Health & Wellbeing

A leading reproductive and mental health charity has announced their inaugural reproductive themed event, Marginalised and Menopausal. 

People in the West Midlands are being urged to check that they, and all family members are up to date with their MMR vaccine, following confirmation that measles is circulating in the region.

More than 130 fitness enthusiasts will take off into Christmas this Friday in a bid to raise much needed funds for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.

Fitness Superstore, the UK's leading retailer and importer of specialist fitness equipment, announces a partnership with Zack George, CrossFit star and winner of the UK's Fittest Man in 2020.

Wolverhampton has called in the Bug Busters to help the city's children fight off their winter foes!

As difficult winter months approach, new research by leading health and wellbeing charity, Royal Voluntary Service, identifies the toll the season takes on older people.

Appearing virtually at the 5th staging of the Jamaica Health and Wellness Tourism Conference at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, said developing the health and wellness subsector was among the ministry’s growth strategy goals, “offering visitors an unmatched value proposition, based on innovation, diversification, and differentiation of our tourism product.”

To mark International Men’s Day, Councillor Nicky Brennan – Cabinet Member for Social Justice, Community Safety and Equalities - talks about the support offered to men experiencing domestic abuse.

A Hackney-specific project working in partnership with the East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) has won a distinguished HSJ Award, demonstrating outstanding practices in the healthcare sector.

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s clinicians and charity staff team recently moved into its new combined airbase and headquarters facility establishing a centre of clinical excellence to future-proof its lifesaving service for years to come.

People living with Parkinson’s across the West Midlands are invited to join a new walking football session which has opened in Kingswinford.

Juliet Herbert was encouraged by her children to join the NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission Programme and has since been able to put her type 2 diabetes into remission.

A world-first research programme that will identify adults at high risk of developing type 1 diabetes opens for recruitment today.

The NHS is facing a significant challenge to recruit enough new plasma donors in Birmingham because many people don’t realise they are eligible to donate.

Many parents in India cannot afford to buy Zolgensma and other SMA (Spinal Muscular Atrophy) drugs, with physiotherapy appointments alone costing up to 40,000 rupees ($480; £395) a month to combat the rare genetic disorder that causes muscle deterioration and affects breathing.

November is a month internationally associated with men’s health, and Asian Tour star Scott Hend took time out of his preparations for this week’s Volvo China Open to join in the chorus encouraging individuals to take a more proactive approach to their mental and physical wellbeing.