Health

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,...

A student-led society at the University of Liverpool is developing a new initiative to help combat period poverty across Merseyside. Project Ruby is producing sustainable self-care boxes, with a view to donating profits to local charities, such as The Period...

Bibliotherapy is being used to help students to better their mental health and wellbeing.  Liverpool John Moores University's Counselling Service has partnered with the university's libraries and the mental health team to equip students with self-help mental health books.  The universities...

Research carried out by Liverpool John Moores University has shown how beneficial exercise can be during chemotherapy treatment for cancer patients. The study, which was funded by the Guy's and St Thomas' charity, found that those who followed a strict...