Health & Wellbeing

Analysis of Google search data reveals that Coventry has the ninth greatest demand for doctors and dentists out of the 25 largest UK cities. The analysis, by affordable cosmetic dentistry provider Longevita, measured how many monthly Google searches for dentists and doctors are made per 100,000 people in the largest 25 UK cities to determine in which cities they are most in demand.

The National Association for Business Resources has selected Kids Kicking Cancer, a global non-profit dedicated to reducing pain and stress in children with cancer and chronic illnesses, as a recipient of Michigan’s Best and Brightest in Wellness Award. This unique program highlights organizations that promote a culture of wellness; and those that plan, implement, and evaluate efforts in employee and client wellness to make their business and the community a healthier place to live and work.

A new report has suggested that access to healthier nicotine alternatives could help reduce the number of deaths caused by smoking in Europe by over 210,000 each year.

The Lakeville Report, Fighting Smoking with Alternative Nicotine Products, was commissioned by Haypp Group to study various explanations for the differences in public health linked to smoking, using the Swedish model as an example.

The City of Wolverhampton Council celebrated the achievements of its young people leaving, or about to leave, care through a series of events held to mark Care Leavers Week. Young people and their Young Person’s Advisors took part in a dozen activities last week, including a wellbeing and beauty evening where they were able to enjoy facial treatments, henna mehndi and Lush gift sets provided by their Grand Mentors.

Two representatives of Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s aircrew have been shortlisted for national awards that celebrate the specialist lifesaving skills, experience, contributions, and commitment of those that work tirelessly within the air ambulance community.

The end-of-life charity, Marie Curie, is calling on local people in Solihull, Marston Green and Balsall Common to join one of its local fundraising groups.

The hospice on Marsh Lane will be holding an event on Thursday 17th November from 6.30 – 8.00pm so people can find out more about the work of groups in the area and other ways to support the charity.

Lucy Air Ambulance for Children (Lucy AAC) is delighted to announce that they are the first Charity partner of the UK’s fastest growing delicious pizza chain, Caprinos Pizza Ltd, with a new store opening in West Bromwich at 2 Jowetts Lane B71 2RA on Monday 7th November.

They will be offering special offers and FREE pizzas to walk-in customers between 5 and 6pm. Commenting on why this small, national charity was chosen, Caprinos marketing manager Zamman Ahmed said: “To see how this charity is making such an impact, what they do and how they change lives - the decision was easy.”

Health City Cayman Islands, the Caribbean’s leading tertiary health care facility, has chalked up another first by treating two patients with peripheral vascular arterial disease (PVAD), a circulatory condition in which narrowed or occluded blood vessels reduce blood flow to the limbs.

Dr. Neeraj G. Shetty, Health City’s Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist, reported that his team utilized a minimally invasive, endovascular, non-stenting technique to successfully treat two cases last month, the first time in the English-speaking Caribbean that this method was used for treating the health complication.

Birmingham-based charity Help Harry Help Others has been revealed as the very deserving winner of £10,000 worth of services from printing and branding firm, Embello. Hundreds of charities applied to the Tamworth company’s Brum:SOS project and five finalists were invited to the Embello HQ to pitch for the prize. 

West Midlands charity, the Kaleidoscope Plus Group are encouraging people to take part in their ultimate World Cup challenge this winter. The West Bromwich-based charity helps thousands of people across the UK each year and offers a range of services for people in need, struggling with their emotional health and wellbeing. Wembley to Qatar covers the staggering 4,186 miles from Wembley stadium to the Lusail Stadium, Qatar where the FIFA World Cup 2022 final will be held.

Cure Leukaemia is bringing back their spectacular four-day, 500km, closed-road cycling experience and it promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

Every aspect of the ride is planned with precision – from accommodation and transport to the all-important team of mechanics, motorcycle outriders and sports physios.

Consultant Dermatologist Dr Natalia Spierings of Channel 5’s Skin A&E and author Skintelligent: what you really need to know to get great skin is here to shake things up in the skincare world and isn’t afraid to tell the truth and call out the BS about all things related to skincare.

Drawing on a decade of work as a practicing consultant dermatologist, helping thousands of people achieve great skin, she will empower you with the knowledge to navigate the confusing world of skincare so you never get fooled into buying hundreds of pounds of disappointing cosmetic skincare products again.

Interest in singing groups for people living with dementia has soared in Birmingham thanks to a moving two-part documentary fronted by TV star Vicky McClure, says Alzheimer’s Society. Following last week’s final episode of the BBC One show ‘Our Dementia Choir Sings Again’, the charity has recorded a marked increase in enquiries about its popular Singing for the Brain service.

A new country-wide marketing campaign urging millions of eligible people to get their flu and Covid booster vaccines to top up their immunity will launch to (Monday 24 October), as almost 10 million people in England have already received their boosters. Adverts will air across television, radio, social media and in prominent locations, such as London’s Leicester Square, stressing the importance of people getting both vaccines to increase their protection this winter.

You-can’t-put-me Down syndrome is a photographic campaign that aims to challenge and rewrite the medical maternity narrative – showcasing young people and adults with Down syndrome living their best lives, each a valued and loved family member, each deserving of a maternity care system that no longer perpetuates and promotes stigma and discrimination towards them. 

A major new study has revealed how camping in the great outdoors improves people’s well-being and mental health. The Outjoyment Report was commissioned by The Camping and Caravanning Club and undertaken by a team of academics at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and Sheffield Hallam University.