Health

It’s LJMU’s Wellbeing Week, five days dedicated to the health and wellness of students and staff alike. The week is packed with activities and workshops that everyone is invited to, with different events set aside for just staff. From exercise activities...

https://youtu.be/SDD5bfIkZGE According to government figures around 139 million COVID-19 vaccinations have now been  administered across all 4 nations of the UK   as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history. While the latest NHS figures show nearly 60% of the...

My name is Gio'vanna Thompson and in 2005 my life changed forever, when my mother Audrey  was diagnosed with SLE Lupus. She'd been ill for months always tired, aching, losing weight. Then one night she collapsed on the stairs and...

The COVID-19 pandemic was ‘scary’ for medical and nursing students as they felt their education being compromised. The first wave of the pandemic hit the nation with fear and uncertainty. With advice to not leave our homes and a ban on...

Alder Hey children’s hospital will host a Covid-19 vaccination clinic for five to 11-year-old who are at high risk of complications from Covid-19 infection. The next clinic is March 5, between 9am and 4pm. At Institute in the Park, Alder...

NHS activists, trade union officials and members of the public marched through the streets of Liverpool to protest against the Health and Care Bill.  A National Day of Action on Saturday saw Liverpool city centre emblazoned with banners, impassioned speeches...

A special event will be held this week to raise awareness about the risk of prostate cancer within the black community. The event, organised by Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance (CMCA), will take place at Liverpool’s Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre...

The number of vulnerable rough sleepers has increased in Liverpool as a result of the pandemic and as people were in their homes for extended periods of time homeless people were left completely abandoned. Fewer people out and about meant...

A chemotherapy treatment centre has opened up in Aintree, allowing patients in North Liverpool to receive at-home treatment. Patients from Sefton are also set to benefit from the new facility, as it is much closer to them. Chemotherapy can be an...

This week on Merseynewslive, we are hosting our first ever 'Wellbeing Week' where the majority of the stories we publish all have a health and wellbeing theme! The web team today are working on topics like thyroid awareness, period poverty,...