Health

Spain continues its astonishing run as global organ donor champion – narrowly failing to beat its own world record in 2025

SPAIN came close to surpassing itself once again in 2025. With 6,335 organ transplants carried out nationwide, the country barely missed out on breaking the

19 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Health·Lead·National News

Medical experts list the main reasons why people need emergency treatment on New Year's Eve in Spain

Take care! The main reasons people need emergency treatment on New Year’s Eve in Spain, according to a medical expert

EXCESS alcohol and people choking on food are among the leading reasons for hospital ER visits in Spain on New Year’s Eve, according to medical

31 Dec, 2025 @ 14:00

Health·Lead

Why choking is a big killer at this time of the year in Spain- and what you can do to help save a life

CHOKING on food is one the leading reasons for going to a hospital ER in Spain over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Medics say

29 Dec, 2025 @ 09:00

Health·Lead

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests

Article first published December 24, 2023 THE Spanish Society of Neurology says that 1.5 million people in the country suffer from chronic migraines and experience

26 Dec, 2025 @ 08:30

Health·Lead

Ozempic and other anti-diabetes drugs lead medicine spending in Spain’s health service

OZEMPIC and other similar medications used to fight diabetes accounted for the single largest medical expenditure in Spain’s public health system in 2024. Ministry of

23 Dec, 2025 @ 09:00

Health·Lead

Getting to see a family doctor is taking longer- according to patients in Spain

A DAMNING survey of people in Spain says not even half of residents believe the country’s public health service is working well. Eight out of

18 Dec, 2025 @ 12:54

Health·Lead·National News

Plastic surgeon accused of serious sexual assault on sedated patient in Spain

A PLASTIC surgeon has been arrested in Alicante for allegedly raping a sedated patient in a Murcia hospital. The incident is said to have happened

15 Dec, 2025 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia

Spain’s mystery swine fever outbreak declared a national emergency – as finger of blame points at high-security lab undergoing building works

A CATALUNYA laboratory that’s being expanded could be ground zero for the outbreak of swine fever affecting Spain. The country this week declared a state

10 Dec, 2025 @ 16:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Environment·Health·Lead

Spain’s national football team doctor talks to the Olive Press about local expat-now international star Dean Huijsen and caring for the country’s stars

As he begins a new exclusive health column for the Olive Press, Jon Clarke talks to Spain’s national football team doctor Claudio Colomo about the

5 Dec, 2025 @ 10:24

Columnist·Health·Lead·Other News

Police search dental clinic after girl, 4, dies after being put under by anaesthetic and another child is hospitalised in Valencia

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

A DENTAL clinic in Alzira has been searched by the Policia Nacional after a girl, 6, died last Thursday after being put under anaesthetic. A

26 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

SPAIN has ordered the lock down of all poultry in the country to contain the spread of avian flu. The decision expands on restrictions introduced

13 Nov, 2025 @ 12:00

Animals·Health·Lead

Deadly flesh-eating bacteria currently sweeping Japan is already in Spain, say experts - but there's no need to panic

‘Superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2050 in Spain

MEDICAL experts in Spain have warned that ‘superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2025. The worrying threat of infections caused by multi-resistant antibiotic

13 Nov, 2025 @ 11:01

Health·Lead

Dr. Pablo Navarro Vílchez, Head of the Urology Service at Hospital Quirónsalud

Minimally invasive techniques revolutionise treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

BENIGN Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common pathologies in adult men. It involves a natural growth of the prostate gland which, while

8 Nov, 2025 @ 12:03

Andalucia·Health

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

A STUDY says the hidden costs of obesity will reach €130.7 billion this year in Spain- equivalent to 8% of GDP or half of the

4 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

Almost a quarter of children have trouble sleeping and a third are scared of rain – a year after Valencia flood disaster

A REPORT into the effects on children of the October 29 Valencia floods says that over 30% of them admit- a year later- to still

27 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Health·Lead·Valencia

Andalucia has the highest rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases – Spain’s biggest killer

ANDALUCIA is the region with the highest cardiovascular disease mortality rate according a major study from the Spanish Society of Cardiology(SEC). Cardiovascular issues like a

26 Oct, 2025 @ 07:00

Health·Lead

The clocks go backwards in Spain this weekend – but will it be for the last time?

CLOCKS in Spain will revert to winter time this weekend but the hour switchback may be the last if the government has its way. Prime

25 Oct, 2025 @ 09:00

Health·Lead

Sufferers of agonising ‘Butterfly Skin’ in Spain denied access to revolutionary new gene therapy – after it’s made available in France, Italy, and Germany

CAMPAIGNERS in Spain are trying to get a treatment that treats the painful condition known as Butterfly Skin made available in the country. A gene

25 Oct, 2025 @ 08:00

Health·Lead

Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante

A BOGUS cosmetician operating out of her Alicante home scarred a client’s face after injecting her with hyaluronic acid. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested

20 Oct, 2025 @ 13:08

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Breakthrough study reveals secret ‘heat-making switch’ inside brown fat – which could help fight obesity

A BREAKTHROUGH study has found that brown fat could increase calorie burning and lead to weight loss. A new way in which brown fat –

18 Oct, 2025 @ 08:00

Health·Lead

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

OVER a quarter of people(26%) in Spain suffer from chronic pain- meaning that nine million live with it every day. The figures were released by

17 Oct, 2025 @ 15:15

Health·Lead

New types of coronavirus are found in bats by researchers in Spain

Health alert as new types of coronavirus are found in bats in Spain

RESEARCHERS in Spain have identified eight coronavirus genomes in bats from different parts of the country- three of which could represent new viral species. One

16 Oct, 2025 @ 17:30

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Andalucia to expand cancer screenings amid ongoing healthcare failures

PLANS to expand cancer screenings across Andalucia are set to be approved following growing concerns over delays and failures in the region’s diagnostic programmes. Measures

13 Oct, 2025 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Health·Lead

Government legalises use of medicinal cannabis in hospitals across Spain

THE use of cannabis for medicinal reasons has been approved by Spain’s government. It will be restricted to prescriptions by specialists in hospitals to be

10 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Health·Lead

Spain's jobless total in biggest annual fall for three years but rate is still the EU's highest

Mental health overtakes cancer as Spain’s biggest health worry, study finds

MENTAL wellbeing has surpassed cancer as Spain’s top health concern, a study has found. Ipsos’ 2025 Health Service Report, an annual survey of more than

10 Oct, 2025 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital launches new Microbiota and Longevity Unit

QUIRÓNSALUD Marbella Hospital has launched its new Microbiota and Longevity Unit, a service that combines prevention, health promotion, and optimisation to maximise vitality and quality

10 Oct, 2025 @ 12:10

Andalucia·Health·Marbella·Other News

Spain continues its astonishing run as global organ donor champion – narrowly failing to beat its own world record in 2025

Take care! The main reasons people need emergency treatment on New Year’s Eve in Spain, according to a medical expert

Why choking is a big killer at this time of the year in Spain- and what you can do to help save a life

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests

Ozempic and other anti-diabetes drugs lead medicine spending in Spain’s health service

Getting to see a family doctor is taking longer- according to patients in Spain

Plastic surgeon accused of serious sexual assault on sedated patient in Spain

Spain’s mystery swine fever outbreak declared a national emergency – as finger of blame points at high-security lab undergoing building works

Spain’s national football team doctor talks to the Olive Press about local expat-now international star Dean Huijsen and caring for the country’s stars

Tragedy in Valencia as girl, 6, dies while under anaesthetic ‘dental clinic staff not qualified to administer’

Spain locks down poultry farms to avoid spread of avian flu by migrating birds

‘Superbugs’ could cause more deaths than cancer by 2050 in Spain

Minimally invasive techniques revolutionise treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Ground-breaking survey says obesity costs Spain’s economy over €130 billion per annum

Almost a quarter of children have trouble sleeping and a third are scared of rain – a year after Valencia flood disaster

Andalucia has the highest rate of deaths from cardiovascular diseases – Spain’s biggest killer

The clocks go backwards in Spain this weekend – but will it be for the last time?

Sufferers of agonising ‘Butterfly Skin’ in Spain denied access to revolutionary new gene therapy – after it’s made available in France, Italy, and Germany

Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante

Breakthrough study reveals secret ‘heat-making switch’ inside brown fat – which could help fight obesity

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

Health alert as new types of coronavirus are found in bats in Spain

Andalucia to expand cancer screenings amid ongoing healthcare failures

Government legalises use of medicinal cannabis in hospitals across Spain

Mental health overtakes cancer as Spain’s biggest health worry, study finds

Quirónsalud Marbella Hospital launches new Microbiota and Longevity Unit

Three days of national mourning declared in Spain as Pedro Sanchez promises ‘transparent’ probe into train disaster with at least 39 deaths

‘We still can’t find her’: Families launch heartbreaking appeals for missing loved ones after Cordoba train disaster

Spain is preparing to switch on EES biometric scanners at the Gibraltar border next month – but where is the long-awaited EU-UK treaty?

Spain continues its astonishing run as global organ donor champion – narrowly failing to beat its own world record in 2025

Revealed: Which Costa del Sol beaches are more prone to maddening jellyfish invasions – and why