Diseases
Creation of HaurSarea, Osakidetza's comprehensive network for complex cronicity and paediatric palliative care
The aim is to provide a more orderly, equitable and effective response to this reality, with "continuous assistance" adapted to the different stages of the disease and the complexity of each minor, for which there will be multidisciplinary teams of paediatricians, paediatric nurses, social workers and psychologists, and 24/7 support.
Vaccines have run out and pharmacies are overflowing in the UK due to an outbreak of meningitis
Concern has spread throughout the United Kingdom. The outbreak began at a discotheque in Anterbury Canterbury where university students meet. Two people have already died and at least 20 have been infected.
The government has again called for vaccination against nodular dermatosis to be extended to Bizkaia and Álava
The Spanish Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Counsellor Amaia Barredo, has sent a letter stating that the distance between the last focus and the CSC has narrowed, increasing the risk of the disease spreading on our land.
A person unrelated to livestock has been infected with swine flu in Catalonia
This virus has not affected the health of this infected person, so it does not endanger public health. The infected person, whose friends suffer from chronic diseases, went to the hospital on 30 January, when the disease was detected, for reasons other than flu symptoms.
Benzene, a volatile liquid in gasoline, is not dangerous, except in "prolonged exposures."
Néstor Etxebarria, professor and researcher at the UPV-EHU Department of Analytical Chemistry, considers the recommendations that have been made to stay in enclosed spaces and keep doors and windows closed to be "appropriate". However, "as long as the focus is controlled and there is no risk of prolonged flight, it is not a worrying situation."
Cancer is not a fight, it's not a war
Cancer is often defined as a struggle, warlike language is used, and the patient is entrusted with the task of winning it. The emphasis is on the patient's attitude and will, but, according to various psychological studies, this thought is inadequate and even makes it difficult to overcome the disease.
Amaia, a breast cancer patient, says, "I'm here now, but it's been very hard and I've tried to show strength."
Every year 16,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the Basque Country , but survival exceeds 57%. Breast or prostate cancer is the most exceeded. Amaia is one of these cases.
Every year 16,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in the Basque Country, but survival exceeds 57%
Breast or prostate cancer is the most prevalent, with a survival rate of between 75% and 85% at the age of five. Child cancer survival also improves: children under 15 have survival rates of around 80%, according to Osakidetza data.
The Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the death of two oncological patients in Burgos
This Wednesday, pre-trial investigation proceedings have been initiated after the hospital admitted that two patients were killed by human error and three others in custody were injured.
Two oncological patients die at Burgos Hospital from a failure in treatment preparation
The defect has also affected two other patients, one of whom is admitted to the ICU. The events occurred during the Christmas holidays due to an error in the preparation of the dose of a drug. The Department of Health of Castilla y León (Sacyl) has stated that this was a human error and has assumed responsibility.
Almost 20,000 people live with depression in the Basque Country and 3,434 new cases have been diagnosed in 2025
Osakidetza has stressed the importance of knowing the symptoms and asking for help if they continue over time. It has reminded Basque society that in Osakidetza's mental health network there are 1,600 professionals who are committed to "helping those who need it".
Gipuzkoa plans to vaccinate 42,500 cattle against nodular dermatosis
Gipuzkoa will vaccinate 42,500 cattle against nodular dermatosis during the mandatory vaccination campaign that began this Friday in the territory and will be completed within approximately two months on 1,900 farms.
Today begins the vaccination of Navarre and Gipuzkoa cattle against nodular dermatosis
El consejero Martinez asegura que la gripe desciende en Euskadi a un ritmo "importante" pese a que puede haber un repunte "punctual" tras las fiestas navideñas
It's been five years since the first vaccines against COVID-19 were launched
EITB has brought together the first woman vaccinated in Bizkaia and the nurse who stung her on the fifth anniversary. The expectation, fear, hope and mistrust were evident at the time, because what we were experiencing was something historic. The arrival of the vaccines helped to improve the situation. These moments have been remembered by Begoña, Itxaso and Jorge.
Due to nodular dermatosis, animal markets in the CSC will be suspended until February
During the duration of the measure, the Member States may exceptionally authorise certain events with animals.
An EU report does not rule out that the origin of the swine epidemic in Catalonia is in a laboratory
All the viruses currently circulating in the EU Member States belong to genetic groups 2-28 and not to the 29 new genetic groups that have appeared in the Barcelona spotlight, much like the one circulating in Georgia in 2007.
The European Court of Human Rights condemns France for not treating the sclerosis of prisoner Ibon Fernandez Iradi well
In the judgment, the European judges stress that the failure to provide adequate care for the disease, which was a condition for keeping him in prison, contravenes the article of the European Convention on Human Rights prohibiting inhuman and degrading treatment.
Catalonia says most wild boars killed in Collserola are negative in the African swine epidemic
Counselor Ordeig said he's "almost certain" that the disease has entered through the human factor through the AP-7 or other means of communication. "We'll know in the next few days; it hasn't entered through an infected boar, it's been a human factor," he added.
The Ministry of Health and the Autonomous Communities agree on a joint protocol against respiratory viruses
The document defines four scenarios and proposes measures to be taken in each of them, which, according to the Ministry, will serve to "improve response" to influenza, covid and other infections.