An elected representative has called for “answers” after the closure of the Omagh, County Tyrone, branch of the Samaritans charity. Founded in 1953, the Samaritans focus on preventing suicides by connecting trained volunteers with people who are struggling. The charity estimates it answers a call for help every 10 seconds.Continue Reading
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the first Ebola patients confirmed in Kenya and Nigeria might have crossed paths at an airport in Uganda, Read MoreContinue Reading
Like ‘weeing lava’: living with chronic UTIs, from the BBC Read MoreContinue Reading
For some people with disabilities, going swimming or attending an exercise class comes with a worry that many others would never consider: Could being seen to be physically active lead to their disability benefits being stopped…Read MoreContinue Reading
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent, Read MoreContinue Reading
Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active, Read MoreContinue Reading
For Neelam, finding out she had the condition sent her into what she described as a “rabbit hole” of fear and uncertainty. Not long after beginning university, she started experiencing irregular and painful periods, thinning hair, weight gain and exhaustion. “My periods were so irregular but when I had themContinue Reading
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is taking a psychological toll on families dealing with loss, fear and stigma, Read MoreContinue Reading
Nigeria has confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, after a woman arriving from Uganda tested positive, Read MoreContinue Reading
There are ways patients can try to improve their chances of getting organ transplants, Read MoreContinue Reading
Government failures in care settings created an environment that allowed Covid to spread like wildfire, an official inquiry has said. The sixth report from the Covid inquiry said the care sector appeared to be “something of an afterthought” in the early stages of the pandemic and there was no “protectiveContinue Reading
Image source, Monica Thomas Image caption, Monica is the founder of charity Women’s Health Hope This report contains detailed descriptions of medical symptoms. Monica Thomas was in her teens when she started experiencing intimate itching and soreness, but despite numerous trips to the doctors it was dismissed as thrush. HerContinue Reading
Rural lives cannot be an ‘afterthought’, healthcare campaigners say Image caption, Donal O’Cofaigh of Save Our Acute Services (SOAS) says people are “already losing their lives” due to a reduction in rural services Rural lives “cannot be an afterthought” when it comes to health transformation, campaigners have said. In aContinue Reading