Health

Thalia Fili Toseland aged 10, pictured, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. Now her family have called for more research into the illness

Family tells of heartache over daughter's inoperable tumour

Lulu Blundell pictured in Amserdam in a picture taken from a new film about her, Forever 19, produced by the Teenage Cancer Trust

Teenager's brave cancer battle made into film

The tree pollen peak is over and the grass pollen peak hasn’t arrived yet so it’s easy to get complacent

The worst hay fever is coming – sufferers are urged to take action now

These are the loneliest areas of Sheffield, based on GP prescriptions in those neighbourhoods

The loneliest areas of the city based on GP prescriptions

Humankind will be providing 'invaluable' drug and alcohol treatment in Sheffield from August 1.

Renowned charity to provide 'invaluable' drug and alcohol treatments

Sheffield Hallam to investigate health repercussions of low carbon monoxide expo...

Heidi Howson proudly holding her bravery certificate during a hospital stay. She has received treatment at Sheffield Children's Hospital during a battle with leukaemia

Spots on five-year-old’s back were potentially deadly illness

Grace Wood with her 'supportive' mum, Sarah.

Teen battling anorexia fights for change

Ellen Calteau lost 11 stone and kept it off for 12 years once we understood how to control her metabolic health

Come along and change your life at the Public Health Collaboration's conference ...

Dad and daughter Haroon Rachid and Aroob. Haroon is asking for his daughter's care to be transferred from Sheffield Children's Hospital to another city, because he has lost faith in them. His son died after what he saw as failings in the care he was given

Dad whose son died at Children's Hospital now worried for daughter

Thousands of operations and appointments had to be cancelled at acute trusts due to the walkout by members of the RCN and some Unite members on April 30 - May 2.

Dozens of operations cancelled at city’s hospitals due to latest walkout

Dr David Unwin with local patient Frank Frost

An exciting health conference is coming to Sheffield on May 19 and 20

Here’s how you can sign up for a free place to hear the latest promising updates around research and local support

Ad Feature Sheffield Parkinson’s Support Group hosts research update and info day

Montrose Retreats in Hathersage claims to offer ‘the ultimate in health and wellness’ - with prices to match.

£1,500-a-night retreat for ultra-rich near Sheffield

A 3km ‘protection zone’ has been set up to control an outbreak of ‘highly pathogenic’ bird flu in South Yorkshire.

Protection zone set up to control outbreak of bird flu

Sheffield youngster Jude Mellon-Jameson, who is battling cancer, with his mum Lucy and dad Arron. Jude, aged four, has been accepted to have the treatment he needs in Rome.

Brave boy battling cancer is accepted for treatment in Rome

Jenny Anne Blackett, from Sheffield, has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a rare inherited condition which means she dislocates a joint 'nearly every day'. She is taking on a 12-hour runathon with other members of Sheffield Korfball club to raise money for the charity Ehlers-Danlos Support UK.

Sheffield woman dislocates a joint 'nearly every day'

Brodie, aged 2, has recently returned home after spending a total of 444 days in Sheffield Children's Hospital.

Mum's thank you challenge for Sheffield Children's

Testicular cancer awareness charity Oddballs and builder's merchants MKM have team up for the 'Check Your Tools' campaign to get tradesmen to see their 'gear' is in good working order.

Tradesmen targeted in Testicular Cancer Awareness Month campaign

Dr Martina Karlo

Love Island impacts Sheffield lives over dental deficiencies

The parents of James Philliskirk say they were "dismissed and ignored" by doctors at Sheffield Children's Hospital who reportedly wrote the toddler's life-threatening infection off as chickenpox.

Doctors 'ignored' parents in final days of toddler's life, inquest hears

Spring covid booster vaccinations

Spring covid booster appointments open this week

The Coronation

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle involved in car chase with paparazzi

Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew facing ‘possible eviction’ from Royal Lodge

Prince William is reportedly already planning his coronation

Prince William ‘already planning’ coronation with key change

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and First Lady of the United States, Dr Jill Biden, speaking to Tobias Weller with his mother Ruth Garbutt during the Coronation Big Lunch in Downing Street, London, last Sunday. Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Schoolboy celebrates with Prime Minister and First Lady

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the Buckingham Palace balcony after the Coronation (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

New coronation photo offers glimpse into monarchy’s future generations

King Charles has left a message to the nation following his coronation at Westminster Abbey

King Charles leaves heartfelt message to the nation after coronation

A Met Police officer outside Buckingham Palace, ahead of the Coronation. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Royal superfan detained by police for 13 hours on coronation day

NHS England figures show 2,566 appointments at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were rescheduled as a result of the strikes – of them, 247 were inpatient procedures, while 2,319 were outpatient. Picture: Yui Mok/PA

Sheffield patients had over 2,500 appointments and proceedures rescheduled

Nearly 3,000 appointments were cancelled in Sheffield’s hospital because of this month’s junior doctors strikes, official figures show. PIcture shows junior doctors take part in a rally in Trafalgar Square during a nationwide strike on April 11, 2023 in London. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Impact of doctors' strke on city hospitals revealed

According to analysis of census 2021 data by the PA news agency, 31,039 people over the age of 65 lived alone in Sheffield – making up 33.7 per cent of the age group. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Hundreds of Sheffield pensioners living alone in homes without central heating

More than 25,000 patients across Rotherham and Barnsley have waited more than two weeks to see their GP, new figures have revealed.

More than 25,000 Rotherham and Barnsley residents wait two weeks to see GP

Rowanna Cookson and her mum Amy Cookson, from Stannington, Rowanna is waiting for a vital operation. It has now already been five months – and Amy fears it is putting her at risk

Mum's fears wait for operation leaves daughter, aged one, at risk

Julia Burrows announced this week that she will retire in October.

Barnsley’s public health director to retire

The latest Office for Health, Improvement and Disparities figures show 35 per cent of Sheffield residents (195,657 people) suffered from food insecurity in 2021. Picture: PA Wire/PA Images

Third of people in Sheffield unable to provide their household with healthy food

New figures from NHS England show 126,786 fit notes were provided by GPs in the former NHS Sheffield CCG area in 2022, or an average of 10,566 a month. Picture: PA Wire/PA Images

City GPs gave out over 120,000 sick notes to Sheffield patients last year

A nurse has been struck off after he was jailed for eight years over a rape committed while he was working at a the Sheffield Cygnet Hospital, pictured. Picture: Google streetview

Ex-nurse at Sheffield hospital struck off after being jailed for rape

We have used official Government figures to rank the happiest places in Sheffield. This list is in ascenting order from 20th to first.

These are the happiest places to live in Sheffield

Loneliness seminar series launched at Sheffield Hallam University

Professor John Newell-Price

Health: Sheffield endocrinologist recognised for his dedication to pioneering cl...

Labour MP Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, shadow minister for mental health, attended a round table event organised by Sheffield Mind

'More than 10,000 young people waiting for mental health support'

Professor James Catto (right) is presented with the Frans Debruyne Life Time Achievement Award by EAU Secretary General Professor Chris Chapple and the EAU’s 3rd and oldest surviving Secretary General Professor Frans Debruyne, who the award is named after at the EAU’s 38th annual congress in Milan, Italy

Professor receives Lifetime Achievement Award for bladder and prostate cancer re...

These are some of the healthiest areas in Sheffield, based on the results of the 2021 Census

The 19 healthiest neighbourhoods in the city, based on 2021 Census

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Heavy traffic was reporter on the M1 this afternoon.

Person brought to safety from motorway bridge near Meadowhall

Cobbles were unpopular with some wheelchair users

Work starts on major Sheffield city centre revamp

Lulu Blundell pictured in Amserdam in a picture taken from a new film about her, Forever 19, produced by the Teenage Cancer Trust

Teenager's brave cancer battle made into film