Health Archive
Christmas Day parkruns: Hundreds of runners expected at festive 5k events across the West Midlands
'I've lost six stone and managed to keep diabetes at bay - but Christmas is a big challenge'
NHS makes desperate plea to West Midlands patients as winter pressure bites
Pregnant women urged to get flu vaccine ‘as soon as possible’
Trust successfully performs first awake breast oncoplasty
Flea-ridden cat with nose deformity found in Wolverhampton home now has loving new home with new friend
'This will help make kids' Christmas more joyful' - TV personality and fundraiser visits hospital with sackful of presents
'It’s wonderful to see carers taking time for themselves' - Fun and festivities as Wolverhampton carers thanked for selfless service with Christmas meal
'The sense of community here is incredibly powerful' - Mayor praises lifeline Wolverhampton heart charity during visit
One hundred robotic-arm assisted joint replacements performed
'It has been an honour' - Walsall artist speaks of honour at having artwork displayed at NHS Trust site
Staffordshire care leavers’ festive joy thanks to local store appeal
Black Country, Staffordshire and Birmingham Pharmacy Christmas and New Year opening times 2025 - including Asda and Boots
Former Wolves player wins High Court challenge against surgeon over unnecessary procedure which 'ended career prematurely'
Flu admissions soaring - find out how many have been admitted to every hospital trust in the West Midlands
More than half of eligible Black Country residents still haven't come forward for flu vaccine with cases at record high
'They are gifts of dignity' - Walsall council and charity volunteers deliver baby care packs for struggling families across the borough
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'It’s an inspiring scheme with significant positive benefits' - Wolverhampton NHS solar farm wins major national award
Resident doctors start five-day walkout at region's hospitals in pay dispute
'It’s really important the public play their part': More patients ‘to feel strike impact’ as hospitals grapple with record flu cases
Struggling Sandwell care agency which missed quarter of calls shut ahead of being placed into special measures
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West Midlands health bosses move to reassure patients as doctors go on strike but 'ask the public to use NHS services responsibly'
Ads for prescription-only weight-loss medications banned
Black Country NHS bosses urge residents to 'think carefully' about which services they use during doctors' strikes
More than 500 Walsall families to receive free baby care packages to ease the financial strain at Christmas
Dubai chocolate: Warning issued over allergy risk from peanuts and sesame
Funding boost for Black Country GPs to support patients back into work
'Missed opportunities' in Dudley hospital care to save man who took an illicit substance, inquest hears
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Porsche Centre Wolverhampton associates complete 1,000 mile cycle to raise funds for charity
'A zest for life people could only dream of' - Wolverhampton mother demands answers after coroner rules trust at fault over death of son
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'Incredibly kind': Wolverhampton Hells Angels deliver toys to children at New Cross Hospital and receive a thank you from the mayor
‘I’m a TV antiques dealer and my dog rescued me from remote woodland in the West Midlands after I fell and broke my hip while walking him’
Long career full of highlights for pioneering Wolverhampton footballer as he celebrates hall of fame honour
'We gave hundreds of boxes of baby milk to struggling families in the West Midlands - it broke my heart, no parent should be fighting this hard to feed their baby'
It's Christmas time but Our Trace is oh so happy raising cash for good causes
Proposals on the table to sell off crumbling Staffordshire church which closed in pandemic
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