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Calls for new role

AN INDEPENDENT care review is recommending strengthening the role for health visitors to maximise their impact on children and families. Read

Showing off your feet in the heat

Treating tired feet is the perfect way to prepare your toes for summer sandals. Health Reporter JANE PICKEN speaks to podiatrists and pedicure experts to find out more. Read

Holidays can be hell for unprotected hair

SUMMER brings pleasant memories of holiday romances, sun and lazing by the sea. Read

Parting gift can save lives

After suffering six heart attacks, an 18-month-old girl has been given a new lease of life thanks to a heart transplant at a North hospital. Read

60-second surgery

Best-selling author Terry Deary was voted a North East Hero by Sunday Sun readers and is perhaps best known for his Horrible Histories books. Read

Stop smoking to protect our world

Did you know that your cigarettes are costing the earth? Here Claire Atherton finds some compelling reasons to stub them out for good. Read

Guide to Life

LAST weekend as I walked our dog Chip in some extremely muddy fields, I had a flashback to a bright sunny Sunday morning in the summer of 1980 when I was 20 years of age. Read

Why breast screening really is important

Every year the Royal Victoria Infirmary’s breast screening unit checks a staggering 30,000 women in the North East for cancer. Health reporter JANE PICKEN talked to staff at the service to find out more about their work. Read

Dr Scott's Surgery

JOHN is in his teens, he is a fit football player and we don’t see him very often at the surgery. Read

The carers also deserve care

There are about six million people across the UK providing essential care for loved ones with chronic illness or debilitating disabilities. Health Reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how they cope. Read

Falling chance

Fear of falling can have a massive impact on an older people, severely restricting their mobility. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how medics on Tyneside are teaching people how to remain free from falls. Read

Helping the sick cope with fatigue

NAME: Louise Wilson Read

Child’s chance

Last year, the Chronicle teamed up with Tyneside charity The Children’s Foundation to offer one lucky youngster a place at summer sports school. Health reporter JANE PICKEN reveals there is another chance to get active with this year’s competition. Read

Screening could save many lives

Medics in Gateshead are ensuring their patients have healthy hearts thanks to a pilot aortic screening programme. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out more. Read

Screening could save many lives

Medics in Gateshead are ensuring their patients have healthy hearts thanks to a pilot aortic screening programme. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out more. Read

Child’s chance

Stay safe in the sun

It’s not just your skin that’s at risk in the sun – your eyes are as well. JANE PICKEN has the details. Read

An ace way to shape up

Last week saw Wimbledon get off to its traditionally soggy start as players jetted into London from around the world. Read

How we’re stubbing out our smoking habits

Drop-in sessions are being held across the North East for smokers eager to quit their habits with the support of a specialist advisor. Health reporter JANE PICKEN finds out how they are making a massive difference. Read

Where to get help

EACH area in the region has a team of specialist stop-smoking advisers, there to help any smokers and give out information about the Join In 2 Quit Sessions. Their contact numbers are: Read