Parents in Yorkshire are ‘most afraid to speak up’ about testicular cancer
Parents in Yorkshire are the least likely to talk to their children about health issues compared to any other region in the UK, according to a new survey. Seeing a GP. According to male cancer charity Orchid, over More...
Corrie’s Kym Marsh has urged us to ditch chocolate for a month
Actress Kym Marsh is calling on everyone in Yorkshire to join her and give up chocolate for a month in March. She has joined the British Heart Foundation’s first ever ‘DECHOX’ campaign, a sponsored challenge More...
Mental health stigma costing over a year of support in Yorkshire
Stigma is still preventing over a half of people living with a mental health problem in Yorkshire from getting support when they need it the most, research has revealed. A survey, commissioned as one of the biggest More...
The Clot Thickens: Leeds researcher stuns judges with striking close-up image
A segment of ‘The Clot Thickens’. A researcher from the School of Medicine at the University of Leeds has been announced the winner of a national image competition for his close-up of a blood clot. Fraser More...
Leeds researchers awarded £200,000 to help improve breast cancer treatment
Professor David Buckley. Leeds scientists and clinicians have been awarded £200,000 to test a new method that could ensure breast cancer patients receive the most appropriate treatment. The grant has been awarded More...
‘Depression’ Googled by someone in Leeds every two minutes, according to research
Every two minutes someone living in Leeds Googles the word ‘depression,’ according to research. Independent mental health provider Priory Group claim Leeds residents make over 20,000 searches around ‘depression’ More...
Bradford Academy students design poster to raise HIV awareness
Pupils from Bradford Academy have taken part in a competition to design a poster for World Aids Day. The winning poster was created by Year 9 pupils Melissa, Amy, Aimee, Fariha, Sana and Humaira and their efforts More...
Proposals made for ‘Talking Shop’ mental health service in Wakefield
Dr Clive Harries New ‘Talking Shops’ to give people speedy access to basic mental health care could arrive in the Wakefield district. Proposed by the NHS Wakefield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), anyone More...