Health, Beauty & Wellbeing

The Tesco store at Askham Bar Picture: Google Street View

Man in court charged with saw robbery at Tesco's
A man has appeared in court charged with carrying out a robbery with a saw on Monday evening.

Health Ministers are being urged to visit York to see for themselves how dire the dental crisis is

Health Ministers urged to meet York patients waiting in agony for dental treatment

Healthwatch York found that York got nothing out of £50 million of extra NHS funding to tackle the dental crisis

Revealed: how much York got out of extra £50 million to tackle dental crisis

Blue green algae, or cyanobacteria, are a group of bacteria that can contain dangerous toxins which can be harmful and potentially fatal to pets (Canva)

Warning to pet owners over toxic algae after string of dog deaths

Courier Ethan Bradley died from a fractured skull, 11 days after falling off his bike in York, an inquest has heard

York courier died from fractured skull, 11 days after falling off bike, inquest told

City of York Council, pictured inset, failed to review an older couple’s care plans and did not follow the correct safeguarding processes, a review has found

Man complains over elderly mum's care after she wanders out of property

Archie Battersbee. Picture: Hollie Dance/PA Wire

Dr Zak The tragic death of Archie Battersbee

Patients and therapists on board the boat

Mental health patients and therapists set sail on 'voyage to recovery'

York's Covid vaccination centre at Askham Bar, pictured at dusk just after the jabs programme got under way in early 2021

York's Covid jabs programme provider wins national recognition

Fountains Fell coke oven

Country Walks: Take in the excellent views on this Dales route

Why do wasps follow you? How to avoid being chased by wasps this summer. (PA)

How to avoid being chased by wasps this summer

Members of the Defend Our NHS rally Picture: Emily Horner

Rally held in York to encourage public to help save NHS from crisis

Our letter writer praises his local GP surgery in York. File photo shows a medic with a patient

Letter 'Not all York GP practices are the same - ours is great!'

Blue Beck House

Two new care homes get the go-ahead in York

Operational Service administrators Olivia Edwards and Freya Kimberling outside Acomb Garth Community Care Centre

Huge range of clinics at new care centre in York revealed

Professor Mike Holmes, of Nimbuscare

'We are presenting our work on an international stage' - York professor

Claire and Steve Potter pictured on Santorini after getting on their Med cruise at the second attempt and (inset) on the plane before their first flight was aborted

Poorly man made final cruise at second attempt - before dying weeks later

Archie Battersbee's mum Hollie Dance outside Royal London Hospital (Aaron Chown/PA wire/PA images)

'Proudest mum in the world' - Archie's mum breaks silence after son’s death

Hollie Dance with her son Archie Battersbee in hospital

Archie Battersbee has died aged 12 his mother has said

Jennifer Carless wants to use the Miss Yorkshire platform to raise awareness of Fowlers Syndrome. Left picture: David Linford

'Inspirational' York girl to use Miss Yorkshire to raise awareness of illness

Boots' Kings Square store, which shut on Monday, and (inset) Paul Brett of Monkbar Pharmacy and Tesco's Clifton Moor store, which operated with shorter openings a few times in July

Warning of growing crisis for York after pharmacy closures

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has submitted an action plan in a bid to tackle safety concerns

York hospital trust submits action plan in bid to tackle safety concerns

A 'Defenf our NHS' rally is to be held beside the statue of Constantine on Saturday

'Help us to save the NHS' call planned at York rally

Schools in York are calling for more investment into football for girls and women

Lionesses Euro win could be 'game changer' for football in York

Dozens of York children were excluded from school last year for breaching Covid rules

Dozens of York children excluded for breaching Covid rules

York teacher Helen Smith has worked for 20 years without a single sick day

This York teacher is something of a medical marvel

Urinary symptoms are not often an indicator of malignant tumours in the prostate (PA)

Emphasis on one prostate cancer symptom 'may be hampering early detection'

The NHS is in crisis, says our correspondent. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Letter 'This weekend, take action to help us defend our NHS'

Tesco at Clifton Moor, where the pharmacy has closed for selected hours six times recently

Tesco reveals pharmacy at one York store has closed SIX times recently

Urinary symptoms are not often an indicator of malignant tumours in the prostate (PA)

Emphasis on one prostate cancer symptom 'may be hampering early detection'

A runner dressed as a dinosaur during a previous York 10K event

Here are the roads closed during the York 10k this weekend

Kimberlow Hill surgery, one of Unity Health's two York surgeries, where there will be no routine appointments until August 17

'Absolutely unacceptable' - no routine appointments at GP practice until Aug 17

Men showed elevations in blood pressure after fraud but women did not (PA)

Health warning for older men who fall victim to scams, new study says

The Boots store in Kings Square was forced to close yesterday because of 'challenges with pharmacist resource.'

Exclusive THREE Boots stores in York forced to close temporarily

Veteran journalist Harry Mead, who has died aged 84

Tributes paid to veteran journalist who has died, aged 84

Blake Hanchett, pictured before and after he suffered the strokes

'Smiley, bright and wonderful' boy suffers stroke at just 12 months old

A doctor speaking with their patient. Credit: PA

NHS urges people not to ignore Lung Cancer symptoms in new campaign

John Hirst and Patricia on the day of their wedding at St Wilfrid's RC Church in Duncombe Place in 1978

Widower returns to York to run in memory of late wife

What is the hearing age test on TikTok? How to take it and find out your hearing age (PA/Canva)

What is the hearing age test on TikTok? How to take it and find out your hearing age

The 24 hour relay began at lunchtime today, with many cancer survivors involved at the start _Picture: Mike Laycock

180 walkers stage 24-hour York relay to help beat cancer

Rich Whittaker, manager of St Sampson's Centre; Marilyn Crawshaw of York Human Rights City Network; and Jim Cannon, chair of York Older People's Assembly

Popular York community centre joins campaign to reverse Blue Badge ban

Cllr Carol Runciman

Council helps York get healthy

Mental health survivors have hailed the new scheme, with one saying they felt it had saved their life

'I feel as though it saved my life' - new GP scheme hailed

Common Covid symptom could be a sign of dementia, according to new study. (PA)

Common Covid symptom could actually be early warning sign of deadly illness

Susan Watson has been found safe and well

Updated UPDATE: Missing North Yorkshire woman found safe and well

AFTER: the new wellbeing gardens at York Hospital

£200,000 new wellbeing gardens created at hospital

Artists impression

York care home recommended for approval

NHS warned as thousands miss out on 'miracle treatment' saving them from 'near death'. (PA)

Thousands missing out on 'miracle treatment' saving them from 'near death'

Des Durkin's car repair shop came up trumps when he needed a quick car repair - unlike his GP surgery...

Letter 'My motor mechanic's the real professional...'

Bank notes. Pic by Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA...

Businessman cheated his way to £10,000 Covid-19 grant

“Radical change” in York mental health system

Police say John Binsley, 73, could be in North Yorkshire

Missing Staffordshire man could be in North Yorkshire

An artists' impression of the new terrace being created as part of a £47 million investment in Scarborough Hospital's new A & E department

New terrace being created as part of £47 million hospital project

Alexander Pickering, left, helped to save the eyesight of John Morgan, pictured with wife, Denise

Schoolboy helps save man's eyesight while on work experience