Oriol Güell

Another case was confirmed in Spain on Tuesday, the first in the Catalonia region. The total number of Covid-19 cases registered in Spain is now at five

Right-wing parties are accusing the coalition government of wanting to save on pension payments and healthcare costs through a “social engineering project”

Some seriously ill patients who managed to get hold of pentobarbital are now part of an international probe into the sale of a sedative that can be lethal in high doses

According to a first-of-its-kind study, the number of fatalities related to the drug has increased more than 50% in seven years

According to the Health Ministry, the company accidentally sold a vasodilator for hair loss as omeprazole, a common drug used to treat heartburn and acid reflux

The man is thought to have consumed the ‘carne mechada’ at the center of the current outbreak while in Andalusia before traveling to France, where he was hospitalized

The bacteria have also been located on the production line used to make La Mechá foods, thought to be the origin of the current outbreak of listeriosis, the worst Spain has ever seen

One woman has died so far from the bacterial infection, with 150 more confirmed cases and 529 pending confirmation. The source was meat from a firm in the southern province

The country ranks third in the EU for reported cases of listeriosis, which is caused by a common bacteria that withstands freezing temperatures and oxygen starvation

The Madrid Medical Association has barred Isabel Bellostas from practicing for 364 days after she promoted this theory, which has been repeatedly disproved by scientific studies

Germany-based Fresenius agrees to pay $231 million settlement in the US to avoid prosecution over corrupt practices in 17 countries

Studies have detected excessive prescriptions of immediate-release fentanyl, a drug 100 times more powerful than morphine

María José Carrasco suffered from multiple sclerosis for 30 years and had reached the terminal stage of the disease

Two women who traveled to the Balearic Island, or had unprotected sex with men who had been there, failed to respond to the standard treatment

Madrid, Basque Country and La Rioja have the shortest delays, while the Canaries, Catalonia and Murcia have the longest

Government says they “negatively affect health by perpetuating illnesses, causing others, or even increasing the risk of death”

Manuel Vilar Herrero recounts the assaults he suffered as a child at the hands of a priest who was “worshiped” by his mother and father. The following testimony is one of several making up an EL PAÍS series exposing decades of offenses by the clergy

Following reports of UK and Irish citizens dying after being prescribed Nolotil in Spain, agency says visitors should not take it as they cannot be monitored for adverse effects

The government wants to make it legal for terminally ill patients to end their lives but faces opposition from conservatives

More than 400 people have signed an open letter triggered by the case of a cancer patient who died after refusing regular medical treatment

The victims, a 59-year-old woman in Valladolid and a 19-year-old man in Huelva, are in good health after having immediately sought medical attention

Eric Abidal’s cousin could be subjected to a medical examination to prove he was the donor amid allegations the organ was illegally purchased

A third-party company is doubling and even tripling the hospital bills of foreigners in the Catalan capital

Thousands of people in region coordinated activities to ensure equipment got to polling stations

Andreu Martí accumulated €2.3 million in bribes in Catalan town of l’Ametlla de Mar during 12-year tenure

Abdelbaki Es Satty spent time in Vilvoorde, a center for Jihadism in Europe

Case against gang leader tied up in red tape and delays after six years