Health

Drugs like Ozempic, which is a treatment for type 2 diabetes, have become household names for weight loss.

Serious side effects of weight loss drugs as experts issue warning

Hundreds of thousands of young people take part in DofE activities every year

DofE kit sorted: Top Craghoppers picks for expeditions

London marathon runners have been warned ahead of the warm weather this weekend.

Warning issued to London Marathon runners as temperatures set to soar

The dopamine diet is the latest digital detox trend taking off on social media.

Three top tips on how to do a digital detox and avoid scrolling

The latest solar panels approved will be installed on gravelled land to the back of the University Hospital of Hartlepool. Picture by FRANK REID

Plan for 1,500 solar panels at hospital approved

Sneezing and itchy eyes are common hay fever symptoms

Do you have a cold or hay fever? Your eyes may reveal the answer!

DJ Matt Edmondson

Youngsters delay toilet trips until they are sure they can't be heard

The supermarket chain’s new online pharmacy has taken off this year

Morrisons’ online clinic can give women more control over their health

DIRTEA's award-winning mushroom coffee

Ditch the jitters – coffee alternative gives focus without the crash

“As pain strikes, we suddenly find the time to rework our schedules.”

FEELING GREAT: Always vary your routine for better and long-term results

Anton Ferdinand backs Sport in Mind’s Mad Headlines campaign to challenge harmful language in sports media.

Sports media fuelling mental health crisis with one in twenty words harmful

The University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton, part of the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, left, and right, The James Cook University Hospital, part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Call for review of hospitals' leadership rejected

Covid cases have been on the rise in the UK.

Covid symptoms to look out for after Easter as cases rise

The exact amount of time you can keep Easter lamb in the fridge.

The exact amount of time you can keep Easter lamb in the fridge

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection, which can have serious health consequences.

Warning signs of measles and how to avoid getting the virus

The Easter holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor's surgery.

Are GPs open over the Easter weekend? What to do if you get sick

The Easter holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor’s surgery 🐣

Sarah McCann

"The tighter your shoes are, within reason, the less movement occurs at your knee and ankle joints.”

FEELING GREAT: Don’t compromise health by choosing the wrong shoes

Bevan House, Hartlepool. Pic via Google Maps.

Drug and alcohol service moves to temporary home

Elitone Pelvic Floor Device: A discreet solution to help strengthen your pelvic floor and stop accidents

Review of the Elitone pelvic floor device

This is the exact amount of water you should drink each day.

The exact amount of water you should drink as temperatures soar

A group of organisations and advocates from across the UK are coming together to shine a light on thoracic endometriosis.

'The NHS is failing us': Hundreds share their endometriosis stories

It takes on average eight years and 10 months to get an endometriosis diagnosis in Scotland.

Endometriosis: National World's open letter to health ministers

Students with Michael Mackin, from Stockton Sixth Form College, at the Covid art exhibition at the University hospital of Hartlepool. Picture by FRANK REID

Covid-19 art memorial unveiled at town hospital

How to avoid sunburn as temperatures start to rise.

Met Office issue warning over sunburn risk - how to protect yourself

Children with this common skin condition may be more likely to suffer from hay fever later in life.

Warning sign your child may suffer with hay fever later in life

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal experience into a revolution in caring for brain health

The GP who left medicine to help people beat brain fog

The exact date to order your repeat prescriptions to get them in time for Easter according to a pharmacist.

The last date you can order repeat prescriptions in time for Easter

The Easter bank holiday weekend is nearly here 🐣

Sarah McCann

"The UK is easily one of the lightest countries to be in, anywhere in the world, during our summer months."

FEELING GREAT: Shining a light on the benefit of British summertime days

Almost a quarter (24.5%) of England’s alcohol-related deaths were in the North.

North East England reports highest alcohol-specific death rates - addiction expe...

Natalie Cassidy hosts new Channel 4 show Britain's Best Buys: What's the Big Deal?

Natalie Cassidy tries mushroom coffee in new channel 4 series

New figures estimate the percentage of reception and Year 6 pupils in Hartlepool who are classed as obese.

New town childhood obesity figures revealed

Nicola Fisher

'Vibrant' businesswoman dies after weight loss surgery complications

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal challenges into a business opportunity

The supplement people say boosts focus, energy and clarity

A skin expert has outlined five warning signs of skin cancer.

Skin cancer symptoms: five warning signs according to a skin expert

Dirtea's mushroom coffee is a healthier way to get that caffeine hit

Dirtea Mushroom Coffee: A healthy coffee alternative with Lion’s Mane

Standing desks have become hugely popular in recent years

Electric standing desk with memory now £72.99 in Amazon Prime deal

Symptoms of the cold, flu and Covid can be similar.

New Covid variant on the rise - the symptoms you shouldn't ignore

The spring Covid booster vaccination programme is currently underway.

Warning over slump in elderly getting spring Covid boosters

"For most of us, most of the time, our health is good enough to put to good use at places like the local park, woods or beach."

FEELING GREAT: Don’t neglect all of the good that you’ve got going on now

Morrisons Clinic has a range services aimed at men

Morrisons launches easy online clinic for men: no GP, no awkward chats

If you woke up with your first symptoms of endometriosis today, you’re likely not to get a diagnosis until 2034

Education 'most important thing' in tackling endometriosis delays

Members of the theatre team at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust alongside the ROSA robot.

Knee patient praises hospital robot after operation

Fisayo Thompson's documentary Walking Through Walls, follows her journey to get an endometriosis diagnosis.

Thoracic endometriosis: ‘I felt like I was drowning’

It takes on average eight years and 10 months to get an endometriosis diagnosis in Scotland.

The debilitating signs that you might have endometriosis

The Natede Smart uses the power of plants to clean up the air in your home

Why the Natede Smart is the cleverest plant pot you’ll ever own

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Builders urged to open up about mental health

Orders can be made at home, and pharmacists will dispense them and deliver them to your door

Supermarket launches new online pharmacy service for home deliveries

"When your alarm clock goes off, you’ve got to get up within minutes."

FEELING GREAT: Wake up to the suggestion of spending less time in bed

"When your alarm clock goes off, you’ve got to get up within minutes."

FEELING GREAT: Wake up to the suggestion of spending less time in bed

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

More than 700 solar panels will be mounted on the roof of the University Hospital of Hartlepool.

Green light for hospital solar panels

Social prescribing can positively affect young people’s wellbeing and mental health - University of Manchester researchers

‘Social prescriptions’ can help young people through mental health challenges – ...

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World Oral Health Day: A Quarter of Parents ‘Forget’ to Brush Their Kids Teeth

“Helping to reduce their next-day aches and pains that happen to us all, particularly when you walk past the age of 40."

FEELING GREAT: Negative assumptions could be costing you ‘good health’

Louise Blezzard is CEO of Venelle, which seeks to honour the dedication of carers, five years on from the pandemic

Honouring Durham’s carers: Search for unpaid carer to enjoy luxury retreat to la...

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