Health

TV chef Nigella Lawson is to serve up a special occasion in Sunderland.

A new midwifery-led birthing centre will open at South Tyneside District Hospital as health bosses says it will offer more choice on where to give birth for women.

If you've left feeling frustrated by the lack of time at the doctors, then you're not the only one.

Patients in Sunderland and South Tyneside will be able to find out about research giving them access to latest treatments at two special events this week.

Health staff in Sunderland are to get a taste of their own medicine during a national awareness week around dementia.

The country's top GP was stunned by the new medical school at the University of Sunderland.

Sunderland's university is celebrating being named as one of Britain's top lifesavers.

This year's Mental Health Awareness Week campaign focuses on issues surrounding body image.

A group of devoted Sunderland people who vowed not to be beaten by the closure of a city dementia unit are opening a new facility.

The UK's top GP will be visiting a new medical school in Sunderland this week.

Oh, what a night.

A senior lecturer at Sunderland University is calling on more men to consider a career in mental health and learning disability nursing.

Health stalwarts, heroes of the NHS and doctors who provide astonishing service - they were all honoured at this year’s Best of Health Awards.