Atapuerca dig yields exciting new find
A 1.4-million-year-old flint knife is the oldest evidence so far of hominid presence at Burgos site
Scientific research agency CSIC feels the ravages of belt-tightening
Economy Ministry to advance 44 million euros assigned for ongoing projects
CSIC research institute head warns of “cataclysmic” deficit forecast
Scientists fear that budget will not even be sufficient to maintain current projects
Heart patient died after nine months on waiting list in León
Luis Canabal had been wrongly classified as a lower priority case
Spain blocks its overseas aid pipeline
Government donated 0.15 percent of GDP when 2012 target had been 0.7 NGOs forced to abandon projects due to drastic withdrawal of funding
Spanish health system gets its money’s worth
In the United States, the results don’t justify the costs With a third less investment, Spain comes out better
Co-payment for prescription drugs helps government reduce outlays
Spending on prescription drugs had already begun to trend lower in 2010
Bureaucratic hitch gives immigrants a few days' more healthcare
Process of deactivating cards should be completed "by the end of the week"
Healthcare ban on non-resident immigrants sparks Madrid protest
Government measures denying treatment to those without private medical insurance will affect more than 150,000 people
Health Ministry dodges detail with copayment figures
Four regions skip meeting, accusing government of restricting “fundamental rights”
Treatment of chronically ill migrants remains up in air
Health Ministry suggests emergency services will attend those without papers
Government to charge illegal immigrants for healthcare
Rajoy administration tweaks previous full-exclusion decree Doctors' association calls on medics to rebel
Ministry backtracks on healthcare entitlement restrictions
Legal residents who don't contribute to Social Security will not be left out of system Law will get tougher on residents from European Union who neither work nor study
Pharmaceutical firm Roche turns the screw on indebted hospitals
Company sets limits on orders for 12 healthcare centers until bills are paid
When brotherly love is a crime
Incest is viewed very differently depending on the country in which it occurs A German couple has fallen foul of the law, while in Spain it is tolerated
Charity is the only medicine, PP tells foreign residents
Health Minister informs illegal immigrants they will have to rely on NGOs for medical aid
Madrid begins denying health cards to illegal migrants
Region takes measure just 10 days after central government announcement of policy change Order criticized by patient associations, such as AIDS advocacy group Seisida
Drug "cocktails" to treat HIV blamed for rise in other sexually transmitted diseases
More people having unprotected sex as AIDS fear diminishes New venereal disease affects patient's lymph nodes
Drug suppliers warn health-sector debts could lead to treatment shortages
Farmaindustria association says supply may be cut off to some regions Some companies already avoid selling to certain areas due to delayed payment
Tobacco laws ineffective in reducing smoker figures
Stricter laws have not brought down numbers Survey shows rise in smokers, to 20 percent of population