Health

Local health professionals are urging families to get vaccinated against COVID-19 during this February half-term. To make jabs easy to access there are multiple vaccine drop-in clinics across Liverpool and a mobile vaccine bus. School immunisation teams have been visiting every...

Doctors on Merseyside have been warned to watch closely for symptoms of measles in children due to a resurgence of the once-rare disease. The Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health (RCPCH) has updated recommendations on the national guidance for...

Liverpool City Council is teaming up with Arriva again to get the NHS Covid-19 vaccination bus back on the city's streets. As the Government set out plans to end remaining restrictions in England, the race is still on to get...

A new-look mental health hub for young people in Liverpool has moved a step closer to becoming a reality after a successful 12-hour dance-a-thon. The event organised by the Young Person's Advisory Service's was held during Children’s Mental Health Week,...

An art installation about people's lived experiences of Covid has been projected on the side of Liverpool Museum. Two years of loss and change to lifestyles is being marked by 'Visible Virals' a six-week art project across Liverpool. It looks to highlight...

November is men’s health awareness month and Pique Niche Theatre Company is shining a spotlight on under-discussed male issues. On November 19, which is International Men’s Day, they will stage “What He Said” at the Casa Bar Theatre. Four short...

A report has found that local NHS services are poorly serving those who don’t speak English as a first language. The study by Healthwatch Liverpool found: “People who experience language barriers struggle at all points of their healthcare journey. “They find...

Here at MerseyNewsLive we are focusing on a range of health and wellbeing articles for our news coverage this week. We've covered subjects inclduing breast cancer awareness and breast cancer screening, alcohol awareness, football league designed for people to lose...

Liverpool-based deaf and disabled charity DaDa are putting on a variety of performances to highlight talent and art from the disabled and neurodivergent community. Among these performances is the Toilet Paper Diaries, by Porcelain Delaney, at the Unity Theatre...

Lateral flow tests are already used in schools across Liverpool, but parents may now be needed. The training for lateral flow tests in schools is delivered by Liverpool Council and Culture Liverpool.