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Ángel Escalera
...was introduced during the coronavirus outbreak. Staff at the district health centres will be the ones to decide if a patient needs to physically come into the surgery or if a solution can be given over the phone. The SAS said that this new
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FERNANDO TORRES
...people. The victim, who was stabbed in the abdomen, was taken to hospital and required surgery.
Local
Pilar R. Quirós
The mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, left hospital on Tuesday morning after undergoing surgery to correct a small brain haemorrhage on Saturday. Doctors said his good progress meant that he could be discharged, however he has been ... prescribed a month's rest at home. The brain injury suffered by the 77-year-old mayor was minor, said medical sources. Surgery was carried out by the Hospital Regional's Neurosurgery service, which has been moved to the nearby Hospital Chip during the
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Antonio M. Romero
The mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, left intensive care on Sunday after undergoing emergency surgery following a stroke on Saturday. Neurosurgeons carried out successful drainage surgery to stop a small brain haemorrhage at the Chip
LifeStyle
Ángel Escalera
...shown that when people have to convalesce and be immobilised in their homes for long periods after surgery, they tend to smoke more. These smokers use tobacco as a sedative and to combat the boredom of not being able to leave their homes. Dr de Oña
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Eugenio Cabezas
A 60-year-old Austrian man was arrested at his home in Torrox Costa on Wednesday of last week after allegedly insulting and threatening staff at the El Morche health centre. According to Local Police sources, staff at the health centre first called
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IVÁN GELIBTER / ALBERTO GÓMEZ
...occupied the whole surgical section on the first floor and the area for outpatient surgery. These new spaces were created for seriously ill Covid patients who needed to be isolated within critical care units, and were equipped with ventilators and ... monitoring equipment. An operating theatre on the same floor was also adapted for these Covid patients in case they needed urgent surgery or an operation which could not be postponed. 14 patients in ICUs The good news continued on Thursday when it was
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Patients with a painful spine condition caused by osteoporosis can now be treated in Gibraltar, thanks to a new surgical service launched by the Gibraltar Health Authority. Previously, patients and their families had to travel to the UK for the pr
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Tony Bryant
A new trend in specialised pet care has inspired the opening of the first veterinary clinic on the Costa just for cats. It is also one of only two that exist in Andalucía, the other being in Seville. Clínica Felina Malagat, which opened last month
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ÁNGEL ESCALERA
A patient has recently undergone thyroid surgery using a new technique. The successful procedure, which is known as 'transoral thyroidectomy' and is carried out via the mouth, was performed at the HLA El Ángel hospital by Thai surgeon Thanyawat ... transoral thyroid surgery. "In ten years or so, most thyroid operations will be carried out using this technique," said Dr Glückmann, who organised the workshop alongside Dr Jorge García-Alemán, in collaboration with the Clínico hospital's endocrinology