Health

As Wiganers prepare to head off on their summer holidays, they are being urged to get checked out for sexually transmitted diseases BEFORE they travel.

Medical herbalist and columnist Nicola Parker writes about eating the right food to prevent memory loss.

More than a fifth of cancer patients in Wigan are only diagnosed after an emergency visit to hospital, figures reveal.

Increasing numbers of Wigan teenagers are risking their lives by inhaling “laughing gas” for fun.

Wildlife experts have said there is no need for people to be afraid of bats after a two-year-old boy was bitten in his cot in an "incredibly rare" incident.

Wigan Council has disputed concerning figures suggesting that dozens of babies have missed out on vital vaccinations against deadly diseases.

A cancer patient has spoken of her delight at a pioneering clinical trial which allows her to take part closer to home.

The breast screening team at Wigan’s hospital organisation has received a generous donation from two of its patients.

The Food Standards Agency has been inspecting takeaways in Wigan to assess how hygienic they are.

Wigan’s hospital trust has helped get a ballet dancer back on the barre for the first time in 25 years.

Press Association writer Lisa Salmon looks into a new campaign which is urging Brits to remember to seek advice before travelling.

Nicola Parker, of Health and Herbs, writes about using sage to regulate temperature

Columnist Roisin Pelan writes about her life 'living with cancer'