Health and Wellbeing News & Updates
A novel approach to drug discovery is enabling University of Birmingham researchers to overcome the ‘valley of death’, where projects fail due to the funding gap between original research and commercial investment.
- 19th April 2024
A major expansion and renovation project, in excess of £80 million, has begun at the multi-award-winning Belfry Hotel & Resort near Sutton Coldfield.
- 18th April 2024
Cancer Nurses in Walsall and Wolverhampton were praised for their outstanding care at a specialist day celebrating their roles.
- 10th April 2024
April Challenge: Redefine Your Goals and Achieve Success with Better Gym Walsall Wood's Four Weeks Goal-Setting Journey!
- 6th April 2024
A long-serving healthcare “standard bearer” has been honoured with a rare award by a national organisation for his “outstanding contribution”.
- 28th March 2024
A framework aimed at reducing health inequalities has been shortlisted for a national award.
- 20th March 2024
Plans for the first West Midlands Walking Trail that will connect local people and visitors with nature sites and cultural attractions have been unveiled.
The West Midlands has become the first English region to screen people for bowel cancer in their local pharmacy, at home or in other local settings, using new colon capsule endoscopy services (CCE) – so-called ‘pill cam’.
- 11th February 2024
In a progressive step towards enhancing support for menopausal women in the West Midlands, leading healthcare clinic, Health in Menopause is opening its second site in Sutton Coldfield.
- 2nd February 2024
Stroke specialists at a West Midlands NHS Trust can now diagnose the condition faster and more accurately thanks to artificial intelligence software accessed on their smart devices.