Galicia’s health service will place pharmacy policy under its central management as it reorganises primary care. A separate decree for the seven health areas has been sent to the Consejo Consultivo for review.
Salena Sainz says some patients stop weight-loss injections when the cost becomes unaffordable, then seek help after regaining weight or feeling hungrier. The account lists Wegovy at €179.89 for four weeks at initial doses.
Hospitals in Madrid are treating 18 injured people and Castilla-La Mancha hospitals have 10 more. Of the 69 people who died, 67 have been handed to their families; procedures remain pending for two.
Aerial spraying is scheduled to start on Monday across 2,400 hectares of public woodland in Murcia, Santomera, Calasparra and Lorca. The biological treatment targets early-stage larvae; rain or wind could alter the flight schedule.
The Miguel Servet hospital has introduced a programme to protect veins needed for future dialysis access. An estimated 437 people with chronic kidney disease in Zaragoza I and II could benefit.
The Spanish musician disclosed his treatment at a ceremony on Friday but did not name his illness. He said he was feeling much better and had lost only three or four kilos.
A Valencian company has secured exclusive Spanish distribution of nail stickers that change colour when a drink tests positive for GHB. The makers stress the test is preliminary and a negative result cannot establish that a drink is safe.
The SCS has published its blood donation schedule for 9-15 November, with mobile teams visiting sites across the islands. On El Hierro, teams are scheduled in Frontera and El Pinar, followed by a stop in Valverde.
Resident doctors will face a 68-hour monthly limit on on-call work, with tightly defined exceptions. The decree also cuts ordinary hours to 35 a week on average and raises the training supplement.
Spain has confirmed three cattle outbreaks of EHE serotype 7, its first detection in the country and the EU. Vaccines authorised against serotype 8 do not protect cattle against the newly detected variant.
At its 39th congress, Aragón’s primary care doctors called on the regional government to fulfil agreements signed in 2023 and 2025. Their demands include staffing measures and safeguards against attacks on healthcare workers.
Nurses at an ISFOS training session urged Spain to improve pneumococcal vaccination among adults through active outreach. Ministry data show just 34.19% of people over 65 had received a conjugate vaccine in 2024.
A nine-year-old girl died after being struck by a vehicle on Calle La Luchada in Tías on 5 November. SUC medical teams continued advanced resuscitation at the scene but could not revive her.
The Urda train tragedy has brought questions about risk perception and railway safety into focus. Rescue teams supported survivors physically and psychologically as the search for explanations began.
The Basque health department and AESAN say recalled Urkabe ham may still be in some homes. The affected 175-gram refrigerated packs were first distributed across four regions.
Francesc Augé, 56, is scheduled to receive euthanasia on 26 November after a two-year legal battle. The Generalitat authorised the procedure in 2024 after two heart attacks and four strokes.
The Government of Spain has approved direct grants and advances on civil-liability compensation for people affected by the Urda rail accident. Families of a person who died may receive up to €216,364.38 including compulsory passenger insurance.
Manuel Muñiz warned that Europe relies on AI models developed in the United States and China. He also cautioned against dependence on open models at the final day of World In Progress in Barcelona.
Acción Psoriasis president Antonio Manfredi says patients should help shape research and treatment assessments from the outset. He argues their lived experience can inform medicine safety and expose inequalities in access to innovation.
The Sindicato Médicos Unidos has called an uninterrupted strike across Spain from 16 to 27 November. The 12-day action seeks a dedicated doctors’ statute, with improved working conditions that include a 35-hour week.
Several people fell ill after eating frozen razor clams in Tarragona, prompting a European food-safety alert. Catalan authorities say suspected batches have been identified and withdrawn; tests found GI and GII norovirus.
A lorry carrying a large beam was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the A-2 near Sant Andreu de la Barca at about 18:30. Twenty people were injured, one seriously; firefighters freed four people from a vehicle.
The provisional death toll from the Urda rail crash remains 69, with 66 victims identified. Renfe and Iryo support a proposal to cap speed at 40 km/h after a safety-system failure.
Nine diners fell ill after eating contaminated razor clams at a Tarragona restaurant. Spain reported the affected batches through the EU food alert system on 28 October. The products have been withdrawn.
The SCS and IISC will hold the fifth Derecho e Investigación conference in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 13 and 14 November. Sessions will address AI liability and digital health, with research careers also on the agenda.
Waiting times for planned treatment have lengthened over roughly two decades, while access to specialist mental health care remains unequal. A review of Spain's health system links these gaps to funding and wider social conditions.
The Sindicato Médicos Unidos has called a national and regional doctors’ strike from 16 to 27 November. It wants a national statute on working conditions and dedicated funding, while urging regional governments to act immediately.
Two nurses were assaulted while treating a patient at the Hospital Universitario de Ceuta, prompting a police response. CSIF says the removal of military patrols from the perimeter has left staff exposed and wants security measures restored.
Figures supplied for 08:30 on Sunday put 41 injured people in hospital after the Urda train crash, including 16 in intensive care. The death toll stood at 69; 13 victims were still awaiting identification.
The 26th Posa’t la Gorra! campaign will sell its €8 cap at 21 Barcelona municipal markets on 7 November. Proceeds support AFANOC services for children and young people with cancer and their families.
The service says its software cannot extract the figures and staff would have to inspect files one by one. Medical representatives say reliable qualification records are essential for patient safety.
Juan Manuel Parra, an emergency doctor at Hospital de Alcorcón, was travelling on the AVE that collided with an Iryo near Urda. He used a belt as a tourniquet on a passenger with an amputated arm before emergency teams arrived.
The actor used Социальная сеть Stories to ask followers to donate at nearby health centres or mobile collection points. Semana reported that he gave blood at hospital Infanta Sofía in Madrid on Thursday, October 29.
The Urda collision has left 69 people dead and more than 200 injured. Forensic teams have completed 48 autopsies and identified five victims. Investigators say it is too early to determine why the AVE struck the stationary Iryo.
Hospitals in Toledo and Ciudad Real called for blood donations; Madrid hospitals did too. Nearby workers and residents helped passengers evacuate, while a Madrid farm protest became a five-minute silence.
