PARENTS are being warned to protect their children against the dangerous measles virus after nearly 100 cases emerged in the Midlands and most of them had not received the MMR jab.Read
Devoted mum Amanda Hopkins was discovered dead on the bathroom floor by her three and six-year-old children Bradley and Brendan at their home in Ralphs Meadow, Woodgate Valley, just ten days after minor surgery at Selly Oak Hospital because of a deadly blood clot in the lungs.Read
THE NHS could save billions of pounds by tackling the obesity crisis with routine gastric band operations on overweight patients, a leading world expert has revealed in Birmingham.Read
THE SECURITY boss who kept an inner-city hospital under control amid carnage and attacks during the Lozells riots has become the first in the NHS to get an internationally-recognised award for his work.Read
HEADTEACHERS and a governor from every Birmingham school are being called up for swine flu training to ensure errors made in the first national outbreak in Handsworth are not repeated.Read
THE region’s growing waistlines are costing the NHS a staggering £64 million every year according to latest disclosed figures on the high price of obesity and laziness.Read
A RALLYING cry has gone out for families across Solihull to take part in a high-profile protest to save the town’s under-threat maternity services.Read
A WHEELCHAIR-bound pensioner has become trapped in a small upstairs bedroom after her stairlift broke and council workers said it could take six months to fix.Read
MUSLIMS planning on making the pilgrimage to Hajj are being warned that now is the time to get vaccinated against contagious diseases like meningitis because of crowded conditions at ceremonies. Thousands of Midlanders are expected to make the journey to this year’s religious festival in Saudi Arabia, which takes place at in November.Read
A WHEELCHAIR-bound pensioner has become trapped in a small upstairs bedroom after her stairlift broke and council workers said it could take six months to fix.Read
WORRYING costs of a new school year loom for most parents, but spare a thought for Midland mum of triplets Stella Weston, who is preparing for her trio’s first day in the classroom.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.
