Tyne Tees Health

We look at small changes we can all make to our everyday routines to try to cope with the stresses and strains of modern life.

Sam McKie has the genetic condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or otherwise known as SMA. He's never been able to crawl or walk.

Denise Welch has been praised for her openness when it comes to discussing her mental health on social media.

Scientists at Newcastle University say they have developed a test to reliably predict the risk of a melanoma spreading

In 2018, there were 13,170 centenarians (people aged 100 years and over), a drop of 5% from 2017.

A fifteen minute run every day has a "positive impact on schoolwork, health and fitness" according to schools in our region.

Locals are told not to approach the whale nor take any photographs, due to harmful bacteria and parasites carried by the rotting corpse.

What are the current laws and how and when are they changing?

Kind hearted John Cassell became an 'altruistic donor' after researching organ donation and realising he could be a living donor.

A heart is restarted in the donor body, transferred to a special machine, then transplanted into the recipient.