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Spain to introduce ‘right to forget’ for cancer patients to avoid discrimination

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced at the weekend that his government will be introducing a ‘right to forget’ for former cancer patients, a measure

15 May, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·Politics

Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FATHER has lost a two-year court battle over stopping his young daughter getting an important ear operation. The girl has now undergone the surgery

15 May, 2023 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Health centre worker steals vials of powerful anaesthetic for a year in Spain's Valencia area

Health centre worker in Spain’s Valencia steals vials of powerful anaesthetic

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested for stealing 70 bottles of a powerful anaesthetic from a health centre that she worked at in Valencia province.

12 May, 2023 @ 14:34

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Public Health Campaigners Say Torrevieja Hospital On Spain's Costa Blanca Needs Another 166 Beds

Public health campaigners claim major bed shortage at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A PUBLIC health campaign group has called for more beds at Torrevieja Hospital during a protest outside the facility on Thursday. ‘Platforma por la Sanidad

12 May, 2023 @ 13:53

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

The Doctor Performed Hand Physical Therapy For The Patient With Dumbbells.

Strong for life: Helping Costa del Sol patients achieve an improved quality of life through physical therapy

FIVE years after arriving in Costa del Sol, Strong for life has become one of the most successful physical therapy clinics in the area. Founder

12 May, 2023 @ 11:53

Health·Sponsored·Sponsored Interview

Injunction sought over health services returning to public management in Spain’s Costa Blanca

RIBERA SALUD who run the Denia health department, including Denia hospital, have gone to court to delay health services returning to public management from January

11 May, 2023 @ 12:06

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Health centre in Spain's Valencia reopens after 12 days with police and security checks following attacks on staff

Valencia health centre in Spain closed after violent assaults on doctors and medical staff

A VALENCIA area health centre was forced to shut on Wednesday after several members of staff took ‘sick leave’ following a series of violent attacks

10 May, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Raw or undercooked meat causes health scare with people suffering from trichinosis in Spain's Castilla y Leon region

Raw or undercooked meat causes trichinosis health scare in Spain’s Castilla y Leon region

AN OUTBREAK of Trichinella has affected at least 16 people in the Castilla y Leon region of Spain. Trichinosis is a notifiable disease in Spain

10 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Health·Lead

WHO announces that the Covid ‘public health emergency’ is finally over – but with caveats

THE Covid-19 pandemic is officially finally over, according to the World Health Organisation. The director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, made the announcement after the fifteenth meeting

8 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Health·Lead

Hospital in Spain’s Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby

VALENCIA’S La Fe hospital has successfully implanted- for the first time in Europe- a miniature pacemaker into a prematurely-born baby. The youngster, weighing barely one-and-a-half

8 May, 2023 @ 12:09

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Achieve Optimal Health with These Powerful Liver Supplement Solutions

The benefits of taking liver supplements for improved health Taking liver supplements can be beneficial for your health in several ways. For starters, they can

2 May, 2023 @ 22:10

Health·Other News

Vaping overtakes tobacco smoking for teenagers in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Vaping teenagers overtake tobacco smokers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

MORE teenagers in the Valencian Community are vaping as opposed to smoking tobacco according to a study from the AECC cancer charity in the region.

26 Apr, 2023 @ 10:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

One in four Spaniards live with chronic pain with women aged 51 the worst affected - but what can be done?

Chronic pain in Spain affects over nine million people – a quarter of the adult population

OVER NINE MILLION people in Spain- some 25.9% of the adult population- suffer from some form of chronic pain. The biggest issue is lower back

25 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Health·Lead

Health Story Andalucia Murcia And Comunidad Valenciana Photo Of Andalucia President Flickr

Andalucia, Murcia and Comunidad Valenciana reported to have Spain’s worst health services

ANDALUCIA, MURCIA and COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA have been identified as the autonomous communities with the worst public health services. These results are according to a study

25 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Spain Banishes Old Image Of 'killer' Roads To Lead The European Union In Cutting Fatal Accidents

Happy in Spain? You’re probably a man under 29 with a high income, according to latest stats

IF you are Spanish and happy then you are statistically most likely to be a man under 29 with money to burn. The findings, from

25 Apr, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead

Spain could end mandatory face mask requirement in hospitals, pharmacies and nursing homes ‘soon’

FACE masks in Spain continue to be a requirement in hospitals, pharmacies as well as for care home staff and visitors, but not residents. However, this

25 Apr, 2023 @ 08:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Bogus nurse employed with no qualifications gets suspended jail sentence in Spain’s Valencia

A VALENCIA court has handed down a two-year prison sentence to a man who pretended to be a nurse and was employed for over six

21 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Public hospital surgery waiting lists lowest since Covid pandemic broke out in Spain’s Valencia region

WAITING LISTS for non-emergency surgery in a public hospital in the Valencian Community have fallen to their lowest level since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out

21 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Covid-19 cases rising in Spain's Mallorca but expert says situation is not 'alarming'

Madrid observatory detects spike in Covid-19 infections in wake of Easter holidays

THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases in Spain has spiked after Easter week, bringing the 14-day incidence to 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to an

19 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Angry patient who attacked two ER doctors gets prison sentence in Spain

How Spain’s Social Security system is using artificial intelligence to identify fraudulent sick leave

SPAIN’S Social Security system is using an artificial intelligence algorithm to try to predict whether someone who is taking sick leave is ready to get

17 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas gets special award for publicising heart health

SPAIN’S World Cup 2010 winning captain Iker Casillas has been awarded an EHRA Gold Medal for services to cardiovascular health. Casillas picked up the award

17 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Health·Lead

Robot called ‘Da Vinci’ helps carry out pioneering lung transplant in Spain’s Barcelona

A BARCELONA hospital has carried out a pioneering lung transplant operation with a robot involving a less invasive procedure for the patient. The four-pronged robot

17 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Spain’s food safety agency raises alert over contaminated cinnamon

THE SPANISH food safety agency has issued an alert about the possible presence of bacteria in a particular brand of ground cinnamon. According to Aesan,

13 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Ambulance driver in Benidorm steals cash and jewellery worth €4,500 from an elderly couple en route to hospital

Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DOCTORS union says the life of an Alicante province man could have been saved last Sunday if the nearest available ambulance had been sent

13 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cancer of the eye caught early thanks to an eye test

WHEN Teresa B booked an eye test at Specsavers Ópticas in Javea, she had no idea it would lead to saving her sight and potentially

10 Apr, 2023 @ 21:42

Health

Federacion De Salud Mental Region Murcia

Gold service: Award given to mental health organisation in Murcia

THE Murcia Mental Health Federation has been awarded the Gold Medal of the City for 25 years of defending the rights and serving the needs

7 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Health·Murcia·Other News

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Spain to introduce ‘right to forget’ for cancer patients to avoid discrimination

Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Health centre worker in Spain’s Valencia steals vials of powerful anaesthetic

Public health campaigners claim major bed shortage at Torrevieja Hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Strong for life: Helping Costa del Sol patients achieve an improved quality of life through physical therapy

Injunction sought over health services returning to public management in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Valencia health centre in Spain closed after violent assaults on doctors and medical staff

WHO announces that the Covid ‘public health emergency’ is finally over – but with caveats

Hospital in Spain’s Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby

Achieve Optimal Health with These Powerful Liver Supplement Solutions

Vaping teenagers overtake tobacco smokers in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Chronic pain in Spain affects over nine million people – a quarter of the adult population

Andalucia, Murcia and Comunidad Valenciana reported to have Spain’s worst health services

Happy in Spain? You’re probably a man under 29 with a high income, according to latest stats

Spain could end mandatory face mask requirement in hospitals, pharmacies and nursing homes ‘soon’

Bogus nurse employed with no qualifications gets suspended jail sentence in Spain’s Valencia

Public hospital surgery waiting lists lowest since Covid pandemic broke out in Spain’s Valencia region

Madrid observatory detects spike in Covid-19 infections in wake of Easter holidays

Spain’s World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas gets special award for publicising heart health

Robot called ‘Da Vinci’ helps carry out pioneering lung transplant in Spain’s Barcelona

Spain’s food safety agency raises alert over contaminated cinnamon

Union says man’s life could have been saved but for ambulance bungle on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cancer of the eye caught early thanks to an eye test

Gold service: Award given to mental health organisation in Murcia

Brits among hundreds evacuated from Malaga’s Benaojan as mountain ‘trembles’ amid fears defunct dam could burst

UPDATE: Costa del Sol upgraded to orange as Andalucia braces for fresh pummelling from Storm Marta this weekend

WATCH: Swedish expat attempts to swim across river to rescue pets from his home during flooding in Jerez – with predictable results

Sevilla’s iconic Giralda belltower cordoned off after massive ornamental vase plunges nearly 100 metres during Storm Leonardo

URGENT APPEAL: Two towns cut off at ‘ground zero’ of Storm Leonardo near Costa del Sol require food, water and 4x4s