YOU may have heard in the local news that there is a measles outbreak across Teesside and cases of measles are increasing in many schools in the area. There have been 19 confirmed cases of measles in Redcar and Cleveland since last September. The majority of cases so far in the North-East have been reported [...]
MPs have called for “two alcohol-free days each week and clearer guidelines on drinking”, The Guardian and other news sources reported. The news is based on a new report by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, which examined the UK’s alcohol guidelines. Current Department of Health guidance recommends that men should not regularly [...]
There is not enough evidence to recommend the routine removal of PIP breast implants, a government expert committee has concluded. However, the committee said the NHS would remove and replace the implants without charge if patients it had operated on remained concerned. The government said it expected the private sector to follow suit and not [...]
There has been a flurry of internet news over the bizarre case of a woman who had a pen removed from her stomach, 25 years after she swallowed it. Amazingly, the plastic pen still worked after over two decades lodged inside her. The case has been described in the British Medical Journal Case Reports, which [...]
Although Behind the Headlines often spends time explaining mistaken or misguided news reports, the joy of this service is when there are genuinely exciting medical advances to report. Over the past year there have been many important and fascinating stories, and it is a credit to the national press that so many of them [...]
The year 2011 has been an interesting one for medical science, with remarkable progress made in a wide range of fields, notably stem cell research. But for every great piece of research covered well by the media, there are examples that sensationalise more equivocal studies. We’ve rounded up some of the most interesting stories where [...]
Chronic fatigue syndrome could affect one in 100 pupils, BBC News has today reported. The estimate is based on research that followed nearly 3,000 children at three secondary schools in Bath and found that 28 pupils missed school due to chronic fatigue syndrome. The Daily Telegraph says that this means the condition could be 10 [...]
“Alcohol is to blame for unsafe sex,” the Daily Mirror has announced. The newspaper reported that “Sexual desire is boosted by booze and researchers believe thrill-seekers are naturally drawn to drink and unprotected sex”. The story, which highlights an important issue during the Christmas party season, is based on a systematic review of studies that [...]
“Nuns should take the pill to cut cancer threat,” the Daily Mail has reported. The news is based on an article in a medical journal which argues that Catholic nuns are likely to be at greater risk of breast, ovarian and womb cancers because they do not bear children. The authors say that nuns “pay [...]
“Morning after pill given out free over the phone,” said The Daily Telegraph in a report also carried by most newspapers. The Daily Express reported that a scheme now makes getting the morning after pill “as easy as ordering a pizza”, while the Daily Star reports this as a “Pill plea to party girls”. The [...]
‘Spotted’ pages on Facebook are cropping up all over. In our local area we found six spotted pages. But...
It is always a pleasant task to write about a local success story, particularly a business success story. Jim...
OLYMPIC swimmer Chris Cook will be visiting Redcar & Cleveland this week to see how some of our local...
In the heart of Redcar’s new Palace Hub on the seafront, is an exclusive showroom called “Northern Lights.” The...
Budding sports journalist and Prior Pursglove College student Scott Hill has taken a big step in reaching his career...
Young people are being given the chance to quiz Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Barry Coppinger, during an online...
