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Masks become compulsory in Malaga hospital as infectious diseases continue to spread

MASKS have been made compulsory for staff, patients, visitors and suppliers in the entirety of a Malaga hospital as infectious diseases continue to spread. The

15 Dec, 2025 @ 15:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Shock as bird flu rips through Spain’s beloved stork population

POPULATIONS of the the iconic stork – the much-loved wild bird native to north and central Spain – are being devastated by a rapidly-mutating bird

15 Dec, 2025 @ 11:30

Green·Health·Other News

Pain and bruising: the overlooked signs of lipedema

Lipedema is a chronic disorder of fatty tissue that causes a symmetrical and disproportionate increase in the size of the legs and, in some cases,

12 Dec, 2025 @ 15:59

Health

Spain’s mystery swine fever outbreak declared a national emergency – as finger of blame points at high-security lab undergoing building works

A CATALUNYA laboratory that’s being expanded could be ground zero for the outbreak of swine fever affecting Spain. The country this week declared a state

10 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Health·Lead

What about my appointment? All you need to know as healthcare workers in Spain start four day strike

PATIENTS are facing a ‘week of hell’ as over 100,000 doctors launch a massive four-day strike across Spain. Hospitals and health centres have ground to

9 Dec, 2025 @ 14:20

Health·Lead·Other News

New virulent flu strain is ripping through Barcelona hospitals with cases ‘doubling weekly’

HOSPITALS in northern Spain have been plunged into chaos as a virulent new strain of the flu rips through the region, leaving patients sleeping in

8 Dec, 2025 @ 13:30

Barcelona·Health·Lead

Christmas cheer!: Free parties for recovering addicts to stave off loneliness this Xmas, without the festive temptations

A businessman is organising not one, but two, free parties for recovering addicts this Christmas and New Year. For those in recovery, the holiday season

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Every 5kg you gain will add four-fold pressure to every step you take, warns Spain’s national football team doctor DR CLAUDIO VAZQUEZ

By Dr Claudio Vazquez I STILL remember a colleague who, after a long career as a medical director, decided to spend his final years before

8 Dec, 2025 @ 11:26

Columnist·Health·Lead·Other News

DR CLAUDIO VAZQUEZ COLOMO: The importance of warm-up exercises before and after sport

In the first of an exciting new exclusive monthly column from Spain’s National Football team, Dr Claudio tells Olive Press readers about stretching. AS the

6 Dec, 2025 @ 10:45

Columnist·Health·Lead

Spain’s national football team doctor talks to the Olive Press about local expat-now international star Dean Huijsen and caring for the country’s stars

As he begins a new exclusive health column for the Olive Press, Jon Clarke talks to Spain’s national football team doctor Claudio Colomo about the

5 Dec, 2025 @ 10:24

Columnist·Health·Lead·Other News

Ozempic and other anti-diabetes drugs lead medicine spending in Spain's health service

‘Narcos of Ozempic’: Gibraltar finds itself at the heart of a new weight-loss black-market with Spain

A NEW illegal business is flourishing in Gibraltar as narco-style ‘couriers’ buy Ozempic legally on the Rock before reselling it on the black market in

4 Dec, 2025 @ 11:42

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

Seepoint Ópticas joins FESBAL’s Christmas food collection to support local families in the Marina Alta

This festive season, Seepoint Ópticas is once again looking beyond visual health to focus on what truly matters: people. In line with its commitment to

4 Dec, 2025 @ 10:53

Costa Blanca·Health

Driver killed and car totalled after wild boar runs into Costa del Sol road – as mass culls continue over swine fever fears

A MAN died in a car crash on Costa del Sol after swerving into oncoming traffic to avoid a wild boar. The driver, 54, steered

3 Dec, 2025 @ 17:53

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead·Malaga

Drinking alcohol is no grounds for work dismissal says top Murcia court in landmark ruling in Spain

Alcoholics in Spain can claim long-term benefits – disease is classified as a ‘chronic illness’

ALCOHOLICS in Spain can now claim permanent disability benefits, Social Security has confirmed, as courts begin to recognise the condition as a ‘chronic illness.’ In

3 Dec, 2025 @ 13:16

Health·Lead

Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

Spain hit by first swine fever outbreak in 30 years as ‘high percentage of GDP’ at risk in multi-billion pork export sector

SPAIN has been hit by its first outbreak of African swine fever in more than 30 years, triggering fears for the country’s multi-billion euro pork

1 Dec, 2025 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Health·Lead

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

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Masks become compulsory in Malaga hospital as infectious diseases continue to spread

Shock as bird flu rips through Spain’s beloved stork population

Pain and bruising: the overlooked signs of lipedema

Spain’s mystery swine fever outbreak declared a national emergency – as finger of blame points at high-security lab undergoing building works

What about my appointment? All you need to know as healthcare workers in Spain start four day strike

New virulent flu strain is ripping through Barcelona hospitals with cases ‘doubling weekly’

Christmas cheer!: Free parties for recovering addicts to stave off loneliness this Xmas, without the festive temptations

Every 5kg you gain will add four-fold pressure to every step you take, warns Spain’s national football team doctor DR CLAUDIO VAZQUEZ

DR CLAUDIO VAZQUEZ COLOMO: The importance of warm-up exercises before and after sport

Spain’s national football team doctor talks to the Olive Press about local expat-now international star Dean Huijsen and caring for the country’s stars

‘Narcos of Ozempic’: Gibraltar finds itself at the heart of a new weight-loss black-market with Spain

Seepoint Ópticas joins FESBAL’s Christmas food collection to support local families in the Marina Alta

Driver killed and car totalled after wild boar runs into Costa del Sol road – as mass culls continue over swine fever fears

Spain hit by first swine fever outbreak in 30 years as ‘high percentage of GDP’ at risk in multi-billion pork export sector

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

Tram or electric bus? New rapid transit system planned to solve Campo de Gibraltar daily gridlock

Secret gene makes carriers more resistant to picking up smoking – offering hope of new treatments for those who can’t shake the habit

Judge says former president Carlos Mazon should stand trial for ‘total negligence’ over his response to Valencia flood disaster

Two British men arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort just €830 from relative of ‘victim’

King of Norway, 89, admitted to hospital while holidaying in the Canary Islands