Spain declares war on alternative healthcare
The Spanish government has moved to ban alternative medicine from all health centres to avoid the ‘potential harmful effects’ of such practices. Here’s what you need to know.
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Weekly health news update: 23 December 2013
International health news E-cigarette industry difficult to regulate — Hundreds of e-cigarette products are available with little or no regulation of their content in some countries. Irregular heartbeat “growing global health… Read more »
European Health Insurance Card controversy in Spain
The European Commission is launching legal action against Spain over some hospitals refusal to accept the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) it was reported last week. The commission is investigating… Read more »
Know how to access healthcare in Spain
Spain continues to be a top destination for expats and tourists alike. While both groups equally enjoy the sunshine, the beach and the tapas, there is a lack of understanding… Read more »
Protests over Spain’s immigrant health care cuts
Spain has announced further health spending cuts, this time affecting immigrants. The cuts, expected to save €1.5 billion a year, will leave large numbers of illegal immigrants without access to… Read more »
Spain announces pensioners must pay for medication
With Spain’s economy recently slipping back into a recession. As part of new cost saving measures pensioners are being asked to start paying for their prescriptions. The plan aims to… Read more »
Health care in 3 top retirement destinations
Retiring abroad needs to be carefully planned – finances, expected living costs, accommodation and insurance are some of the things that need to be considered. One of the things on… Read more »
Ebola-like virus discovered in Europe
Researchers have discovered a new Ebola-like virus, Lloviu virus, in bats from northern Spain. Lloviu is the first known filovirus native to Europe. Filoviruses, which include Ebola and Marburg, are… Read more »
Reuters: Austerity strangling Spanish health system
Austerity measures designed to keep Spain’s public finances afloat are strangling the public health system, according to Reuters report by Paul Day. Regional governments cannot afford to pay hospitals and… Read more »
Climate change to drive European death rates higher
Climate change that has occurred since the 1970s caused an extra 140,000 deaths a year up till 2004, according to the World Health Organization. That rate is now due to… Read more »