Wellbeing Week at LJMU supports university community
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...
Hundreds gather in Liverpool to protest against the enforcement of vaccines
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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...
What are you giving up for Lent?
Following the celebrations of pancake Tuesday, many people have decided to get involved with Lent this year.
The 40-day period is a chance for Christians to reflect on the events leading up to Easter, but for some it is not...
Living with Lupus: My Mother and I
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...
How did medical students cope during Covid-19 pandemic?
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...
Latest issue of our sister magazine MerseyNewsLive available now
Keeping a healthy body and mind is very important to everyone, across Mersey News Live’s website and magazine we’re bringing you everything to do with health, writes health reporter LUKE POLLITT.
To kick things off this week, Ellie reports on...
Family’s joy as statue of the ‘fifth Beatle’ is commissioned
The family of Brian Epstein have thanked everyone who has helped commission a statue of the Beatle's manager also known as the fifth member of the band.
In a post on the Brian Epstein Project website, they wrote: "Thank you everyone...
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital offers Covid-19 vaccine clinic
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...
Liverpool ‘Save the NHS’ activists protest over new health and care bill
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...
Mayor of Liverpool urges black men to be ‘prostate cancer aware’
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...
