Spain’s smoking sadness
SMOKING is the number one killer in Spain, killing more than AIDS, alcohol, illegal drugs and traffic accidents collectively. A report on premature mortality lead
Party for ‘cancer-free’ Ashya King in Marbella
A party will be held at the Marbella International Highcare Hospital by the Association for a Smile, for Ashya and 13 other young cancer patients
Specsavers Marbella on the hunt for Spectacle Wearer of the Year
With a top prize of €500 and five pairs of designer frames up for grabs for semi-finalist, the competition is set to be a storm
Spain to take part in Europe-wide No Elevators Day
There are more elevators per person in Spain than anywhere in Europe
More UK citizens abroad died in Spain last year than in any other country
More expatriated UK citizens will die in Spain than in any other country while the highest proportion of British deaths abroad is found in the
Orange juice could be key to healthy brain
Scientists at the University of Reading, in the UK, found the juice provides important brain-boosting nutrients for elderly people
Spain seizes five people who tried to buy immigrant’s kidney for €6,000
Spanish police arrested five people who offered a penniless immigrant €6,000 in exchange for a kidney
‘Five star’ private hospital opens in Marbella
Marbella’s new Ceram Hospital is a family project giving private healthcare a shiny new look
Urgent appeal for spare pairs of glasses
An urgent appeal has been issued for spare pairs of glasses to be donated
NHS to clampdown on British expats
UK expats will no longer be able to pop home for NHS operations or routine checkups
Spain’s health tourism sector worth €500 million
Health tourism is a burgeoning sector which currently generates €500 million per year in Spain
Malaga’s health service slammed by recent reports
Malaga’s health service brings up the rear for Andalucia, says recent study
Costa charity gala dinner to fight mitochondrial disease
Costa charity seeks to raise awareness of debilitating disease with gala dinner
Black market organ treaty signed by 14 European nations in Spain
More than 10,000 black market operations currently take place each year
EXCLUSIVE: Ashya King’s well again but family ‘need to move home’ from Spain
Ashya's family set to head back to England in search of work
EXCLUSIVE: Ashya King ‘happy and well’ in Spain
Parents Brett and Naghmeh have confirmed that Ashya is now cancer-free
Plague of poisonous caterpillars leaves hundreds of cyclists needing emergency care in Sevilla
Processionary caterpillars have been wreaking havoc across Andalucia
EXCLUSIVE: Ashya King documentary in the making
Brother Naveed King confirms Ashya story is to be told by Zero Productions
Spain’s high-speed AVE rail to transport donated organs
The agreement will be trialled with crossover organ donors
Spanish nurses join the ranks of foreign recruits fleeing the NHS after just months in the job
The language barrier, trouble adjusting and the weather force hundreds to return home
Walnuts could save your sanity
Walnuts, widely grown in Andalucia, have been revealed to significantly boost memory power
Spanish civil servants set to lose out on public healthcare
Triggered by cuts in hospitals and doctors paid by Muface
Spain introduces FGM protocols
Central and regional governments have given the green light to the protocol, which outlines a comprehensive strategy for detecting, treating and preventing FGM in Spain
Health cuts see more than one million people to lose medical cover in 2015
Spain's Finance Ministry has slashed list of covered doctors and hospitals
Europe expected to give green light to GM crops in vote
Spain and UK backing the change in today's vote
Welsh NHS forced to employ 70 Spanish nurses over Skype
NHS shortages in Wales have forced bosses to recruit nurses from abroad