Health

The first case of the coronavirus spreading from human-to-human has been confirmed in Europe, according to press agency Agence France-Presse (AFP).

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has welcomed assurances from the Department of Education that Mental Health and Well-being teaching within schools will be prioritised.

The team at Dogs Trust in Ballymena are currently caring for a pair of siblings brought into the rehoming centre over the festive season who are still seeking a forever home together.

A decision on how many nursing places Magee College will get from the 900 new posts promised in the ‘New Decade, New Approach’ will be made by March.

A ‘Caring for Carers’ event held at The White Horse Hotel as part of a community project delivered by women from the Foyle Chapter of The Next Chapter PEACE IV project has been hailed as a great success.

The first significant snow of the new year arrived in the North West in the early hours of this morning.

Drugs don’t discriminate, they don’t care who you are, they don’t care about your family, your dreams or your future- the same can be said for those who deal drugs on our streets.

A six-year-old Derry boy was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes after his teacher noticed he was going to the toilet a lot.

Primary Care Multi-Disciplinary Teams have been officially launched by the Western Trust in partnership with the Derry GP Federation of Family Practice.

The family of a Derry woman who died from cervical cancer believe they are ‘closer than ever’ to securing smear tests on demand.

An average of around 30 people a week were being referred to Grangewood Hospital from Altnagelvin Hospital last year, the Western Trust has revealed.

A woman who began running to aid her recovery after she sustained a brain injury has been nominated for an award.

An open letter has called for the new appointed health minister to declare a public health emergency on suicide.

Better mental health and suicide prevention training must be a key plank of a robust suicide reduction strategy, according to Sinn Féin health spokesperson Sandra Duffy.

Derry & Strabane Council has confirmed that it is pressing ahead with developing a £50m funding strategy for a new leisure facility which will replace Templemore Sports Complex.