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THE EFFECTS OF BREXIT

What does Brexit mean for UK citizens residing in Spain? Here is a summary of the main points that you should be interested in. According to Lucía Abellán (El País), by September 2019, there were almost 366,000 Britons officially residing in Spain. This means that there is an important amount of people who are going to [...]
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MEDICAL HEALTH INSURANCE – BREXIT

Nowadays, health insurance is part of our life. As, when it comes to health issues, it must be clear that one should not leave everything in the hands of public health services. Even less so when there is political uncertainty and instability with Brexit looming over. There is no doubt that having a […]

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FOOTBALL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS

A general medical examination is not something exclusive to football. Any athlete must undergo medical tests that rule out risks to their health. It is advisable to perform an annual medical examination, for the simple fact of keeping track of our state of health. Likewise, it is useful to have a medical check-up every time a [...]
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Driving Licence Medical Certificates

Licence medical certificates are nowadays a compulsory requirement for every driver who wants to renew, exchange or obtain a driving licence or any other kind of licence such as one for dangerous animals, weapons, recreational crafts, cranes, etc. But don’t worry! This medical procedure is a quick and easy process (only takes […]

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Menopause and Physical Activity

Physical activity during menopause: a therapeutic and preventive tool Hormones. The word that, to women, is not just a simple noun, as could be other anatomical elements or structures that are part of female body. Hormones are key factors throughout different vital stages of female life, which not only have influence on physical development but [...]
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Dentistry and general anaesthesia

Due to the progress of medicine, more and more people are extending their lives thanks to transplants, surgeries, medicines, etc. This creates more and more patients at risk who need to be treated in dentistry in conditions of maximum safety. Similarly, there are people who, for physical or psychological reasons, are unable to show themselves [...]
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Anxiety and Psychology

Charles Darwin (1809-1882), an English scientist, observed that the structures that produce panic anxiety in humans derive from the same evolutionary roots as the "fight or flight" reaction of a rat. This is why many people think that anxiety, despite all philosophy and psychology, is also a biological phenomenon that does not seem to differ [...]
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Mature skin and its problems

The Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (AEDV) aims to show the most common conditions that may suffer mature skin in older people and how to address them, for example, through healthy diet the whole year round, to achieve the best skin possible. According to Dr. Manuel Ginarte, a member of this academy, in E.U. [...]
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Osteoporosis and Physiotherapy

Osteoporosis is becoming a pandemic that affects a significant percentage of the population and that, if present, has apparent symptoms during the course of illness, can have serious health consequences. This condition affects both men and women, although more so women. This is a problem that affects the social, economic and health area, especially in [...]