MORE than £80,000 has been invested in dedicated facilities for men at Birmingham Women’s Hospital to give cancer patients the hope of becoming fathers.Read
A WORCESTERSHIRE doctor has been struck off the medical register for the irresponsible treatment of 15 patients at two care homes she ran, deemed as “nothing short of scandalous”.Read
A HOSPITAL volunteer who has been selflessly helping others for six decades has been recognised for her efforts and voted NHS South Birmingham’s ‘People’s Champion of the Year’.Read
NUMBERS of people in the Midlands affected by swine flu has surged for the second week in a row, with GP consultation rates now higher than the national average.Read
ARTHRITIS sufferers across east Birmingham and Solihull are set to take part in a ground-breaking clinical trial that could reduce numbers of patients dying from heart attacks and strokes.Read
A NEW £1.8 million mobile “intensive care” service to move desperately-ill children if a critical care bed is not available has been launched in the region to help save more young lives.Read
A BIRMINGHAM woman whose life has been touched by breast cancer was projected across one of London’s most famous tourist spots to show the importance of research in saving lives.Read
A HOSPITAL trust which returned to cooking fresh meals in-house this year has been awarded an ‘excellent’ rating for its food for the first time ever.Read
TWO Birmingham brothers who escaped the inner city streets through sport are now using their success to divert young people away from a life of crime.Read
THE tale of Cyrano de Bergerac’s unrequited love has been portrayed many times, but this Birmingham Royal Ballet performance was as heart-wrenching as I have seen.Read
SWINE Flu has surged in the West Midlands over the past week with numbers of people admitted to hospital with the H1N1 virus increasing by 72 per cent.Read
TEXT messages are to be sent to forgetful parents by Birmingham health bosses in a bid to slash the big-money problem of children missing appointments.Read
Alison Dayani is Health Correspondent on the Birmingham Mail but also covers general news, features, music and theatre. As a trained video journalist, she provides footage of events and health stories for the website too.
