Health & Wellbeing

Only six months since its opening in June this year, the African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE) in Abuja is redefining top-class medical care in West Africa, achieving two ground-breaking clinical milestones.

Margaret Bennett, a 73-year-old retired teacher from Birmingham, visited the NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) plasma donor centre on Birmingham New Street) to meet local plasma donors and share her personal story. 

The impact that Technology Enabled Care (TEC) is having on people in Wolverhampton with care and support needs is demonstrated by one resident who says it has enabled her to get her life back.

Mercy Ships concludes a momentous year across its two hospital ships, the ‘Africa Mercy’ and the ‘Global Mercy’.

Families across Caerphilly County Borough are invited to stay active this Christmas with a programme of school holiday swimming sessions taking place at leisure centres throughout the festive break.

A housebuilder in Coventry is helping a local charity transform its outdoor space to bring people together to discuss their mental health.

This festive season Birmingham Hospice is calling on the local community to give their Christmas trees a new purpose by supporting its annual Christmas Treecycling campaign.

The Asian population is being urged to save lives by signing the NHS Organ Donor Register, ahead of a major multi-sport event next summer that will celebrate transplant recipients and donors.

King Charles has been praised for his candour in talking about his cancer treatment where he highlighted the importance of early detection and screening.

Residents in Wolverhampton are being encouraged to take simple steps to protect themselves and their families from illness this winter.

Over 1,200 liver scans have now been completed at a pioneering series of pop-up clinics across Wolverhampton designed to bring non-invasive health screening directly into the community.

A pioneering study introduces a comprehensive psychological framework to tackle fatigue, a challenge that affects millions worldwide in healthcare, sport, and everyday life.

A screening programme for prostate cancer for all men in the UK is not justified, according to a hugely influential group of experts.

Colleagues from Birmingham Airport (BHX) and other partner organisations have raised £18,680.91 for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity by participating in fun run along the airport’s runway.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity is delighted to announce the return of its popular Santa Experience, taking place over an entire weekend on Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th December at the charity’s Cosford airbase and Headquarters in Shifnal, Shropshire.

Galway medtech company SymPhysis Medical has been awarded a $1.25 million non-dilutive grant from the Rhode Island Life Science Hub to support the US development of its releaze Drainage System, an at-home device designed to help late-stage cancer patients manage life-limiting fluid build-up in the chest.