Air pollution exposure during pregnancy increases lung damage risk
Children of mothers exposed to traffic pollution during pregnancy are more likely to suffer impaired lung function
More than 600 children test positive for COVID-19 in Spain’s Balearic Islands since start of school term
A total of 619 youngsters have contracted COVID-19 in the region, with 105 testing positive in the last week
Local and visiting surgeons carry out ear operation in Gibraltar hospital that leaves out need for UK travel
SURGEONS have carried out a key ear operation in Gibraltar for the first time that shortens recovery time from up to four months to...
Spain issues these 7 health tips amid an explosion of flu, Covid and other cold viruses
WITH the holiday season firmly underway, a sudden surge in flu and Covid cases has gripped Spain.
During the week of December 11 to 17,...
Spain leading one of 70 investigations around the world in race to find coronavirus vaccine while UK to begin...
Human coronavirus vaccine trials are also to start this week in the UK.
All coastal bathing spots in Spain’s Andalucia meet water quality requirements
THE bathing water quality of all Andalucia’s beaches is at adequate levels, according to a recent report.
In fact, as stated in a report published...
Expat scientist’s book says we should eat more chocolate and drink more coffee to live for longer
A Dutch Doctor living in Marbella has released a book titled 'Living a Century or More'
Vaccines for flu and COVID-19 offer hope to worried Gibraltar elderly and vulnerable this winter
RESIDENTS of Gibraltar who are worried about the seasonal flu or COVID-19 this winter could be in line for a vaccine booster, its health...
Alicante hospital employee takes year-long sick leave on 15 different occasions
His story came to light after it was revealed he had been on sick leave for over 4,000 days between 2001 and 2006.
Spain won’t be back to normal before December as expert warns vaccination delays make summer target ‘difficult’
The president of the Spanish Society of Immunology has blasted the government’s promise to have the country vaccinated by the end of the summer,...
Two Costa Blanca hospitals show operation waiting times are HALF the regional average
WAITING lists at two of Costa Blanca’s largest hospitals are HALF the regional average, figures released today show.
Average waiting times for operations at The...
Parents demand answers as daughter, 12, dies after doctors sent her home three times in Spain’s Valencia
THE Valencian Health Ministry is investigating the tragic case of a 12-year-old girl who died of peritonitis at the Valencia Clinical Hospital on Monday,...
Spain’s high-speed AVE rail to transport donated organs
The agreement will be trialled with crossover organ donors
Spain’s Cabinet to do away with coronavirus masks on public transport on February 7
THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet...
DEADLY SUMMER: Worrying figures reveal a total of 90 people have died from heat stroke in Malaga this summer
A TOTAL of 90 people have died of a heat stroke in Malaga province this summer, the worst figures in the last nine years.
While...
COVID-19: As human trials for vaccine begin in UK, Bill Gates says world could need 14 billion doses to...
AS the Oxford Vaccine Group begins human trials for its COVID-19 vaccine, Bill Gates has said the world could need 14 billion doses to...
First specialist centres to be announced for sufferers of rare skin condition in Madrid
The first reference centres to help children suffering from butterfly skin will be announced during a special event at La Paz Hospital, Madrid.
Spain confident of youth vaccinations by July thanks to new Pfizer delivery
COMMUNITIES in Spain are confident that younger age groups are on track to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as early as July, says government figures....
WORLD SLEEP DAY: Coffee, exercise, phones, temperature – everything you need to know for the perfect night’s rest
Some of us can get by on four hours, for others it’s a full eight hours, but it's quality not quantity that counts
Spain makes breakthrough with revolutionary new high-tech X-Ray technology
A Spanish university is leading the way in a revolutionary new X-Ray technique that could revolutionise the medical sector.
The Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM),...
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...
EXPLAINER: Why smoking ban remains on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
LAST WEEK'S ending of Covid-19 health restrictions in Spain left one anomaly- namely the ban on terrace bar and restaurant smoking introduced in the...
Costa del Sol hospital enjoys record month for organ donations
THE Costa de Sol Hospital had a record month for organ donations in May.
Four donations during the month meant doctors were able to provide...
Is being a bit overweight GOOD for you? British study suggests a few extra pounds can help ‘protect’ the...
A NEW study from the UK is threatening to overturn conventional health wisdom after it suggested that being slightly overweight in your 70s and...
Study suggests coronavirus spreads easier than previously thought, including via faecal matter, as Spain surpasses 1,600 cases
FRESH studies in China have suggested the coronavirus can survive in the air for at least 30 minutes and spread from person to person...
Putting care into a new career
Consultus Care in the UK offer training in live-in carer courses