Non-smoker in Spain to sue hospital authorities after pre-op photo of him used on cigarette packets He said that many of his neighbours had recognised him on the packets 15 Nov, 2016 @ 12:34 Health·Lead·National News
Axarquia medical centre the most ‘under pressure’ in Malaga province Each doctor is seeing 700 more people than recommended by the Andalucian Health Service 15 Nov, 2016 @ 09:45 Health·Malaga
Andalucia drafts bill to tackle obesity crisis as figures reveal almost 20% are severely overweight Restaurants and bars will be required to offer healthy menus 5 Nov, 2016 @ 09:20 Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla
Liberty Seguros offering €50 cash back on insurance policies The insurance firm covers 175,000 expats 31 Oct, 2016 @ 14:26 Business & Finance·Health
Spain’s oldest ever woman celebrates her 115th birthday She is described as not looking her age 31 Oct, 2016 @ 12:06 Health·Lead·National News
Homeless man has to be rescued from bin in Spain after becoming trapped Officers at the scene were unable to free the man 25 Oct, 2016 @ 16:15 Health·Lead·National News
Europeans to live two years longer by 2030 A new infographic by the World Health Organization has compared life expectancy now to predicted expectancy in 2030 19 Oct, 2016 @ 11:47 Health·National News
British family’s holiday in Spain ruined as baby daughter contracts highly-contagious hand, foot and mouth disease The mother claims hotel staff 'downplayed' the outbreak 17 Oct, 2016 @ 16:41 Environment·Health·Lead·National News·Travel News
British expat left with €525 bill to cremate her husband’s amputated leg Expat slams hospital over shock payment for husband’s leg cremation 17 Oct, 2016 @ 09:10 Business & Finance·Health·Lead·Malaga
Fund set up for Costa del Sol photographer after horror motorbike accident Friends and locals rally to to raise money for treatment 14 Oct, 2016 @ 08:49 Health·Lead
Specsavers offering free eye tests to mark World Sight Day The stores will have experts on hand to answer questions 12 Oct, 2016 @ 13:31 Health·Malaga
British man in critical condition with possible brain damage after almost drowning in Spain during first holiday abroad He is breathing through a tracheostomy and has pneumonia 10 Oct, 2016 @ 13:43 Health·Lead·National News
Dog in Spain camps outside hospital as owner recovers from operation She refused to be dragged away from the hospital doors 8 Oct, 2016 @ 15:10 Health·Lead·National News·Nature
Spanish woman slammed for having baby at 62, 20 years after beginning menopause She became pregnant using fertility treatment 8 Oct, 2016 @ 11:57 Health·La Cultura·Lead·Nature
Spanish nurses rushing home post Brexit The NHS has started to look further afield 6 Oct, 2016 @ 17:00 Health·National News·Other News
Specsavers Optica takes part in National Eye Health Week In support of the week Specsavers are holding free eye tests 6 Oct, 2016 @ 15:30 Health
Spain’s foreign minister demands UK pays health bill for British expats and tourists post Brexit UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is to meet his Spanish counterpart to thrash out a post-Brexit deal 4 Oct, 2016 @ 09:58 Health·Lead·National News·Politics
Talk Radio Europe to hold nine-hour long telethon for cancer charity They will host special guests and live performances 1 Oct, 2016 @ 13:55 Health
Cannabis clubs continue to grow in northern Spain Some 200,000 people are now believed to be members 25 Sep, 2016 @ 14:22 Health·Lead·National News
Elderly British expat rescued from southern Spanish home after lying on the floor for three days without food or water Officers found the man on the floor, unable to speak 20 Sep, 2016 @ 15:44 Health·Lead
Vicious Crimean-Congo virus circulates in capital city Madrid The disease has a 40 percent mortality rate 19 Sep, 2016 @ 12:15 Health·National News
British widower raises €4,000 for UK cancer charities in cycle ride from Merseyside to Benidorm Keith Dawson cycled 750 miles 19 Sep, 2016 @ 01:40 Health·National News
Giant health care provider takes over Spain’s largest private hospital provider The company will inherit 43 hospitals, 39 outpatient centres and 300 occupational risk prevention centres 18 Sep, 2016 @ 12:12 Health·National News
Rick Parfitt future in Status Quo uncertain after second heart attack Rick hasn't played a guitar in three months 15 Sep, 2016 @ 11:49 Celebrity·Entertainment·Health·Lead·Malaga
Giant health care provider takes over Spain’s largest private hospital provider Fresenius has inherited 43 hospitals, 39 outpatient centres and 200 occupational risk prevention centres 10 Sep, 2016 @ 09:00 Health·Lead
Free eye tests for kids at Specsavers in Marbella and Fuengirola The eye specialists, who have shops in Marbella and Fuengirola, have also announced that each store is donating 10 pairs of glasses to its local 9 Sep, 2016 @ 11:31 Health·Malaga