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Spanish doctors begin first week of strikes against ministry’s reform, calling for profession-specific rules

News Desk16th February 202622nd February 2026

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Doctors in Spain commenced a strike this week to express their opposition to the Estatuto Marco (‘framework statue’) being imposed by the Ministry of Health,...

Five babies were hospitalised in Spain after consuming contaminated formula, health report states

News Desk10th February 202616th February 2026

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Five babies in Spain were hospitalised after suffering bouts of vomiting linked to the consumption of the same Nestlé infant formula that was found to...

Barcelona hospital completes landmark facial transplant after assisted-dying donation

News Desk3rd February 20269th February 2026

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A hospital in Barcelona issued a statement on Monday to announce that it had carried out a groundbreaking facial transplant, marking the first time worldwide...

Doctors in Spain strike for the third time this year

News Desk9th December 202515th December 2025

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Doctors across Spain started a nationwide strike on Tuesday, with four consecutive days of planned action against the framework statute of the Ministry of Health....

Sánchez slams opposition party’s ‘immoral’ policies in Andalusia amid cancer screening scandal

News Desk13th November 202518th November 2025

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Spanish socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday condemned what he called the right-wing opposition’s ‘immoral’ handling of healthcare in the regions under their control,...

Spain bans raising of poultry outdoors from Monday due to increase in bird flu cases

News Desk9th November 202513th November 2025

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Spain’s Agriculture Ministry has ordered a preventive measure that bans raising poultry outdoors as of Monday 10 November. No end date has been set. The...

Thousands protest in Andalusia over breast cancer screening scandal

News Desk27th October 20253rd November 2025

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Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Seville (Andalusia) on Sunday, as anger intensified over a scandal in which hundreds of women were left uninformed...

Spain unveils €500 million package to strengthen 24-hour care for sufferers of ALS and other debilitating diseases

News Desk22nd October 202528th October 2025

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The Spanish cabinet has given the green light to a royal decree that will allocate €500 million for sufferers of ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) –...

Spain calls on EU to abolish daylight saving time

News Desk20th October 202527th October 2025

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Monday that Spain will formally urge the European Union to abolish the practice of switching clocks for Daylight...

Regional health minister in Andalusia resigns amid breast cancer screening scandal

News Desk9th October 202514th October 2025

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Spain has been rocked by a healthcare scandal after authorities in Andalusia admitted that thousands of women were never informed of their breast cancer screening...

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