang-rape victim Noelia, 25, chooses to end her life

SPAIN became the fourth European Union country in 2021 to legalise euthanasia. The issue hit the headlines again this week after Noelia Castillo, 25, received

27 Mar, 2026 @ 10:43

Health·Lead·National News

Girl,17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace teen's recent contacts

Girl, 17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace her recent contacts

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl died on Monday from meningitis after being admitted to Denia Hospital with ‘symptoms compatible’ with the disease. The cause of death was

25 Mar, 2026 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Malaga hospital at breaking point: Patients are waiting 65 hours and being treated in corridors, staff claim

THE emergency department at Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital in Malaga is at breaking point, staff warn, as patients endure overcrowding and waits of

25 Mar, 2026 @ 12:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Baby among three taken to hospital after roof collapse at ‘run-down’ Costa del Sol medical centre

AT least three people, including a baby, were taken to hospital after a roof partially collapsed at a Costa del Sol medical facility. Two adults

25 Mar, 2026 @ 11:45

Health·Lead·Malaga·Politics

Doctor blunder meant France star Kylian Mbappe played whole month with injury after Real Madrid medics looked at the wrong knee

CLUB doctors at Real Madrid have been left with egg on their faces after it emerged that star striker Kylian Mbappe played through injury for

25 Mar, 2026 @ 10:52

Health·Lead·Sport

How sports medicine can help you stay healthy: top tips from Spain’s club doctor

How it’s all the lateral, subtle tricks that make for the best sportsmen, writes Spain’s club doctor Dr Claudio Vazquez Colomo as he prepares for

22 Mar, 2026 @ 11:00

Columnist·Health·Lead·Sport

Spain’s Health Ministry recalls baby sunscreen providing less protection than advertised

SPAIN’s Health Ministry has ordered a recall of a baby sunscreen from the market after discovering it provided less sun protection than advertised. Austrian skincare

22 Mar, 2026 @ 09:30

Health·Lead·National News

Health

Spain’s hospital waiting lists hit record levels: More than 850,000 patients are in the queue for an operation

Benidorm’s beaches could become ‘smoke free zones’ this summer under proposals by left-wing PSOE

Danish firm backs Olive Press ‘Smash the Spiking’ campaign with innovative new glass lids to put on drinks during nights out

Spain becomes first European country to roll out ‘game-changing’ HIV drug: Injection has 88% effectiveness rate

Sevilla woman, 44, dies a year after filing complaint against Andalucia health authorities over misdiagnosed leg tumour

Young woman still in critical condition after Spain’s Adamuz rail disaster gives birth to healthy baby in Malaga hospital

Padel in Spain: How a sport became the country’s social glue

Spain pushes ahead with plan to make abortion a constitutional right

Warning as deadly Portuguese Man o’ War is spotted on beaches near the Costa del Sol

Family gets €225k payment following patient’s death at Spanish hospital ER during 36-hour wait to get a bed

21-year-old student becomes first Spaniard to die after taking nitazenes – here’s what you need to know about the deadly drug stronger than heroin

Running for the bus could save your brain and lower risk of dementia

Health warning in Andalucia: Alert issued after Norwegian smoked salmon is contaminated with bacteria

‘Stop sticking your nose in’: Spain hits back at Trump after US president orders probe into euthanasia death of paraplegic gang-rape victim

Trump calls for investigation into death of Spanish gang-rape victim, 25, by euthanasia: US president hits out at ‘systemic human rights failures’

Spain cuts working week to just 35 hours for public sector employees – new rules to kick in from mid-April

Your knee pain is not just ‘wear and tear’ – expert orthopedic surgeon Fabian Poletti on what most people miss

Cooking dinner at home once a week could help stave off dementia risk, new study reveals

One in four Spaniards haven’t had sex in the last year – how do YOU compare?

EXPLAINER: How Spain’s euthanasia law works after paraplegic gang-rape victim Noelia, 25, chooses to end her life

Girl, 17, dies from meningitis in Costa Blanca hospital as search takes place to trace her recent contacts

Malaga hospital at breaking point: Patients are waiting 65 hours and being treated in corridors, staff claim

Baby among three taken to hospital after roof collapse at ‘run-down’ Costa del Sol medical centre

Doctor blunder meant France star Kylian Mbappe played whole month with injury after Real Madrid medics looked at the wrong knee

How sports medicine can help you stay healthy: top tips from Spain’s club doctor

Spain’s Health Ministry recalls baby sunscreen providing less protection than advertised

Spain’s hospital waiting lists hit record levels: More than 850,000 patients are in the queue for an operation

Spain’s agriculture sector is one of the biggest winners from Pedro Sanchez’s migrant regularisation scheme

Pundits on Catalan public TV stoke outrage by wildly celebrating Real Madrid’s exit from Champions League

Malaga mayor who burned effigy of Netanyahu defends tradition: ‘We are pacifists, we are not anti-Semites’

Young British tourist punched policeman in the face outside Magaluf nightclub in Spain