Health

A new social media video launched by the Public Health Agency (PHA) highlights the importance of getting the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, particularly given recent measles outbreaks in continental Europe.

Almost 40% of patients who were told by their GP that they had suspected cancer are still not being treated within the official target of two months, a cancer charity has noted.

A Co Tyrone couple whose daughter was stillborn at Altnagelvin Area Hospital say they hope their heartbreaking loss will help bring about improvements in medical treatment for pregnant mothers and babies throughout Northern Ireland.

For Susan Keatings, going along for a mammogram with her best friend had become a routine outing every two years.

Age NI says a recently launched Department of Health review of emergency health care – with a particular focus on pensioners – is “a bit late in the day” for this winter and “should have started months ago”.

The Department of Health has published health statistics which include life expectancy, suicide and obesity rates for Londonderry.

The Western Trust has confirmed that routine cataract operations are to move from Altnagelvin Hospital to new sites along with varicose vein treatments.

This is the team of heroes from a leisure centre in Northern Ireland who recently saved a great-grandfather’s life after he suffered a cardiac arrest in a swimming pool.

Three people were arrested in Newtownabbey and Londonderry on Thursday as part of a major investigation into drugs supply and money laundering.

A Northern Ireland woman who was diagnosed with Leukaemia just weeks after her dream wedding and honeymoon is to host a tea party for charity.

A Londonderry woman who has had multiple reconstructive surgeries on her face is to hold a fundraising event for charity.

The heartbroken family of a Limavady man who was one of only three people in the world diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, have expressed their gratitude to the medical staff who cared for him throughout his life.

A soldier who survived the Ballygawley bomb attack tried to take his life twice as a result of the post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) he suffered – but turned his life around by opening up to trusted friends and family.