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Reaching 100: ‘I never thought I’d make it to this age’

"I never thought I'd make it to this age," says 100-year-old May O'Shea. "I thought I would have died by now." May's milestone is still...

Woman ‘threatened’ by NHS ward staff, inquiry told

A woman who took her own life while on a mental health ward had been threatened and bullied by staff, her family told a...

‘Delighted’ woman played clarinet in brain surgery

A woman with Parkinson's disease who played a clarinet while undergoing brain stimulation said she was "delighted" with how it went. Denise Bacon, 65, from...

Japan allows over-the-counter ‘morning after’ pill

Japan has for the first time approved over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, its manufacturer says, allowing women in the country to take...

Life-changing eye implant helps blind patients read again

A group of blind patients can now read again after being fitted with a life-changing implant at the back of the eye. A surgeon who...

Community health centre to open after £2.2m revamp

A Grade-II listed building is set to open as a health and wellbeing centre next month after a £2.2m renovation project. St Dunstan's House in...

Fishing group ‘devastated’ after container fire

The director of an angling club has said he has been left "devastated" after a suspected arson attack destroyed about £6,000 worth of fishing...

Inquiry announced into Leeds NHS maternity failings

An independent inquiry into "repeated failures" at an NHS trust's maternity units has been announced by Health Secretary Wes Streeting, following potentially avoidable harm...

Why medical students are choosing Bulgaria over UK

A growing number of young people are choosing to study in Eastern Europe due to a strict cap on medical school places in the...

Bereaved families call for inquiry into government response to suicide websites

Bereaved families are calling for a public inquiry into what they say are "repeated failures" by the UK government to protect vulnerable people from...

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