Health & Wellbeing

To celebrate National Breastfeeding Week,  the City of Wolverhampton Council and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust are holding a free event for families with young children, new mothers, mums-to-be and their families.

Mental health workshops for hundreds of schoolchildren in deprived areas of Birmingham and Solihull are among over 30 new innovative projects being launched thanks to £22.2million of NHS funding. 

A new study by Mirafit.co.uk revealed that Chester is the UK city most interested in personal training.

Meghan Markle was spotted recently wearing a wellness disc that is loved by Hollywood stars.

A wide range of public buildings have been constructed using a cheap version of concrete that could now be at risk of collapse, experts say.

Tourism has many faces, and it’s not always about parties, culture, or human interaction, it can also change and save lives.

Every September, Blood Cancer Awareness Month helps to raise awareness and understanding of blood cancers.

A historian has said that she was delighted that her social media post about a study in which Asian women were fed radioactive chapatis has led to renewed calls for an inquiry.

The Belgrade Theatre and the Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance have announced that they are joining forces with the aim to improve and support the health and well-being of their local communities by offering monthly drop-in social prescribing sessions this autumn.

A national defibrillator and CPR training scheme for grassroots football clubs has opened to new applications this week, after Fabrice Muamba’s ‘thank you’ video to a small heart charity sent applications soaring to almost 4,000 for just 100 life-saving defibrillators.

The new, state-of-the-art Health City Cayman Islands Radiation Oncology Centre in George Town is spearheading a transformative era in cancer care in the Caribbean.

The heart teams at the Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, USA and the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, VA, USA, successfully performed the first two implantations in the US of the Trisol Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement as part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Early Feasibility Study (EFS), led by Principal Investigator Isaac George, MD.

Known to his neighbourhood as ‘Mr Handsworth’, Hector Pinkney MBE worked as a security officer at Handsworth Library, but his countless duties and network of contacts made him the go-to man for people across the area and beyond.

And now, not so long after he stopped working there, Hector is back at his beloved library – only this time he’s inviting senior-led members of the local community to make a visit there, for just an hour every Tuesday, for a gentle fun and free over 50’s exercise and keep-fit session, and above all, get out of their homes and meet people in similar situations.

A 10-minute MRI scan could be used to screen men for prostate cancer, according to a new study. The scans proved far more accurate at diagnosing cancer than blood tests, which look for high levels of a protein called PSA.

Warwickshire’s Disability Access team have been crowned Super 9s champions after they rounded off a flawless campaign with victory in the regional final. They topped the Midlands Division with an unbeaten record before beating Derbyshire Disability CC in the decider at Melborne Town Cricket Club, Derbyshire, on Sunday (20 August).

It’s the first time since 2005 that a Warwickshire disability team – featuring players with both physical and learning disabilities – have lifted a trophy. The Bears set Derbyshire a total of 186/4 from 30 overs with Dean Wattison – who lost a leg in a motorbike collision six years ago – top scoring with 51.

People from Birmingham are being asked to saddle up for a cycling challenge that will raise vital funds for Diabetes UK this autumn.

The UK Wide Cycle Ride runs throughout the 31 days of October. It is a perfect opportunity to take your fitness up a gear, while raising money for Diabetes UK’s work in funding life-saving research and making sure everyone living with the condition gets the care and support they need.