Spain’s ‘vision for the future’ – free glasses and contact lenses for under-16s
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday a new initiative to make glasses and contact lenses free for children under 16 years of age...
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Spotlight: Innovating safety with ‘Drinks Guard’ test against drink spiking
In an era where personal safety is a growing concern, particularly in social environments, a Spanish start-up called Guardians of Beauty has introduced an innovative...
Oldest living person in the world is now a woman living in Catalonia, aged 115
The oldest living known person in the world listed by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) is now an American-born woman who lives in Catalonia, aged...
From a Madrid sauna to Canary Islands – more monkeypox cases across Spain
After authorities in Madrid closed a gay sauna in the capital on Friday that had been identified as a possible place of the origin of...
Spain now has 7 confirmed monkeypox cases, and 22 further suspected cases
Last update: Thurs 19 May at 15.15h Spain first issued an alert on Wednesday to say it had eight suspected cases of monkeypox – referred to as...
‘Call for life’ – Spain’s new 024 suicide prevention hotline
Spain has launched a new 024 suicide prevention hotline, with the slogan ‘Call for Life’, which has started to operate 24 hours a day, seven...
EU agencies warn of salmonella outbreak caused by eggs from Spain
Two European agencies – the EU Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA) – have recently published a...
World’s oldest man, Spaniard Saturnino de la Fuente García, dies aged 112
Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died on Tuesday at the age of 112 years...
Spotlight: what are the differences between a cold, flu, and Coronavirus?
This is a Spotlight Feature in collaboration with Clínica Corachan With the arrival of the cold and a new winter wave of Covid-19 cases, one...
Campaign to reduce meat consumption in Spain sparks debate
Spaniards are being urged to eat less meat, following the launch of a campaign by the country’s consumer affairs minister, sparking debate in a nation...
