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  Surgeon Barred in UK Suspended in Spain After OCCRP Revelations
A doctor barred from practising medicine in the United Kingdom for malpractice and sexual misconduct has been suspended in Spain following revelations from a joint investigation by Spanish outlet infoLibre and the OCCRP-led “Bad Practice” project....
 
    
  Spanish Media Cast 'Baffling' Marcus Rashford Verdict After El Clasico
Thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham, it was Xabi Alonso's Real Madrid who earned the bragging rights from the most recent El Clasico. The match – the 261st of its kind – finished 2-1 to Los Blancos, meaning that Marcus...
 
    
  8 Countries Where Healthcare Costs Less but Quality Stays High
While the United States tops global healthcare spending charts at roughly fourteen thousand dollars per person annually, many other countries achieve exceptional medical outcomes for far less money. The key lies in smart system design, government...
 
    
  War, health and economic hardship top global concerns, climate slips – survey
Climate change continues to be an issue of concern among the world’s population but has dropped in importance behind wars, disease, and economic hardship, according to new survey data presented by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global...
 
    
  62 people set to be prosecuted after hundreds of animals are poisoned or illegally hunted in rural Spain
THE Guardia Civil’s annual ‘Atrax’ campaign to combat the illegal killing of animals in mainly rural Spain has led to 62 people being either arrested or investigated following over 500 inspections. 665 animals were found to have been poisoned or...
 
    
  Experience-based travel drives Spain’s tourism economy
Cultural, active, nature-based and gastronomic experiences now form the core of Spain’s tourism economy, according to new data from Mabrian presented at the 2025 Turespaña Convention. The report analysed supply and demand across Spain’s 17...
 
    
  Spain’s Adaptam Therapeutics secures €3 million to target immune cells that help tumours evade treatment
Adaptam Therapeutics, a San Sebastian-based company pioneering cancer immunotherapies specifically targeting immunosuppressive myeloid cells, today announces the successful completion of a €3 million pre-Seed financing round The round was led by...
 
    
  SPANISH TOURISM HITS THE BRAKES
Spain has long basked in the envy of Europe with its sun-drenched beaches and bustling cities, and tourism has helped drive its economy, playing a major role. However, as summer's buzz fades, a more serious reality dawns: Spanish tourism industry...
 
    
  The Surprising Power of a 10-Minute Walk
On average, Americans take just under 5,000 steps a day. It’s a concerning number, given that public-health researchers consider a daily step count of less than 5,000 to be sedentary, and sedentary living erodes health, leading to earlier death....
 
    
  Public Health activates cholera prevention protocol amid outbreak in Haiti
Santo Domingo.- Public Health Minister Víctor Atallah announced that the government has activated prevention and surveillance protocols in response to the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti, aiming to prevent the disease from reaching the Dominican...
 
    
  Piano prodigy hits all the right notes on her road to Spain and France
At just eight years old, Azure Naidu hit all the right notes on her piano recently at the Talent Africa National Championships. There, she won two gold medals for her performances in both the classical and contemporary piano categories. She also...
 
    
  Michelin-starred chef shares 'healthy and delicious' five-minute snack with tin of tuna
Dani owns several restaurants including Tragabuches, Bibo, Leña, Smoked Room and Lobito de Mar(Image: Europa Press News, Europa Press via Getty Images) Whipping up a quick snack when hunger strikes often means making a compromise. It's either not...
 
    
  Well-Being at Work Challenges and Solutions for Mental Health and Risk
The well-being of employees is a critical component of organizational success. The multifaceted challenges that hinder mental health and risk prevention in the workplace call for urgent proactive measures. Here, Simon Dolan of the Global Future of...
 
    
  An Arm and a Leg: A Listener’s DIY Project Helps Others Deal With High Medical Bills
Dan Weissmann In April, Thomas Sanford, a medical student who regularly listens to “An Arm and a Leg,” set out to create a resource he could easily share with patients to help them deal with unaffordable medical bills. In this mini-episode, host...
 
    
  Brits' short-haul destination of the year revealed - and it's not Spain
By JOWENA RILEY, TRAVEL WRITER Published: 06:51 EDT, 28 October 2025 | Updated: 06:51 EDT, 28 October 2025 A popular Mediterranean destination beloved by Brits has been named 'Short-Haul Destination of the Year' in the 2025 Food and Travel Reader...
 
    
  10-15 minute bouts of walking is better for your cardiovascular health than shorter strolls
rnThe study analysed 33,560 adults aged between 40-79 years who walked less than 8000 steps a day and had no cardiovascular disease or cancer at baseline. rn Participants wore a research wristband for a week which measured not only how many steps...
 
    
  Almost 4,500 women had abortions in Malaga province last year, more than 500 of them adolescents
Malaga province recorded a total of 4,449 voluntary terminations of pregnancy in 2024, according to the latest official data from the Ministry of Health. Of that total number, some 516 abortions involved girls under the age of 19, which highlights...
 
    
  UK health agency warns of rising clade Ib mpox cases across Europe & US
Daijiworld Media Network - London London, Oct 28: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has raised an alert over the detection of new cases of clade Ib mpox across several countries, including the UK, Portugal, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, and...
Sunlight, siestas and more: 7 habits that make Spain the healthiest country in the world
Spain’s health advantage isn’t about discipline or self-optimization, it’s about living in rhythm with life itself. A balanced diet, unhurried meals, time outdoors, and meaningful relationships all create a foundation of wellbeing that no...
 
    
  ‘Mud on our hands; blood on his’: fury lingers one year after Spain’s deadly floods
The endless, sticky mud that coated the streets of Valencia, sucking at the boots of survivors and residents, is gone now. As are the jumbles of wrecked cars and the mountains of sodden, ruined belongings that had begun to stink in the humid...