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Kieran McManus with daughter Truly

New dad donates organs after sudden death at 25

Stroke survivor Louise Hindley is now married and has two children

Young stroke survivor's story helps shape Coronation Street storyline

Jayden Entwistle, eight, from Hindley Green, who rang 999 after his mother, Nicole Mason collapsed.

Young hero Jayden, 8, saves mum by calling 999

Doctor with a stethoscope

NHS services alert ahead of strike and World Cup games

Co-founders of Predictive Health Intelligence, Tim Jobson and Neil Stevens

Ad Feature New study reveals new way to find serious liver disease earlier

NHS GM shares health advice ahead of latest doctors' strike

Katherine Preece with doting daughter Abby

Young woman's marathon challenge as her mum faces cancer battle

Turning point for Michael

Wigan slimmer: I was 28 and running out of time

Harley Street Health Centre has built a reputation for clear, upfront pricing.

Ad Feature Harley Street Clinic celebrates 27 years of private GP care

The Emergency Department at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

Resident Doctors Begin Strike on Lead up to Christmas

Groundwork's Green Doctors are distributing Winter Warmer Packs

Wigan households set to benefit from Cadent Foundation’s Winter Warmer Packs to ...

Regular movement is more important than chasing a specific step count, experts say

Experts say 10,000 steps a day is a myth – here’s your real goal

Poundland has much less choice but is it just a blip?

Tony Porter Ponders: Why are we worried, Labour have everything covered.

TV’s Dr Hilary Jones’ wellness secret and why he trusts Manuka Doctor during cold and flu season

TV’s Dr Hilary Jones’ wellness secret

Vitamin B12 Awareness Day is on 23 September

Ad Feature 1 in 3 Brits may be at risk of B12 deficiency – but most have no idea
Many mistake symptoms for stress or ageing.
George Jones

Lucas Smith-Walker, 15, with mum Fiona Walker

Fund-raising appeal for stem cell therapy in Mexico for disabled teenager

Dr Clara Doran has transformed her own journey into a breakthrough in brain health care

From GP to brain health champion: doctor turns burnout into business

NHS bosses in the North West issue message to patients during junior doctors strike

NHS bosses issue message to patients during junior doctors strike

Resident doctors have voted to go on strike this July over a pay dispute.

What to do if you have an appointment during the doctor's strike

The appointment comes as Vivid Dx aims to detect pathogens and bacteria causing the disease in just 30 minutes

Ad Feature UK diagnostics firm appoints new CEO to lead push against superbugs

Resident doctors have voted to go on strike this July over a pay dispute.

The dates that resident doctors will go on strike this summer

Kenny Higgins, 48, lost 22 stone after frightening wake-up call

I recorded a goodbye message to my family...then I lost 22 stone

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal experience into a revolution in caring for brain health

The GP who left medicine to help people beat brain fog

Prof Sanjay Arya, medical director and consultant cardiologist at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Doctors reflect on coronavirus pandemic five years on

Beka Naylor at work. The NHS nurse, from Doncaster, was recovering from cancer treatment at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital when her car was stolen from outside her home. Photo: Beka Naylor/SWNS

Video: Scumbag thief steals car of cancer patient during hospital stay

Patients regularly ask when they can have sex again

'Low impact' sex guide for injured lovers recovering from surgery
A sex guide has been released – catering for those recovering from surgery.
Steve Richmond

A bride given less than six months to live after losing her leg to cancer made it down the aisle to marry her partner -for the second time.

I lost my leg and was given six months to live...I just got married

Royal Bolton Hospital

Tragic death of army veteran six weeks after being admitted to hospital

Water beads have been linked to deaths in children abroad and caused serious harm to children in the UK.

Doctors issue warning over giving water beads as a gift to children

The Christmas holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor’s surgery.

Where to go if you need medical care over the Christmas holidays

Winter Warmer packs now available across Cadent’s Network

Wigan households set to benefit from Cadent Foundation’s Winter Warmer Packs to ...

MPs gathered to hear the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. PIC: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

What happens next with the assisted dying bill?

If passed the bill means that terminally ill adults in England and Wales who have six months to live will legally have the choice to end their life.

Assisted dying bill UK: What is the proposed law?

Peter Hurst with wife Cheryl

Cancer research could help patients thanks to efforts of Wigan grandad

Dominic and Laura Maloney have created a memory wall, complete with a memory bear, in honour of their son Connah

Tragic death of newborn baby during Wigan family's holiday on Greek island

Junior doctors striking outside Wigan Infirmary in June last year

Impact of doctors' strikes on patients

Tom Moss' hole in his leg | Tom Moss / SWNS

I have a permanent hole in my leg...doctors say it will never heal

Pharmacists can diagnose and treat many common health conditions. (Photo: Andy Buchanan/WPA Pool/Getty Images)

List of 11 health conditions your pharmacist can diagnose and treat

Danni Cooper was left unable to walk or talk after cost of living stress triggered a rare neurological condition.

Watch: Money stress triggered woman’s rare neurological condition

Alicia Reid and Ryan Reid.

Watch: Audio reveals moment hero boy, 8, saved mum's life calling 999

Matilda Crome at her hospital check-up.

'My weight plummeted to five stone and I nearly died'

A woman may be able to eat for the first time in three years after surgeons corrected a weight loss operation carried out in Turkey.

Video: Botched weight loss surgery left me with "concrete" organs

Expert reveals why we shouldn't rely on voice assistants for medical advice. (Photo: Pexels, Jonathan Borba)

Tech expert warns against using voice assistants for medical advice

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physicians associate and a doctor a new poll has discovered. (Photo: Pexel/Etatics Inc)

What is the difference between a physician associate and a doctor?

Woman's extreme allergic reaction to mosquito bite on holiday in the Caribbean

'Hell on earth': Woman's extreme reaction to mosquito bite

Abi Feltham was diagnosed with a brain tumour after mistaking her brain fog for caffeine withdrawal

My 'caffeine withdrawal' symptoms was a cancerous brain tumour

Here are 8 top tips from our experts on how to stay healthy at Glastonbury Festival. (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images, NENAD MIHAJLOVIC/AFP via Getty Images)

How to stay well at Glastonbury and avoid these 8 common mishaps

Junior doctors are striking for five days ahead of the general election. (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Junior doctors go on strike for 11th time - this is how much they make

Ollie Hercombe, 16, snapped his leg spontaneously while sparring in a boxing gym and had to have his leg amputated.

Teen has leg amputated after it was snapped in a boxing match

Elleyce Whiteley, 27, with her five-month-old son Jax

Wigan mum left fighting for her life just months after birth of her son

Dylan Gough and dad Martin, who ran a mile every hour for 24 hours

Teen's 24-hour challenge raises thousands for cancer charity in honour of aunt

Mum, Simone White, says she has been left with a brain injury after a suspected spiking incident.

Watch: Mum left with brain injury after suspected spiking incident

Morgan Underwood

Wigan woman wants to help young people after her own Crohn's diagnosis and stoma

The boy's leg injury was treated at the scene, before he was taken to hospital

Wigan schoolboy in hospital with head and leg injuries after collision with van

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