“It makes me angry I have to die in secret, and alone”
With no euthanasia law in Spain, terminally ill José Antonio Arrabal committed suicide on April 2
Cancer cases in Spain jumped 15% from 2012 to 2015
As life expectancy rises, so does number of diagnoses, which has already passed 2020 forecast
Spain’s transgender men start menstruating due to drug shortage
Critics ask if there are political or economic motives behind lack of testosterone medication
In Spain, 230,000 frozen embryos await an unclear fate
Left over from fertility treatments, they could be donated or used by science, but there are few takers
Fourth case of imported Zika virus detected in Spain
Man made a full recovery, but authorities warn there could be homegrown infections soon
Three-quarters of at-risk drinkers in Spain unaware of dangers of alcohol
One in every six Spaniards over the age of 18 consumes worrying amounts of booze
Spanish woman donates part of her liver to save baby grandson’s life
Juan José had six months to live before the surgery, the first of its kind in Spain since 2005
Supreme Court denies compensation to Spain’s “thalidomide babies”
People born with severe deformities due to drug say they will go all the way to Strasbourg
Spanish Socialist politician and gay rights activist Pedro Zerolo dies at 55
Party’s Madrid leader helped get same-sex marriage legislation passed in 2005
Ebola risk case flown back to Spain
Volunteer physician for Doctors Without Borders in Mali not yet diagnosed with virus
Spain to research HIV cure using umbilical cord blood
Barcelona man who received experimental therapy was free of virus after three months
Spanish nursing assistant tests negative for Ebola for first time
Second check needed to confirm if Teresa Romero’s body is free of the virus
The chain of errors that set the Spanish Ebola crisis in motion
Sick health worker repeatedly called Carlos III Hospital to report fever, yet was told to wait
More than 50 under observation after possible exposure to Ebola
Nursing assistant who contracted virus being treated with antibodies from other patients
Husband of woman infected with Ebola closely monitored in hospital
Health chief admits nurse should have been treated when she first presented symptoms
Nursing assistant becomes first person to be infected with Ebola in Europe
Woman treated priest who died from virus after being brought to Madrid from Sierra Leone
Alzheimer’s affects 600,000 Spaniards
Disease that took Spain’s first democratic premier is on the rise due to ageing population
Drinking among Spanish youngsters on the rise
Use of other substances remains fairly constant in latest study
“I want to die because I love life”
Terminal cancer sufferer José Luis had to fight the system before he could get access to sedation that would end his suffering
Suicides increased notably during depths of economic crisis
Number of people taking their own life rose 11 percent in 2012
“We have demonstrated that the public model is the cheapest”
Doctors associations celebrate Madrid’s withdrawal of hospital outsourcing plans
The thalidomide detective
One scrupulous Spaniard played a key role in linking the drug to birth defects
Inside the global operating room
Google Glass and other innovations allow the teaching of medical procedures to thousands at a time
“The government paid for my transplant and turned its back”
One year on, exclusion law for immigrant treatment has left 150,000 people without access to the public healthcare system
“If my back gets any worse, I could end up in a wheelchair” — patients speak out
Concerns rise as waiting lists for important surgeries get longer
Hope for Spain’s ailing biofuel sector
After four years in decline, scientific breakthroughs could help the industry, which employs thousands of people
Lanzarote cites Repsol’s own recognition of oil spill danger
Energy company investigation describes risk of blowout as "moderate"