Medicine

Caring for a loved one with a chronic illness can have an impact on mental health

Loved ones' chronic condition impact family's mental health

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt pictured during a visit to the North West Cancer Centre, Altnagelvin Hospital with Western Trust Interim Chair, Brian Telford; Chief Executive, Karen Hargan and Director of Unscheduled Care, Medicine, Cancer and Clinical Services, Geraldine McKay along with Pharmacy and Cancer Services staff.

Nesbitt visits North West Cancer Centre and meets patients, staff and volunteers

HKSTP led a delegation to BIO 2026 in San Diego

Ad Feature HKSTP leads largest-ever Hong Kong delegation to BIO 2026

Newel Health designs, develops, and operates digital medical devices in collaboration with pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech partners.

Ad Feature Newel Health and Gerresheimer launch strategic collaboration

Professor Pascal McKeown, Sinead Brolly, Dr Geraldine Macartney and Gordon Milligan, Chair of National Museums

Derry student Sinead Brolly receives prestigious award for science results

Altnagelvin Hospital.

Routine care may be impacted by winter surge - Trust

The hypnotising visual is designed to help people 'stand inside their insides'

Stunning image of 3.2 billion characters shows humans’ genetic make up

Project members of PEACETIME, led by Principal Investigator Professor Alex Miras

Prof. Miras says €10m PEACETIME project to tackle obesity will lengthen lives

Dr Clara Doran has transformed her own journey into a breakthrough in brain health care

From GP to brain health champion: doctor turns burnout into business

A pilot scheme has revealed a widespread genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Pilot scheme reveals genetic sensitivity to common medicines

The World Health Organisation in Africa has issued a statement about the 'mystery illness'.

Symptoms of 'mystery illness' that has caused more than 50 deaths

New rules are coming in for anyone wanting to buy weight loss injections online.

New rules will make it harder to buy weight loss injections online

(Photos: Pexels)

7 of the best industries for careers in 2025 - from AI to green energy

The Health Minister joined the Western Health and Social Care Trust Chief Executive Neil Guckian and Director of Unscheduled Care, Medicine, Cancer and Clinical Service, Geraldine McKay as they visited the Altnagelvin Emergency Department on Tuesday.

Mike Nesbitt visits Altnagelvin to hear from staff about winter pressures

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning about buying weight-loss drugs online.

Warning issued for anyone buying weight-loss drugs online

Oxford Medical Products announces positive results in weight-loss clinical trial

Ad Feature Company announces positive results in weight-loss clinical trial
Oxford Medical Products has revealed positive topline results from the first randomised controlled trial (RCT) of Sirona, its innovative, non-invasive and non-pharmaceutical weight loss technology.
Jess Young

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

The virus is thought to have originated in pale throat sloths. (Photo: Pexels, Steve Paton)

What is 'sloth fever'? As first cases are found in US

Lecanemab is designed to target and clear a protein called amyloid from patient’s brains (Photo: Adobe)

Lecanemab UK: what is it and how much does Alzheimer's drug cost?

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physicians associate and a doctor a new poll has discovered. (Photo: Pexel/Etatics Inc)

What is the difference between a physician associate and a doctor?

Prescription drugs including codeine could land you in trouble if you take them abroad. (Photo: Pexel, Karolina Kaboompics)

The 5 common medications that could get you jailed for taking abroad

Image: weerapat1003 - stock.adobe.com

Symptoms and signs to look out for in recent rise of Measles

Altnagelvin Hospital

Up to 60 A&E patients waiting for hospital beds each day

Director of Unscheduled Care, Medicine, Cancer and Clinical Services, Geraldine McKay

30 new staff employed at Derry ED as hospital moves away from agency work

New minor injuries unit to open in January at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry

New minor injuries unit to open in January at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry

Altnagelvin Hospital.

Be safe this Halloween to help hospitals

Two scientists credited with making major breakthroughs in the development of mRNA vaccine to fight Covid-19 have won the 2023 Nobel Prize for medicine. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Covid-19 vaccine scientists win Nobel prize for medicine
Dr Katalin Kariko and Dr Drew Weissman won the Nobel Prize after making discoveries which enabled the development of the mRNA vaccines against Covid-19
Heather Carrick

Madonna was admitted to hospital suffering from a bacterial infection

Breaking Madonna 'lucky to be alive' after battle with bacterial infection

Medical historian reveals the biggest moments in history for the NHS

Medical historian reveals the biggest moments in history for the NHS

Melville Nyatondo

Zimbabwe-born ‘Derry girl’ Melville graduates in Personalised Medicine

Covonia and Day & Night Nurse are just some of the cough and cold remedies that are made with a drug that causes a very rare health risk - Credit: Adobe

Breaking Covonia, Day & Night Nurse among 20 medicines recalled in UK

Decongestants like Sudafed, Nurofen Cold & Flu and Day & Night Nurse could be restricted or banned in the UK after links to brain disorders have been reported.

Possible UK ban for cold & flu medicines after brain disorder reports

High Street chemists like Boots are set to start presecribing the weight loss jab Wegovy.

Controversial weight loss injection Wegovy to be sold in UK

A selection of antidepressants (L-R) Wellbutrin, Paxil, Fluoxetine and Lexapro (Pic: Getty Images)

Antidepressants can cause ‘emotional blunting’ according to research

UK pharmacies warn of Calpol shortage in several regions

Findings of a clinical trial involving a new Alzheimer's drug Lecanemab have been published

New Alzheimer’s drug Lecanemab hailed ‘momentous’ by experts in trial

NHS could axe funding for a number of surgeries to save £2 billion

List of surgeries NHS could stop funding to save £2 billion

Altnagelvin Hospital A&E Consultant Mr. Paul Baylis. Picture Martin McKeown. 22.12.20

Parents urged to be 'extra vigilant' this Halloween

Moderna’s Covid vaccine has been approved in Europe - but when will the UK get i...

The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine is 95% effective with ‘no serious safety conce...

Coronavirus in the UK: latest news and updates after first cases confirmed in En...

placeholder image

Most popular vitamin and mineral supplements do not make people healthier, says ...

Myleene Klass.

Myleene Klass in Altnagelvin on television tonight

Orlaith Breen, Thornhill A Level Student.

The A-Team: Derry students express delight at results

It is a double celebration for Limavady medical students Catherine Mullan and Adam McClintock. The pair will graduate on Friday 1 July afternoon and get married the following Friday before heading off on honeymoon, then taking up posts as Foundation Doctors in August in the Northern Trust.

Limavady couple set to graduate and say '˜I do'

News you can trust since 1772

© 2026 Iconic Media Group Ltd. All rights reserved.Terms and Conditions Privacy notice