3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (128+ words) Dr Sara Knight, 73, is supporting assisted dying after watching her father suffer through pancreatic cancer before her own stage four diagnosis. The Sudbury, Suffolk, woman was diagnosed with incurable breast cancer in December 2024 after battling the disease since 2004. Sara is…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (637+ words) A Scottish hospital doctor who survived a brain tumour has said playing bridge aided her recovery and helped her return to medicine. Trish Gordon, 61, was medically retired and told she had just five to 10 years to live after being diagnosed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (246+ words) A GP surgery in a rural area of North Yorkshire has said it will be closed for a month due to "unforeseen circumstances". The Helperby Branch Surgery in the village of Helperby, near Boroughbridge, will be closed throughout September, according…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (604+ words) A pair of Glasgow brothers who tragically lost their father to prostate cancer are set to take on Chris Hoy's charity cycling event in his memory. Donald and Iain Jarvie sadly saw their dad John, who was "always there" for…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (697+ words) Energy giant ExxonMobil has been fined £267,000 after five leaks of highly flammable hydrocarbons at its former ethylene plant in Scotland. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspectors said what they found at the Mossmorran plant in Fife "beggars belief" and that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (263+ words) A campaigner is calling on the Prime Minister to deliver urgent support for autistic people in England. Chelsea Webster from Bournemouth, a Deliver for Autism campaigner and contributor to the Time to deliver report, is among those who have urged…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (204+ words) DRINKERS in Yorkshire and the Humber are more likely to binge drink than the UK average, new research shows. Drinkaware's 2026 Monitor found that 21 per cent of drinkers in the region typically consume seven or more units in a single session,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (585+ words) Dementia has overtaken heart disease as the leading cause of death in Scotland, while the number of births has fallen to its lowest level since records began. Annual data on births, deaths and marriages has been released by Scotland's Registrar…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (681+ words) AS Worcestershire prepares for another school and university year, we tend to think of education in terms of qualifications, careers and earning potential. But there is another reason education matters — and it is a medical one. Educational attainment is closely…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (537+ words) Ealing Council failed an elderly father with Parkinson's related dementia by not answering his emails and calls, a watchdog has ruled. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has ruled that the council must apologise and retrain staff due to…...