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Number of smokers in the world falls by 20millon but success is still ‘fragile’

THE number of people smoking across the world has fallen by 20million, researchers have said. A report published by the World Health Organisation on Tuesday (November 16) said that the results were

17 Nov, 2021 @ 15:01

Health·National News·Other News

Unvaccinated patients are two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Unvaccinated patients make up two-thirds of intensive care COVID-19 cases in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO out of three recent ICU hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the Valencian Community have involved unvaccinated patients. Official health figures for the period between October 18 and November 14 show 21

17 Nov, 2021 @ 13:45

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

COVID-19 incidence rate on the rise in five of the six health districts in Spain’s Malaga

FIVE of the six health districts in Malaga province have recorded an increase in their infection rate. The rise is particularly marked in the Serrania de Ronda, where the incidence has doubled,

17 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Spanish vaccine against Covid enters second phase of clinical trials

A VACCINE developed in Spain against Covid has entered the second phase of clinical trials involving 1,000 volunteers. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday, November 15, that Spain’s medicines agency has

15 Nov, 2021 @ 19:00

Health·Lead·National News

COVID-19 passports extended across hospitality and entertainment sectors in Costa Blanca area of Spain

No plans for new COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas as infections rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

NEW COVID-19 health restrictions in the Valencian Community have been ruled out by regional president, Ximo Puig, at least for the time being. Speaking this Monday to regional broadcaster, A Punt, Puig

15 Nov, 2021 @ 14:15

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Andalucia Health Minister hints at restrictions to control rise in infections

THE steady rise in infections in Spain’s Andalucia is promoting a special meeting of the regional committee of experts. Andalucian Health Minister Jesus Aguirre said at a press conference in Cordoba on

14 Nov, 2021 @ 21:12

Health·Lead

Andalucia wants to vaccinate children under 11 against Covid in December

THE Minister of Health and Families for the Junta de Andalucia, Jesus Aguirre, has announced today, Saturday, November 13, that he hopes to be able to vaccinate children from 5 to 11 years

13 Nov, 2021 @ 16:20

Health·Lead

Experts optimistic Spain will avoid sixth coronavirus wave

EXPERTS say they are optimistic that Spain will avoid a sixth coronavirus wave despite a surge in cases across Europe. After a good start to the autumn, with the best coronavirus indicators

12 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·National News

New health campaign launched as COVID-19 cases rise in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A new campaign emphasising COVID-19 health safety rules has been announced in the Valencian Community. Coronavirus virus infection rates have gone up recently though hospital admissions remain comparatively low. The colder weather

12 Nov, 2021 @ 15:00

Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

The ‘scourge’ of gender violence and victim safety to be addressed this month on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEXUAL EQUALITY will be addressed on the Costa Blanca this month, as Orihuela City Council and the Bar Association organise a regional day to address the issue of gender violence. A conference

11 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the heart and brain

Top of the Taps – Where is the best tap water in Spain found?

LIVE in San Sebastian? Lucky … you have the best tap water in all of Spain. Data sourced by the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) shows the city in the north

11 Nov, 2021 @ 12:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Spain’s Andalucia to set up Commission of Guarantee and Evaluation for new euthanasia law

THE Junta has put in motion the creation of the Commission of Guarantee and Evaluation—the body that will ultimately be in charge of giving the green light to the application of euthanasia.

11 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Only a quarter of under-60s jabbed with AstraZeneca in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain have so far chosen Pfizer for their second shot

Madrid discards nearly 118,000 vaccines against coronavirus

A STAGGERING number of coronavirus vaccines has been discarded by the Community of Madrid since the vaccination campaign began in Spain. Council chiefs have admitted that 117,977 vaccines against COVID-19 were thrown

10 Nov, 2021 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Tips para mantener tu piel joven y saludable

¿Sabías que la piel es el órgano más grande del cuerpo? Es por esto que requiere de una alimentación saludable, hidratación y otros cuidados para tener un aspecto joven y saludable. A

10 Nov, 2021 @ 15:48

Health

Far-right Vox party humiliated in no confidence vote against Pedro Sanchez government in Spain

Pedro Sanchez says Christmas in Spain will be ‘better than last year’ due to high vaccination rate

PRIME Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has predicted a much-better Christmas this year due to the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate. Spain has 88.7% of the target population inoculated(12 years and over) which equates

10 Nov, 2021 @ 12:44

Health·Lead·National News

Spain extends pensionable retirement age

SPAIN has extended the pensionable retirement age due to pressure from the EU. The pension system has been the focus of a large portion of the government’s reform efforts since 2011, the

10 Nov, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·National News

EUTHANASIA DEBATE: Woman ‘ignored’ after asking to be painlessly killed in Spain’s Zaragoza takes own life

AN elderly woman crippled by a painful hip condition that left her bedridden in constant pain, has killed herself after her pleas for euthanasia were ignored. She had spent four months ‘desperately’

9 Nov, 2021 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Benidorm will give 'on the spot' COVID-19 vaccines to tourists coming to Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm will give ‘on the spot’ COVID-19 vaccines to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM will offer COVID-19 vaccines to foreign visitors in a traditionally busy tourist spot of the city. The regional mobile vaccination team will be outside the Benidorm Foreign Service tourist office in

9 Nov, 2021 @ 14:07

Benidorm·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead

Spain’s Malaga enters COVID-19 ‘medium risk’ level as infections increase

AFTER a month at low risk level for COVID-19, the province has reached the ‘medium risk’ of virus transmission alert level. The COVID-19 traffic light system in Spain, according to the Health

9 Nov, 2021 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·Malaga

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will give 2 million COVID-19 vaccines for refugees around the world

Pedro Sanchez says Spain will donate 2 million COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate refugees

SPAIN will donate two million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to humanitarian causes. Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, made the announcement this Monday in Madrid’s Casa de America at a ceremony commemorating the 70th

8 Nov, 2021 @ 15:30

Health·Lead·National News

‘Fake news’ ignites new social media push from Costa Blanca and Valencia area health bosses in Spain

VALENCIA’S health region has opened up new social media accounts to fight ‘fake news’. It wants to increase the number of people that access important health information as well as combatting false

8 Nov, 2021 @ 14:45

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencia

Military Hospital in Sevilla discharges its last patient with coronavirus

THE Miltary hospital in Sevilla Spain has discharged its last patient with coronavirus and is now COVID clear. The Vigil de Quiñones Military Hospital in Sevilla, temporarily named the “Covid Emergency Hospital”

8 Nov, 2021 @ 13:30

Health·Other News·Sevilla

Pfizer pill reduces the risk of death from coronavirus by almost 90%

THE Pfizer pill reduces the risk of death from COVID-19 by almost 90%. The US-based company published their preliminary results of the experimental antiviral pill on Friday after the drug trial involving

7 Nov, 2021 @ 18:32

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Malaga University begins blood donation campaign

MALAGA University has announced it will begin the first round of its blood transfusion campaign on Monday, November 7 which is scheduled to continue until the end of the month. The Regional

7 Nov, 2021 @ 13:19

Health·Malaga·Other News

Experts in Spain all agree masks should be worn this winter

EXPERTS in Spain have all agreed that masks should be worn this winter and would keep cold, flu, and COVID outbreaks to a minimum. Eastern European countries have the highest incidence rates

7 Nov, 2021 @ 11:20

Health·Lead·National News

Spain donates over a third of a million Covid-19 vaccines to sub-Saharan Africa

SPAIN has donated a total of 326,400 COVID-19 vaccines to sub-Saharan Africa. The first shipment of the vaccines arrived on Thursday, November 4 in Abidjan, the economic capital of the Ivory Coast

6 Nov, 2021 @ 13:38

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