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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

Malaga ICU pushed to breaking point amid critical nurse shortage, unions warn

MALAGA’S Regional Hospital is facing a severe crisis in its Intensive Care Unit (ICU) due to a critical shortage of nursing staff, according to local

31 Jul, 2025 @ 14:33

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga

Bed bug infestation warning for major hospital in the Costa del Sol

THE REGIONAL University Hospital of Malaga is investigating a possible outbreak of bed bugs after several staff members have noticed insect bites. The Cardiology Unit

9 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

Brits among dozens injured in horror bus collision in Barcelona – as potential cause emerges

BRITISH tourists were among more than 50 injured in a horror bus crash supposedly caused by a wandering pedestrian. Just before 3pm on Monday, two

4 Mar, 2025 @ 13:06

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Getting a full body health check in your own language with British-brained doctors is a real – and affordable – luxury, writes Jon Clarke

IT is probably the worst time to be going to a wellman clinic: Just after the festivities, which in Spain run till the night of

17 Feb, 2025 @ 11:17

Health·Lead

Actor Zac Efron, in a scene from the movie A Family Affair.

Hollywood star Zac Efron taken to hospital in Ibiza after ‘minor swimming incident’ at villa

HOLLYWOOD star Zac Efron had to be rushed to hospital on the Balearic Island of Ibiza after an ‘incident’ in a swimming pool on Friday

4 Aug, 2024 @ 16:49

Celebrity·Ibiza·Lead

Woman in Spain’s Zaragoza ends up in intensive care after receiving botox injections in a private apartment

A WOMAN in the northeastern Spanish city of Zaragoza ended up in intensive care after she received botox injections in a private apartment rather than

23 Jun, 2024 @ 12:30

Health·Lead

How doctors in Spain are freezing tumours at -40ºC to rid patients of cancer while avoiding surgery

A HOSPITAL in Spain is making use of a new method for treating tumours, in particular for cancer patients who cannot risk surgery due to

23 Apr, 2024 @ 10:44

Alicante·Health·Lead

Football boss Luis Rubiales ‘poses for photo with doctors who treated his mother’ in Granada hospital after she fell ill during three-day hunger strike

As calls intensify for Spanish Football Federation chairman Luis Rubiales to resign over the forced kiss he gave captain Jenni Hermoso after Spain’s Women’s World

1 Sep, 2023 @ 11:40

Andalucia·Lead·Other News

Nine year old girl in hospital after being run over by an out of control van in Menorca

On July 24 an ice delivery truck lost control due to brake failure and sped down a 40 metre hill in Menorca. On its way

26 Jul, 2023 @ 19:15

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Menorca

Food company in Spain pulls Spanish omelettes off the shelves after they were linked to several cases of botulism

FOOD company Grupo Palacios has decided to withdraw its Spanish omelettes from the market after they were connected with several cases of botulism. Spain’s AESAN

20 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

15 injured in a crash between a bus, a car and a motorbike in Barcelona city centre

A TOTAL of 15 people have been injured in a crash between a city bus, a car and a motorbike in Barcelona. One of the

16 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Other News

Leading Costa del Sol hotel businessman Ricardo Arranz in intensive care after car accident

COSTA del Sol leading businessman Ricardo Arranz has been put into an induced coma after a car accident in Burgos. Arranz is the founder of

6 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Lead·Marbella·Other News

UPDATE: Mother arrested for allegedly attempting to murder her two children with rat poison in Mallorca

A WOMAN allegedly tried to murder her two children, aged 4 and 14, by pouring rat poison in their food in Manacor on Sunday (May

31 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

Two more victims of ‘baby swapping’ in Spanish hospitals sue for multi-million sums

TWO SPANISH men who were switched at birth with other babies in hospital in the early 1970s are each seeking around €3 million in compensation.

16 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Health·Lead·National News

Tragic fire at Italian restaurant in Madrid claims a third life

ONE OF the people injured in a shocking fire at a Madrid restaurant on April 21 has died in hospital. The total number of victims

13 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid

Teenager collapses after doing dangerous Tik Tok challenge in Spain’s Murcia region

A DANGEROUS ‘Blackout Challenge’ offered up on the Tik Tok social media platform caused a teenage boy to be taken to hospital in Cartagena. The

10 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Lead·Murcia

Robot called ‘Da Vinci’ helps carry out pioneering lung transplant in Spain’s Barcelona

A BARCELONA hospital has carried out a pioneering lung transplant operation with a robot involving a less invasive procedure for the patient. The four-pronged robot

17 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Several young people suffer stab wounds after a brawl outside Malaga nightclub

Five young people suffered stab wounds after a brawl outside a nightclub in Malaga. The fight took place between two groups of young men on

17 Apr, 2023 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Hospital in Spain's Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby

Lebanese mutlimillionaire sentenced to prison for attempted illegal organ transfer in Valencia

A Lebanese multimillionaire has been sentenced to eight months in prison by the Provincial Court of Valencia after attempting to buy a liver. Hatem Akkouche,

29 Mar, 2023 @ 21:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia

Madrid hospital worker masterminded database fraud to register 'anti-vaxxers' in Spain for Covid-19 certificates

Ten-year-old boy in Spain ends up in intensive care after hospital gives him ketamine overdose

A 10-YEAR-OLD child ended up in intensive care after a Madrid hospital accidentally administered him a dose of the tranquiliser ketamine that was meant for

25 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Health·Lead·Madrid

An IVF mix-up? Family in Spain’s Andalusia sues health service after father finds out son is not his

A MAN in Spain’s Andalusia region who had a son via IVF treatment has discovered that the child is not his biological offspring, and is

23 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Health·Lead

Fifteen injured by pyrotechnic shell at Fallas fiestas in Spain’s Valencia

AT LEAST 15 people were injured at Valencia’s Fallas fiestas on Friday, after a pyrotechnic shell went off inside a safety area during the daily

11 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Doctors in Spain say a second and deadly pandemic is ‘likely’ and warn the health service ‘is not prepared’

Covid-19 hospitalisations rise 10% over last week in Spain

THE NUMBER of people in Spain hospitalised with Covid-19 has risen by 9.7% in just a week, while the number of such patients in intensive

10 Mar, 2023 @ 19:00

Health·National News·Other News

Cybercriminals demand €4.2 after ransomware attack on Clinic hospital in Spain’s Barcelona

THE CYBERCRIMINALS behind a so-called ‘ransomware’ attack on the Clinic Hospital in Barcelona are demanding a payment of €4.2 million before they will release the

10 Mar, 2023 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead

Hospital in Barcelona suffers cyberattack and is forced to significantly reduce healthcare services

Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, one of Barcelona’s biggest public hospitals, was victim to a ransomware attack on the morning of Sunday 5 March. The hospital

6 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Health·Lead