Tyne Tees Health

Surgeons at Sunderland Royal Hospital have performed more than 1,000 operations using a surgical robot. What does that mean for patients?

The number of children with learning difficulties and autism locked up in mental health hospitals has doubled in five years.

So-called ‘deaths of despair’ – from suicide, drug and alcohol overdoses, and drink-related liver disease increase – are on the rise.

11 million people are living with hearing loss across the UK - that's 1 in 6 of us.

Derek Martindale, giving evidence on the first day of the Infected Blood Inquiry, was diagnosed with HIV in 1985 and given a year to live.

Durvalumab is suitable for people with stage 3 lung cancer and is given through a drip every two weeks.

The club is now working with suppliers to ensure products are available free of charge across St. James’ Park before the end of the season.

A group of women from Asian backgrounds are working on hospital wards, to help break down barriers over mental ill health

NHS England says it may scrap its four-hour target in A&E and has announced it will test new "rapid care measures" for patients.

A series of improvements to the care of people with hip fractures are boosting their chances of survival.