Spain’s Covid impact second only to Italy in Europe’s worst-hit zones
DURING the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures have revealed that deaths in certain parts of Europe were a staggering nine times higher than
New autumn immunisation program against respiratory illness for babies in Spain’s Andalucia
BABIES in Andalucia are to receive a new immunisation shot to combat a contagious respiratory illness that causes 200,000 annual hospitalisations nationally. The vaccination campaign
Why Cannabis Could Be the Answer to Your Health Needs
The perception of cannabis has evolved significantly over the past few decades. Once stigmatized as a recreational drug, cannabis is now recognized for its potential
Cancer care with the underwear as Gibraltar teams up with Morrisons to spread NHS advice
HEALTH chiefs in Gibraltar are partnering with the local Morrisons supermarket and the NHS to put cancer awareness messages on underwear labels. The innovative way
Spain is losing war on invasive ‘killer’ Asian hornet: Numbers are up 60% in a year and they are living up to their nick name
SPAIN is losing its decade-long war on the vespa velutina, also known as the Asian hornet – and even occasionally the ‘murder hornet’. It arrived
Local and visiting surgeons carry out ear operation in Gibraltar hospital that leaves out need for UK travel
SURGEONS have carried out a key ear operation in Gibraltar for the first time that shortens recovery time from up to four months to just
Gibraltar patients get green light to use cannabis after government signs deal with major distributor
MEDICAL cannabis could soon be available to patients suffering with chronic illnesses in Gibraltar after the government struck a deal with a major distributor. Berlin-based
Lonely cancer patient, 60, asks to be sent to be PRISON on Spain’s Costa del Sol because he is ‘tired of being alone 24/7’
A 60-YEAR-OLD cancer sufferer from Granada has requested to be voluntarily taken into prison because, he says, he is afraid of ‘being alone’ all day
Pedro Sanchez tests positive for Covid: Spain’s caretaker PM, 51, is forced to skip G-20 summit
SPAIN’S acting Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will not attend this weekend’s G-20 summit in New Delhi because he has contracted Covid-19. Sanchez made the announcement
Gibraltar welcomes World Alzheimer’s Month as over 1% of its population suffers from dementiaÂ
Gibraltar has welcomed World Alzheimer’s Month as the Government issued a statement last Friday to highlight the importance of raising awareness of the condition. Under
Gibraltar announces 5-year-strategy for the territory to become a dementia friendly city
GIBRALTAR’S Government has met with Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society to talk about the recently published National Dementia Strategy. At the meeting, Chief Minister Fabian
Shocking surge in youth suicides exposes cracks in Spain’s child mental health support
SPAIN is grappling with a rise in youth suicides that poses serious questions about the country’s child mental health services, new figures show. Last year,
One dead and six hospitalised after Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Caceres, Extremadura
AN 85-year-old man has died in Caceres from Legionnaires’ disease, with six others affected and hospitalised. As of Tuesday, August 29, four patients are currently
Popular Gran Canaria beach closed due to contamination from ‘poo bacteria’
A POPULAR beach has been temporarily closed by the Las Palmas de Gran Canaria city council after faecal bacteria was found to have contaminated the
DEADLY SUMMER: Worrying figures reveal a total of 90 people have died from heat stroke in Malaga this summerÂ
A TOTAL of 90 people have died of a heat stroke in Malaga province this summer, the worst figures in the last nine years. While
Covid and flu vaccination campaigns to start this autumn in Spain with children up to five years able to get flu jab for first time
ALL CHILDREN in Spain aged between six months and five years will be eligible to get a flu vaccine this autumn. Previous policy has been
Anti-acid medicine maker removes adverts from Valencia area that associated heartburn with famous regional paella in Spain
A MAKER of anti-acid tablets says advertising posters will be taken down in the Valencia region which suggested the pills would clear heartburn caused by
Health: Probiotics and their broad health impact
Nowadays, finding someone who hasn’t even heard of probiotics is very rare. Although knowledge about probiotics is not widespread, the health benefits of these microorganisms
First-ever case of deadly West Nile virus spread by mosquito bites reported in Spain’s Valencia region
THE FIRST-EVER case of the deadly West Nile disease has been reported by the Ministry of Health in the Valencian Community. It involved a 72-year-old
Angry patient throws computer at female doctor who would not sign him off work in latest medical assault in Spain’s Murcia
A MURCIA GP was hit by a computer thrown by a patient that she refused to sign-off work. The attack happened at the Molina de
Monkeypox outbreak declared in Spain as six cases registered in BarcelonaÂ
A MONKEYPOX outbreak has been declared in Spain’s Barcelona after half a dozen cases have been detected in the city in the last month. A
Face masks are made mandatory at two hospitals in Spain’s Valencia amid a surge in COVID cases
WITH a recent rise in new Covid-19 cases, two Valencia hospitals have reintroduced mandatory masks wearing in parts of their buildings. All this comes with
Malaga is the province with the largest number of people bitten by the tiger mosquito in Andalucia this year
MALAGA province has been identified as the Andalusian region most affected by the dangerous tiger mosquito. A total of 82 people have been bitten by
Pregnant doctor assaulted by a patient’s relative at Malaga HospitalÂ
A PREGNANT doctor has been assaulted by a patient’s relative at Malaga’s Virgen de la Victoria Hospital. The victim, who is 5 months pregnant, is
Troubled hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticised for patient delays will not return to private management
TORREVIEJA HOSPITAL and its associated health department will not return to private management according to the new Valencian Health Minister, Marciano Gomez. The hospital was
Local centre reopening for ambulance call outs after claims people died due to late arrivals on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HEALTH emergency co-ordination centre(CICU) will be restored to Alicante province- just months after it was integrated into one Valencian region facility. Alicante’s CICU shut