Study at Madrid hospital offers new hope for Alzheimer’s cure
DOCTORS at a Madrid hospital have identified a protein that could slow the onset of Alzheimer’s offering new hope of a cure for the disease.
EXCLUSIVE: Doctors quit crisis-stricken hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca despite ‘shock’ plan allegedly reducing emergency waiting times
DOCTORS are still resigning from Torrevieja Hospital, citing poor working conditions, despite an alleged reduction in emergency waiting times thanks to a ‘shock’ plan. The
Covid hospitalisations on the rise in Spain’s Malaga
THE number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised in the province of Malaga is on the rise. A resurgence of the Covid-19 epidemic, principally due to the
Doctor punched and paramedic almost strangled during home visit in Spain’s Murcia City
A doctor and paramedic were assaulted during to a home visit to a Murcia City patient. The double attack saw the doctor punched in the
Spain reports 800 registered monkeypox cases- with over half in Madrid area
SPAIN’S Health Ministry says 800 cases of monkeypox have been registered in the country, with over half coming in the Madrid region. The figures have
Benidorm’s much-needed new medical centre in resort’s ‘English Zone’ takes big step forward on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A €4.57 million contract has been awarded to build Benidorm’s new Rincon de Loix health centre. The new facility will replace the current two-floor clinic
Euthanasia: What we know about assisted suicides within the first year since legalisation in Spain
ON the first anniversary of the introduction of an assisted suicide law in Spain, we take a look at the facts and figures to see
Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients
RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards
Spain moves step closer to allowing pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana
By Livia Cockerell
Child contracts cholera in Spain’s first reported case since 1979
A Toledo Province farm has been sealed off after a child contracted cholera by drinking water, possibly originating from a well. It’s the first recorded
Everybody in Spain can get a fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose this autumn
A new round of Covid-19 booster jabs will be available to everybody in Spain from this autumn, Health Minister, Carolina Darias, made the announcement on
Live long and prosper on Spain’s Costa Blanca as people aged 100 years and over triples in two decades
THE number of people aged 100 years and over has tripled over two decades in Alicante Province. Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) show
Incidence of skin cancer in Spain’s Malaga has increased 15-fold in 50 years experts warn
IN celebration of Skin Cancer Prevention Day, yesterday, Monday June 13, the dermatology department of the Clinical Hospital in Malaga organised a series of activities
Tubby kids: Four out of ten children in Spain are overweight
By Livia Cockerell PM Pedro Sanchez has announced an eight year plan to reduce childhood obesity after studies show that 40% of children in Spain
New national suicide prevention hotline in Spain takes nearly 15,000 calls in first month
A new national suicide prevention hotline took almost 15,000 calls in its first month of operation in Spain. The government said the ‘024’ hotline attracted
Spain approves monkeypox vaccines plus Covid-19 booster shots for elderly and vulnerable people
SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has approved a vaccination against monkeypox to be used in a very small number of cases where people have had close
Multiple sclerosis sufferers in Spain can get symptom relief from new drug
SPAIN is getting its first doses of an American drug to help people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, which accounts for 80% of MS sufferers. Zeposia
Virtual reality to take pain out of needle pricks for children at Spain’s Malaga Maternity Hospital
THE Maternity Hospital in Malaga has started using virtual reality (VR) technology to help kids with extreme needle anxiety. Millions of kids have medical problems
Spain’s most ‘smokiest’ regions revealed on ‘World No Tobacco Day’
EXTREMADURA and Murcia have the highest percentage of daily smokers in Spain’s regions according to figures released on ‘World No Tobacco Day’. Statistics compiled for
EXCLUSIVE: 84-year-old expat sat in agony for TWO DAYS waiting for treatment at scandal-hit hospital on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN EXPAT octogenarian discharged himself from Torrevieja Hospital after sitting a total of 20 hours waiting for attention. Brain Snell, 84, had suffered a fall
EXPLAINER: What we know about the monkeypox outbreak in Spain
GLOBAL health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west
First monkeypox case detected in Spain’s Valencia region
THE first case of monkeypox has been identified in the Valencian Community. Regional health chiefs said on Monday that it was a case in Castellon
Monkeypox reaches Spain’s Costa del Sol with case in Marbella
SPAIN’S Costa del Sol has confirmed its first suspected case of monkeypox infection. The infected individual, a foreign national, is currently at home in isolation
Man tries to strangle health centre receptionist in Valencia area of Spain
TWO Gandia health centre receptionists were attacked by a man who walked in and started to insult them. The man appeared at the Beniopa centre
Pill-popping nation: Spain tops anxiety medicine use in global ranking
SPAIN consumes more medication to treat anxiety than any other country in the world. The greatest amount of benzodiazepines, a drug used to help anxiety
E-cigarette shops to close in Spain within five years after new law comes into force
SPAIN’S government has approved a new draft law to regulate the sales of electronic cigarettes. It means that e-cigarette shops will disappear within five years