Health from Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza & Formentera
Hospitals, public health and wellbeing in the Balearics.
Two in three Spanish women with fragility fractures have never been diagnosed with osteoporosis
A survey by the Spanish osteoporosis foundation reveals gaps in diagnosis and information, while specialist fracture units help keep patients on treatment.
Read MoreIs it normal to wake up several times a night?
Brief awakenings are part of normal sleep. What matters is how quickly you get back to sleep — and how you feel the next day.
Read MoreEVA Bridge: a new model to improve care after a heart attack, with Son Llàtzer on board
The programme links cardiology units and primary care to keep patients on treatment and cholesterol under control in the year after a heart attack.
Read MoreCan you get heatstroke without being in the sun? Yes — and here's why
Heatstroke can strike indoors, in hot humid rooms or during exercise. Older people living alone with chronic illnesses are most at risk.
Read MoreIbiza and Formentera doctors pay tribute to 50 colleagues who are no longer with us
Two veteran doctors spent eight months tracing physicians who served the Pitiusas since the 1950s — and the families who supported them.
Read MoreCan long-term stress cause heart disease?
Chronic stress keeps adrenaline and cortisol high, contributing to hypertension and arterial damage. How it affects the heart and what you can do.
Read MoreA pre-filled pen for lupus arrives in Spain, allowing treatment at home
AstraZeneca's anifrolumab, previously given as a hospital infusion, is now available as a weekly self-injection.
Read MoreWhat if cancer wasn't a battle? A campaign asks us to choose our words carefully
Spanish patient group GEPAC has launched a tool that spots war metaphors in posts on X and suggests alternatives.
Read MoreChoking: the riskiest foods and what to do to save a life
Two deaths in a single week in Spain are a reminder that choking is preventable — and that knowing the Heimlich manoeuvre can make the difference.
Read MoreWhy experts welcome Spain's plan to restrict social media for under-16s
Sexologist Nayara Malnero says early exposure to sexualised content and addictive design harm children, but bans must go with education.
Read MoreKeys to a future without cancer deaths: prevention, diagnosis and access
Specialists and patient groups set out what Spain needs to do as cancer cases keep rising: prevention, screening, precision diagnosis and faster access to treatments.
Read MoreStudy finds widespread screen use among Balearic children under six
A UIB survey of nearly 9,000 families shows most young children use TVs and phones, often from before their first birthday.
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