Health

On World Mental Health Day we're being reminded that it's good to talk. Events are taking place across Merseyside this week to promote good wellbeing - something the Mental Health Foundation calls a "universal human right". Phil Roberts is the CEO...

Sober October encourages people to go alcohol-free for a month. The aim is to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, whilst positively benefitting individuals to rethink their relationship with alcohol. View our video report by Pratham Bhagudia  https://youtu.be/LzcOESvqtdI Featured image (c) MerseyNewsLive

ANDYSMANCLUB is a men’s suicide prevention charity, which aims to end the stigma surrounding men’s mental health. The charity was founded in 2016 in the wake of the death of Andy Roberts, a 23-year-old man who took his own life. Andy’s...

Protestors in Liverpool have reacted angrily to plans which could see trans women being banned from female-only healthcare spaces such as Liverpool Women's Hospital Health secretary Steve Barclay promised to restore “common sense” to the health service and recognise “the...

 UK GPs are among the ‘most stressed’ and ‘least satisfied’ an international study has found, particularly in comparison to higher-paying countries.   ‘Stressed and Overworked’, a report published by the Health Foundation that included 9,526 GPs across 10 countries found that...

Social media, such as TikTok has been a popular means of sharing mental health related information online. ADHD in particular, has been one of the most popular topics, reaching average of 2.8 million views per video on the platform. Since 2020...

March 23 2020, a day that will live long in the memory, was the day Boris Johnson first announced a 'national lockdown' to slow the spread of a virus unheard of just a few weeks before. Looking back at it...

Members of the hearing-loss community can feel "isolated, locked out or frustrated" in  venues where loud music blares out, according to SoundPrint founder Greg Scott. SoundPrint is an app that aims to help people discover quieter venues in their area,...

Women in their fifties provide more unpaid care in the UK than anyone else. New data from the ONS reveals that 19.9% of unpaid carers are females in the 55-59 age bracket, while males aged 60-64 provide 13% of unpaid...

It was when Rebecca Green couldn't stand up when she was on her period that she realised her painful condition wasn't normal. In fact, she had endometriosis, a long-term condition that sees tissue - similar to the lining of the...