The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain performs first all-robot transplant in EU Doctors in Barcelona have successfully conducted Europe’s first transplant completely performed by robotic surgery. https://www.thelocal.es/20150716/spain-performs-first-all-robot-transplant-in-eu Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:08:21 +0200 spain-performs-first-all-robot-transplant-in-eu Spain health cuts among Europe's largest Cuts to health care spending in Spain were three times higher than the European average from 2009 to 2012, with waiting lists to see specialists an area of particular concern for the country, a new OECD report shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20141204/spain-health-cuts-among-europes-largest Thu, 04 Dec 2014 10:41:00 +0100 spain-health-cuts-among-europes-largest Spanish King heads home after hip surgery Spain's King Juan Carlos left hospital on Monday, four days after surgeons replaced his left hip in the latest of a series of operations that have left him looking frail. https://www.thelocal.es/20131125/spanish-king-heads-home-after-hip-surgery Mon, 25 Nov 2013 14:51:00 +0100 spanish-king-heads-home-after-hip-surgery Man loses memory after liposuction slip A surgeon and anaesthetist in Majorca have been ordered to pay €160,217 ($210,000) in compensation to a man who suffered post short-term memory loss after a botched liposuction procedure. https://www.thelocal.es/20130627/man-loses-memory-after-liposuction-slip Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:37:00 +0200 man-loses-memory-after-liposuction-slip Spain hosts world first 'Google Glass' operation The world's first surgery using Google Glass, the tech giant's new 'wearable computer' in the form of glasses, will be carried out on Friday in Madrid with the help of experts in the USA. https://www.thelocal.es/20130621/spain-to-perform-worlds-first-google-glass-surgery Fri, 21 Jun 2013 13:31:00 +0200 spain-to-perform-worlds-first-google-glass-surgery Germany seeks Spanish help on organ transplants Top officials and doctors from Germany are in Spain to get help on how to improve the performance and transparency of their organ donation and transplantation system. https://www.thelocal.es/20130617/germany-calls-on-spain-for-organ-transplant-expertise Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:54:00 +0200 germany-calls-on-spain-for-organ-transplant-expertise