‘There’s Something Very Wrong With Me’ – Living with Health Anxiety
Waking up in the middle of the night for most people is an inconvenience. Perhaps it’s something they had forgotten to do whilst at work that day, or perhaps even it might be something as simple as they think More...
Out of hour emails tying Yorkshire staff down, study
Nearly half of workers (44%) access work emails outside office hours – and almost a third (32%) say that doing so increases their stress, a healthcare specialist has revealed. Tying us down? According to a study More...
Diabetes UK launches ‘Text Ramadan’
Diabetes UK has today launched ‘Text Ramadan’ which will aim to help make Ramadan safer for people with diabetes. Fasting can be dangerous to those with health conditions like diabetes, and deciding whether More...
VIDEO: Leeds dental nurses parody ‘All About That Bass’
A group of dental nurses have parodied Meghan Trainor’s ‘All About That Bass’ to teach kids about dental health. Image: Leeds Community Health/YouTube. The Community Dental team in Leeds have created ‘All More...
Residents sign petition calling for homeless women to have free tampons
Yorkshire residents have been signing a petition calling on parliament to give homeless shelters a yearly allowance to buy sanitary care. Image: TheHomelessPeriod/YouTube. #TheHomelessPeriod petition began a week More...
19 stone man slims down, sets sights on running London Marathon
EXCLUSIVE: A super slimmer from Huddersfield, who once struggled to tie his shoelaces, is set to raise money for a cancer charity at the London Marathon. Leighton Stead before, and after. Leighton Stead, from Kirkheaton, More...
Majority of region’s parents favour junk food ad ban to cut child obesity
Over half of parents in Yorkshire and the Humber believe stopping kids being exposed to junk food ads could cut child obesity, a leading heart charity has revealed. Image: British Heart Foundation. In a recent More...
Man poisoned and taken to hospital after taking tablets bought from the net
Police have issued a warning after a man was taken ill with arsenic poisoning suspected to be linked to tablets he bought on the internet. Image: West Yorkshire Police. The man was admitted to Leeds General Infirmary More...