Healthcare

Money raised by Motor Neurone Disease (MND) campaigner Sam Perkins before he died has been donated to a struggling hospice. Mr Perkins, from East Leake, Nottinghamshire, helped to raise more than £250,000 for his charity Stand Against MND after his diagnosis in 2019, aged 37. The former triathlete died in February and had been supported by Nottinghamshire Hospice - which cares for those with incurable diseases - over the last six years. On Tuesday, his charity donated £20,000 to the hospice. MND is an incurable condition that affects the brain...

Two engineers from Leicestershire are walking to work to raise awareness of men's mental health - except their office is 130 miles (209km) away. Jon O'Neill and Kevin Walkington, from the village of East Goscote, near Syston, are making the trip to their company's head office in Liverpool on foot. They are hoping to encourage men to open up about their mental health and to raise money for Foothold, a charity that supports engineers and their families. The two friends said they felt it was important they did something to...

Zoe's Place concert 'a thank you to Liverpool' A special concert to thank those who helped raise £7.4m to save a baby hospice from closure has been announced. The future of Zoe's Place in Liverpool was under threat last October when it was revealed the hospice would need to raise £5m within 30 days to fund a new premises. A high-profile campaign secured the money needed within weeks and Labour MP Ian Byrne, who spearheaded the fundraising drive, said the special event was "a thank you to the city". Merseyside...

'I'm a better version of me now I'm a nurse' A nurse who left Guernsey's hospitality industry to take up a role in mental health says the change has made her a "better version" of herself. Zory Darman first came to Guernsey to work at an island hotel before taking an assistant role at the hospital and training to become mental health nurse. She has shared her story as part of a move by Health and Social Care to encourage people living in Guernsey to take roles in healthcare and...

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have significantly influenced the U.S. cannabis industry, particularly in the face of evolving cannabis legislation and cultural acceptance. AAPI Heritage Month, observed every May, serves as a time to recognize the contributions of AAPI individuals across various fields, including the burgeoning cannabis industry. As cannabis legalization continues to spread across the U.S., Asian-owned cannabis businesses are leading the charge, breaking barriers, and reshaping the landscape.

Counsellors at a mental health charity are due to go on strike in a dispute over pay. UNISON said its members at Norfolk and Waveney Mind would stage a walkout between 09:00 BST and 14:00. Eastern regional organiser Cameron Matthews said counsellors employed by NHS trusts received larger salaries and that Mind staff were under paid by "thousands of pounds a year". A Mind spokesperson said "we remain committed to working collaboratively with all parties". The walkout is timed with Mental Health Awareness Week and some staff are expected to...

NatureMills US Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat, Milk, and Sesame in Rice Mixes, Soups, Spice Mixes, Porridge Mix, Papads and Vadam Products

NatureMills US Inc., based in Prosper, Texas, is recalling select products that were sold between December 1, 2023, and May 10, 2025, due to undeclared allergens: Wheat, Milk, and Sesame. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to these allergens run the risk of serious or life-threatening

Sara Sidner, anchor and senior national correspondent for CNN, told the audience at the TIME100 Health Impact Dinner on Tuesday night that she did 16 rounds of chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with stage III breast cancer in 2023—and worked the entire time through it. The room erupted into loud applause. “It is possible to live your life while trying to kill cancer,” Sidner said. “We’ve come such a long way, and I just quickly want to say to this room: whoever is in this room that is a nurse,...

• Also: Chilling new threats to federal judges... On today's BradCast: While we're all distracted on a daily basis by Donald Trump's endless, lawless, childish idiocy, Republicans have been quietly preparing to adopt some "deeply evil stuff" in Congress in order to help pay for trillions of dollars in huge tax cuts to wealthy Americans. [Audio link to full story follows this summary.] On Monday, House Republicans finally unveiled the final piece of their proposed, so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill" that would "dramatically reshape America for the worse," according to...