Deadly Asian hornet comes to Malaga city: Swarms hover around terraces and homes
RESIDENTS of Malaga are being overrun with an invasion of deadly hornets that buzz around their properties and endanger pets and children.
One malagueño has...
Doctors in Spain perform the world’s first EVER ‘perfect’ reconstruction of the abdominal wall
A TEAM at Barcelona's Sant Pau Hospital has performed the first 'perfect' reconstruction of the abdominal wall, so that it recovers all its functionality.
The...
Is eating beetroot daily good for you? How the purple vegetable grown in Spain can boost your health –...
EATING beetroot can have many benefits including better sports performance and blood pressure control but did you know it can also be harmful if...
Hundreds of British and Irish tourists are infected by a parasite found lurking in swimming pools in Spain
HUNDREDS of British and Irish tourists returning from recent holidays in Spain are suffering from cryptosporidium- a parasite of the digestive system- which Spanish...
Is lemon water good for you? How one of Spain’s most popular drinks could benefit your kidneys
SPAIN is one of the world's biggest consumers of lemons and drinking lemon water brings a variety of benefits with suggestions that it could...
EXCLUSIVE: Why are breast cancer rates soaring in Spain? Worrying stats show one in 10 new cases are among...
LAST year, an estimated 35,750 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in Spain, a shocking 7,000 more than in 2015.
This rise is partly due...
New private hospital opens in Gibraltar’s ICC with 40 specialists covering 20 different medical areas
A NEW private hospital with 40 consultants and specialists will open in November at Gibraltar’s International Commercial Centre.
GibMed International Hospital was founded by local...
Health experts demand energy drinks be BANNED for U18s in Spain’s Andalucia: This is why
HEALTH experts in Spain’s Andalusia want the region to follow in the footsteps of Galicia, and ban the sale of energy drinks to the...
Miracle baby: Lesbian couple in Spain are first in Europe to give birth to child they BOTH carried
A SPANISH lesbian couple have become the first in Europe to give birth to a baby they both carried.
Derek, weighing 3.3kg, was born in...
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Deadly’ painkiller Nolotil is STILL being given to Brits in Spain despite restrictions being brought in five years...
A LETHAL painkiller is STILL being given to northern Europeans five years after it was banned, the Olive Press can reveal.
It comes after an...
Doctor in Spain refused to treat a man at his home just 50m away because it ‘broke protocol’: Woman...
A VALENCIA doctor has been convicted of refusing to go to a patient's home- just 50 metres from her medical centre- with the man...
This yoga retreat in Spain’s Andalucia is the best in the WORLD
AN Andalucian yoga retreat has been chosen as the best in the world in the new OM Yoga Awards.
An old olive farm turned spiritual...
Revealed: How taking a typical Spanish siesta is good for your heart
ALONG with the food, the climate and the people, the siesta has to be one of the best things about living in Spain. But...
Deadly eye-bleeding disease carried by ticks are found on France’s border with Spain
A DEADLY tick-borne virus has been detected on the French-Spanish border.
The illness is reported to kill up to four in 10 people who catch...
Elderly people in Gibraltar can get their free seasonal flu jabs at Casemates on Saturday
A MOBILE health unit will offer free flu jabs at Casemates Square to Gibraltar elderly residents on October 28 before the start of the...
Hospitals WILL return to public management in two areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia
THE VALENCIAN government has rejected calls to overturn plans to remove the private management of two health departments.
The Denia and Manises areas will return...
Under-fire nursing home with rat infestation gets surprise inspection on Spain’s Costa Blanca
VALENCIAN government inspectors have made a surprise visit to an Orihuela Costa nursing home after complaints of rat and cockroach infestations.
As previously reported by...
Life-saving phone app for food allergy sufferers created in Spain’s Andalucia
A PHONE app that could help save the life of a food allergy sufferer has been inspired by a Cadiz allergy specialist thanks to...
Want to live to 116? Top tips from the oldest woman in Spain – and the world – whose...
SCIENTISTS in Spain have taken samples from the oldest woman in the world in a bid to discover her secrets to a long life...
Tap water in Spain is facing a ‘huge problem’ as potentially toxic levels of nitrates are discovered in a...
EXPERTS are sounding the alarm over Spain’s tap water after studies have shown harmful levels of nitrates in towns across the country.
According to the...
Fighting cancer: High doses of ultra fast radiotherapy with lasers are being tested in Spain
SPANISH scientists are working on a new way of treating cancer which involves high doses of ultra fast radiation in controlled proton flash radiotherapy.
The...
This region in Spain is banning energy drinks for children and teenagers
SPAIN'S northern Galicia region will become the first part of the country to ban energy drinks sales to teenagers and children from 2024.
A drinks...
Valencia in Spain trials four day week: ‘Promising’ results show benefits for workers and economy
VALENCIA CITY'S four-day working week experiment in April and May has brought positive results over health benefits and extra family time, yet brought caution...
Dancer is ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain: Young woman is forced to seek hospital treatment as number of pests...
A YOUNG woman has been left with ‘wounds’ after being ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain.
In comes as the French government has had to take...
How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain’s Costa Blanca
DOUBLE vaccinations against flu and Covid-19 started being dosed out in the Valencian Community on Monday, with age categories extended at both ends of...
Rats and cockroaches spotted crawling on old people’s faces in nursing homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CONDITIONS at three Alicante province nursing homes have been slammed amidst calls for the Valencian government to carry out urgent inspections.
One home has been...
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UK TOURISTS visiting Spain during the first 10 months of 2023 totalled just under 15.5 million people- an annual rise of 14.3%.
The British market...
