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
National
sur / lucy newby
King Emeritus Juan Carlos I is recovering well following open heart surgery on Saturday. The 81-year-old former monarch had a triple heart bypass at the Quirón Hospital in Madrid. The decision was made following the results of a routine health check
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...movement, a rainforest trail, tree surgery and climbing, sustainable food market, Gib-bats, eco-art, a village fete, ocean habitats with TNP, biodome fun and much more. The fun begins at 11am and continues until 4pm.
LifeStyle
Ángel Escalera
...useful. On 15 September Juan José underwent surgery. In total he spent six months in hospital, during which time he lost weight by following a strict diet and taking exercise. This was essential because he wouldn't have been able to have the operation,
Local
Ángel Escalera
The waiting time for surgery under the health service in Malaga has improved and the province now has the third-shortest waiting times after Cadiz and Cordoba. In Malaga the average delay is now 68 days for surgery which is supposed to be carried ... collated at 30 June last year, showed that there were 5,550 patients waiting for surgery within 180 days, and the average wait was 68 days, which was four fewer than on 30 June 2017. The Andalusian Health Service says the waiting time in Malaga is better
LifeStyle
ÁNGEL ESCALERA
...patients there without resources. Dr Ramírez, who is the head of the general and digestive surgery department at the Quirónsalud hospitals in Malaga and Marbella, has just returned from Liberia, where from 28 January to 2 February more than 250 patients ... underwent surgery. If it had not been for the humanitarian team led by Ramírez, they would not have been able to have the operations they needed. The mission was organised by the Cirujanos en Acción and Bisturí Solidario associations. Impact of first ... first stay in Liberia, he promised a woman with a huge goiter that he would go back and operate on her, and he kept his word, performing the surgery in the town of Ganta, in the north of the country. That was the first operation he carried out on his
Local
Álvaro frías \ Juan Cano
A court has been hearing how a woman carried out minor plastic surgery operations for almost 10 years without being a qualified doctor or having a proper consulting surgery. The accusation of a customer who claims her face was disfigured has now
LifeStyle
Ángel Escalera
They went to look after Palestinian children who needed surgery for a congenital heart condition, and came back happy to have been able to help and satisfied at a job well done. In September, pediatrician Antonio Morales and nurse Cristina Arcos, ... to carry out international cooperation missions. The aim of this particular project was to carry out heart operations on Palestinian children between three months and four years old, who would otherwise not have been able to have the surgery. In ... underwent heart surgery on this occasion would not have been able to have had their operations if the team from HLH had not travelled to Nablus, not because the doctors aren't trained but because they don't have the resources needed to carry out highly
LifeStyle
Ángel Escalera
...aggressive treatments. Dr Alba says there is conservative surgery which retains the breast and avoids having to remove the axillary lymph nodes from under the arm; the new radiotherapy techniques, which are much more precise; and the use of genomic ... cancer', at which several experts explained the way this illness is being tackled through medical oncology, surgery, radiotherapeutic oncology and nursing care. Beforehand, when the day started, the inauguration took place of an exhibition of photographs
Local
Mónica Pérez
The doctors surgeries at San Pedro health centre will shortly be moving to a temporary site where they will stay for around two years. The site is about 100 metres from the existing building, which is due to be rebuilt as part of a 4.6-million-euro