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New study: Frightening statistics show high obesity levels among Spanish children

Spanish children spend 294 minutes per day on screens during weekends, according to an alarming new study. The 2022 PASOS Study on Physical Activity, Sedentarism,

1 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·National News

Popular medicines used to treat flu, cold under review in Spain over brain disease risks

Hundreds of medicines used to treat colds or flu are under review in Spain due to risk of brain diseases. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)

28 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead·National News

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain's Costa Blanca vote to strike over ending of collective works agreement

Torrevieja Hospital staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca vote for first-ever strike in collective agreement dispute

STAFF at Torrevieja Hospital have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike for the first time in the facility’s history. 96% of workers in a ballot

24 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Contract To Be Advertised In April To Build €7.2 Million Health Centre On Spain's Costa Blanca

New €7.2 million health centre on Spain’s Costa Blanca could be completed by end of 2024

A €7.2 million contract to build a much-needed new health centre in Elche will be advertised in April. The Travalon health centre will serve 20,000

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:03

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Valencia City tells people with respiratory problems to stay indoors due to rise in Saharan dust levels

AN air pollution warning was activated in Valencia City on Wednesday morning after Saharan dust particles were detected in the atmosphere leading to hazy skies.

22 Feb, 2023 @ 13:06

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Therapy with dogs can alleviate pain in childhood cancer by 30% Spanish experts say

RESEARCH evidence is indicating that being visited by a therapy dog can have a positive effect on reducing patient stress, pain and anxiety. So, though

18 Feb, 2023 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Feminism Takes To The Streets Of Spain With Massive Marches To Advance Towards Equality

Spain becomes first European country to allow sick leave for women suffering period pain

Spain has become the first European country to allow women to take medical leave for being on their period. The Spanish government passed the ‘period

17 Feb, 2023 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·National News

Man's Best Friend Makes A Difference To Treating Children With Mental Health Problems In Spain's Barcelona

Man’s best friend helps children with mental health problems in Spain’s Barcelona

A two-year study has shown the benefits of dog therapy for children with mental health issues. 23 youngsters aged under 13 from the Day Hospital

16 Feb, 2023 @ 18:04

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

80% of savoury snacks sold in Spain are unhealthy, says OCU consumer group

SAVOURY snacks have unsurprisingly been given a big thumbs-down for harming health in a study conducted by Spain’s OCU consumer group. It analysed 202 snack

16 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Health·Lead

Severe Covid sufferers are likely to age faster than others, Spanish study finds - this is why

New study: Increased diabetes risk for people previously hit with Covid-19

People who have previously been infected with Covid-19 could stand at increased risk for diabetes, according to a new study. Doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre

15 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Health·Lead·National News

Parents get €1.2 million after baby’s birth was mishandled in Spain’s Mar Menor

A SAN JAVIER couple will get €1.2 million in compensation after the birth of their baby boy left him with a permanent disability. The award

15 Feb, 2023 @ 16:02

Health·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

New blood donors in 2022 rose by 20% in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

PEOPLE donating blood for the first time went up by 20% last year in the Valencian Community. The regional Transfusion Centre said 16,223 people responded

15 Feb, 2023 @ 14:44

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

Health Union Demands 'immediate ' Action To Reduce Long Delays At Hospital Emergency Units In Spain's Valencia

Health union demands ‘immediate’ action to slash long delays at hospital emergency units in Spain’s Valencia

THE CSIF union has demanded ‘immediate’ action to reduce the pressure on hospital emergency units in the Valencian Community. The union says an ‘extreme situation’

14 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's hospitals short of 'several hundred' surgeons due to foreign brain drain

Spain’s hospitals down by ‘several hundred’ surgeons due to foreign brain drain

VALENCIA UNIVERSITY’S professor of surgery says Spain needs another ‘several hundred surgeons’ and claims their quality is prompting foreign hospitals to head-hunt them. Luis Sabater,

13 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

LISTED: Places face masks are still compulsory in Spain

AS of last Wednesday, February 8, wearing a face mask on public transport in Spain is no longer compulsory. The Council of Ministers approved the

13 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Protestors come out in force on streets of Madrid to denounce regional government’s ‘dismantling’ of healthcare system

HUNDREDS of thousands of people came out to protest on the streets of Madrid today, to denounce what they called the ‘dismantling’ of the region’s

12 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Case of mad cow disease detected on farm in northern Spain

Spain has detected a case of mad cow disease in the country’s north on Friday. The atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was detected in a

11 Feb, 2023 @ 15:45

Health·Lead·National News

Parents Demand Answers After Daughter, 12, Dies Having Been Sent Home Three Times By Doctors In Spain's Valencia

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, after

10 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Castellon·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mandatory mask wearing on public transport in Spain ends this Wednesday

SPAIN’S Council of Ministers has approved the end of mandatory mask wearing on public transport which is expected to be lifted on Wednesday. Spain was

7 Feb, 2023 @ 14:35

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spanish pharmacies report long delays in hundreds of medications amid Europe drug shortage

Spanish pharmacies have reported long delays in hundreds of different kinds of medication as Europe grapples with a drug shortage. Spanish pharmacies had a hard

4 Feb, 2023 @ 17:15

Health·Lead·National News

Link between Mediterranean diet and improved cardiovascular health study finds

Nutrients and phytochemicals in the Mediterranean diet drastically improves cardiovascular health, according to a new study. The Food Research International study looked at elderly Mediterraneans

31 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Health·Lead·National News

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Taking charge: Look after yourself!

DURING the festive season many of us put off dealing with niggling health issues, but the Bodyworks Health Clinic is urging you not to. The

31 Jan, 2023 @ 14:56

Health·Lead·Sponsored

Medics Demonstrate Outside Troubled Costa Blanca Hospital In Spain During Valencia Health Minister Visit

Angry lab workers demonstrate outside troubled Costa Blanca hospital in Spain during Health Minister visit

MEDICAL workers and patients joined forces outside Torrevieja Hospital on Friday to demand improvements during a visit by Valencia Health Minister, Miguel Minguez. Minguez was

27 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Spain’s leader of health emergencies Fernando Simón announces imminent farewell to obligatory masks in public transport

THE leader of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Fernando Simon has announced that the end of masks in transport will come ‘shortly.’

26 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Nursing home places 'inadequate' in Andalucia and Valencia regions of Spain

‘Not enough’ nursing home places in Andalucia and Valencia regions of Spain

ANDALUCIA and the Valencia Community are not providing enough nursing home places for people aged 65 and over. The claim is made in a report

25 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Children Relax With Virtual Reality Glasses Before Operations At Valencia Hospital In Spain

Children relax in the world of virtual reality before operations at Valencia hospital in Spain

ALL patients get nervous before a hospital operation and especially youngsters who may never have been in a hospital before. That’s prompted the Hospital Clinic

24 Jan, 2023 @ 18:09

Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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