4+ hour ago  (310+ words) Councillors have agreed to award additional grant funding to support drug and alcohol treatment. At a meeting on March 5, Cambridgeshire County Council's Adults and Health Committee approved the funding to further develop substance use services and improve support for those…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (630+ words) Irish actress Jessie Buckley has revealed she went through a battle with an eating disorder and depression during her teenage years. The 36-year-old from Killarney, County Kerry, credited a love of music and theatre for helping her with her recovery,…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (590+ words) The mother of five-year-old Benedict Blythe, who died after an allergic reaction at school, has welcomed new measures to protect children with allergies. Helen Blythe said the new requirements will make it "less likely for other families to go through…...

6+ day, 15+ min ago  (383+ words) A Cambridgeshire woman with a condition that affects 176 million women worldwide is planning to walk 10 minutes every day throughout the month of March to raise awareness of the disease. Viktoria Jupe, who runs Snap Fitness24/7 in March, is one of the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (297+ words) Families are being urged to keep on top of childhood vaccinations during the February half term. NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has issued the reminder during a period of increased winter illnesses. They are also encouraging parents to use walk-in clinics…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (162+ words) There is potentially a "greater risk to life for vulnerable people" in Cambridgeshire as cold health alerts have been issued across the country. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a yellow cold health alert for many parts of…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (527+ words) Former health secretary Steve Barclay is calling for more localised dialysis treatment for Fenland kidney patients as NHS bosses confirm they are planning to relocate centres away from three hospitals. The North East Cambridgeshire MP wants to have a dialysis…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (325+ words) A Christmas fayre offering all kinds of fun and stalls from personalised and handmade gifts to delicious treats is being held next weekend in aid of a local charity. The event, which is being held at the Tower Hall in…...

6+ mon, 2+ day ago  (314+ words) A campaign to reduce childhood asthma deaths has been launched by the NHS. The initiative aims to prevent acute asthma attacks and decrease hospital admissions among children in the east of England. Running from September 8 to September 12, the annual campaign…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (478+ words) Following the news last week that the manufacturer of Mounjaro is set to hike the prices of its popular weight loss drug by up to 170%, users across the UK are now "scrambling" to stock up before the price change. Amid…...