News you can trust since 1882
BREAKING

Health

Darwin concluded that there are basically only six basic facial expressions.

Dr's Casebook: How good are we at judging emotional expressions?

Testing has been increased after a single case of swine flu was detected

Scarborough MP says 'no cause for undue alarm' as Swine Flu case confirmed

Rather than having everything scattered about the home, get into the habit of having one place for car keys, house keys, the dosset box for the drugs you take, your purse.

Dr's Casebook: A magic box and a nostalgic trip down memory lane

The commonest sign that it is present is soreness in the gums and bleeding when brushing the teeth. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Protect your gums to protect your health

Left to right: Clare Tomlinson and Leonne Ridsdale

Scarborough care workers win prestigious regional awards

Research suggests that at 8,000 steps the risk of premature death is significantly reduced. Photo: Getty Images

Dr's Casebook: Just walk a little faster

Silhouette of Sherlock Holmes's statue in London near Baker Street. Photo: Getty Images

Dr's Casebook: On the trail of Sherlock Holmes

Joe Bowman.

Whitby’s Peregrine House enjoying renaissance under home-grown manager

East Riding Leisure Bridlington at Bridlington will receive £200,000 of funding.

East Riding swimming pools get £500,000 share of government support fund

The Department of Health and Social Care delegation with Saint Cecilia’s staff during the visit.

Seal of approval for Scarborough-based Saint Cecilia's overseas recruitment

William Uglowat addresses the meeting with BHF chairperson Dr Anthony Clarke.

Bridlington Health Forum meeting with U3a group hears of changes at GP Practices
Bridlington Health Forum recently held a very successful joint meeting with the U3A at Bridlington Spa.

Health leaders in Humber and North Yorkshire have welcomed a Government consultation into proposed legislation to crack down on youth vaping and create a “smokefree generation.”

Health leaders in North Yorkshire welcome smokefree consultation launch

Private Cable's sample is showing us how bugs are continuing to evolve and why we must today limit the use of antibiotics. Photo: adobestock

Dr's Casebook: WWI soldier sheds light on antibiotic resistance

Residents in East and North Yorkshire who are eligible are encouraged to come forward for their flu and Covid-19 vaccines. Photo: Michelle Adamson.

North and East Yorkshire residents encouraged to get flu and Covid-19 vaccines

The Maillard reaction is what happens when you cook food at high temperature. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Maillard reaction and why it is bad for you

If you don’t want to start exercising, just aim at being more vigorous in daily tasks for a minute at a time, four or five times a day. Photo: AdobeStock

Increasing vigour of daily activities is protective against some cancers

Whitby Golf Club hosts Whitby Parkinson's UK group meetings.

Whitby Parkinson's UK cafe appeals for new activity leader

Stimulate the sense of smell during the night to improve memory and cognitive function. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Aromas while sleeping can help to improve memory and cognitive fu...

Recruiting now: Your chance to work in the rewarding and fulfilling care sector in Whitby. Submitted picture

Ad Feature Job recruitment campaign launched in Whitby

People can get free support to stop smoking from East Riding’s targeted programme, which is designed to control cravings and break the habit of smoking. Photo: Getty Images

Bridlington residents encouraged to stop smoking this October

Malvern Hills.

Dr's Casebook: The three essential elements of the water cure

The latest public health campaign from Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership aims to encourage people to stop smoking for 28 days and say you’re five times more likely to give up for good if you do.

New campaign encourages people in Yorkshire and the Humber to stop smoking

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to announce it has been re-accredited as Veteran Aware.

Veteran Aware re-accreditation for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

People in Yorkshire and Humber who have had a cough for three weeks or more are being encouraged to contact their GP practice and come forward for life-saving checks.

NHS urges people in Yorkshire and Humber to have life-saving cancer checks

A copy of Darwin's book the "Origin of Species" is pictured in front of a life size stone bust of Charles Darwin at London's Natural History Museum. 'The Kohler Darwin Collection' is the largest and most comprehensive collection of books by and about Charles Darwin in the world, and is also the biggest purchase in the Natural History Museum's history. Photo: SHAUN CURRY/AFP via Getty Images

Dr's Casebook: Drugs had not evolved enough to help Charles Darwin

The charity enjoys celebrity support from TV star Claudia Winkleman (Photo by Joe Maher/Getty Images)

Support celebrity style against child cancer cause

The UK's first drug consumption room in Glasgow has been given approval. (Credit: Getty Images)

UK's first drug consumption room gets approval to open in Glasgow

Husband-and-wife pharmacist team Jaya Authunuri and Aswini Gaali have purchased Marton Road Pharmacy.

New owners at Marton Road Pharmacy in Bridlington
Marton Road Pharmacy in Bridlington has been sold for an undisclosed sum.

Dancing is good for balance and memory. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Reverse signs of aging in the brain by dancing

Bridlington Health Forum (BHF) is holding a public meeting at Bridlington North Library on September 19.

Bridlington Health Forum to host meeting about changes to pharmacies in the area

Elizabethan playwright William Shakespeare. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: William Shakespeare knew about emotions

From left to right: Graham Prior (events organiser), Kelly Burnett (secretary, Whitby Driving Instructors Association), Martin Muir, Stefan Osowski and Robert Anscombe.(chairman).

Whitby driving instructors team up to raise cash for new defibrillator

An air ambulance on the helipad at Scarborough Hospital

Scarborough Hospital helipad sees 30 landings in less than 18 months

Fishermen and their families in Whitby and Scarborough are being invited to attend one-stop health and wellbeing events in Scarborough or Whitby next week.

Fishermen and families invited to attend Scarborough or Whitby wellbeing events

File photo of a GP checking a patient's blood pressure.

Three Whitby area GP practices ranked in North Yorkshire top 10

The study found that all wristbands tested were contaminated with bacteria. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Wristbands may harbour germs so need cleaning

Scarborough Sports Village is hosting the blood pressure check event on September 9.

Scarborough Sports Village to host blood pressure check event

Big Ian Donaghy

New charity to launch in Scarborough to help fix the care sector

The sweetened drink may not see a big deal, but it certainly seems to affect the body’s ability to break down fats. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: The reason why you should ditch sugary drinks with meals

The WHO indicate that he Eris health risk is relatively low and is similar to Omicron. However, that extra spike protein may help it to evade immunity achieved after a previous infection with Covid, or after vaccination. Photo: AdobeStoke

Dr's Casebook: Covid is on the increase again with new variant - Eris

Every nursing student who graduated from CU Scarborough last year has now found work within local NHS services.

All CU Scarborough nursing graduates secure work in NHS

The NHS is urging students in North East and Yorkshire to consider career in nursing or midwifery

NHS urges students from across Yorkshire to try nursing or midwifery

Leech House in Bedale, North Yorkshire, is a unique example of a building constructed to keep live medicinal leeches healthy. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Leeches have been used medically for thousands of years

Exercise to improve bone health. Photo: AdobeStock

Dr's Casebook: Exercise affects your metabolism and builds bone

Karen Atkinson with the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award certificate

International nurses in Scarborough supported as Trust awarded
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) has received the NHS Pastoral Care Quality Award for giving great pastoral support to internationally recruited nurses.

Identifying hearing loss early can make all the difference. Submitted image

Ad Feature These first signs of hearing loss: Where to book a check-up in Scarborough

Tickets on sale for the 'A&E Ball' which will support Scarborough's new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre

Tickets on sale for the 'A&E Ball' which will support Scarborough Hospital

Matrons and staff at a Big Tea event at Scarborough Hospital.

York & Scarborough Hospital Charity raises over £3000 at NHS Big Tea

Dog walker on Scarborough's North Bay Beach. (Pic credit: Richard Ponter)

Top tips on how to keep dogs safe while on the beach along the Yorkshire Coast

Councillor David Tucker answers questions at the North Library.

Councillor hears of Bridlington's health concerns at North Library meeting

If you eat the wrong foods and live a sedentary life and smoke, you may be thin on the outside but fat on the inside – and you need to get active. Photo: AdobeStock

You can be thin on the outside but fat on the inside

Healthcare Assistant Emma Matthews (left) and Business & Operations Manager Sharon O’Connor outside the Esk Moor Caring Ltd offices in Castleton.

Care charity in Castleton, near Whitby, becomes Living Wage employer

Keep to footpaths and avoid long grass when out walking. Photo: AdobeStock

Protect yourself against ticks and Lyme disease

The partnership was commended for its work tackling underage drinking

Scarborough group wins national award for its work to tackle under-age drinking

Scarborough Hospital. Photo: Google

Scarborough Hospital relocates some staff due to ‘risk of roof collapsing’