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Belfast men hail community support after new gym launch
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"The Shared Space project is about bringing people together"
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'My cancer diagnosis was a shock - I hadn't felt any lumps or bumps'
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“After my breast cancer diagnosis, all I wanted was to be alive to see my daughter make it to big school”
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NI nurse's letter highlighting conditions like a 'WW1 trench'
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"We are calling for help before it is too late. This is unsustainable."
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Full list of Covid Stratus symptoms from unusual throat pain to change in voice as doctor issues warning
Coronavirus
XFG, known as Stratus, and NB.1.8.1, known as Nimbus, are now the most common variants and these are the most common symptoms to watch out for
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'We try to live as normally as possible despite daughter’s severe allergies'
Real Life
Little Cait was diagnosed with a number of severe allergies at just five and a half months old
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NI man hails Belfast Trust's new guide to helping disabled patients navigate through hospital
Belfast Trust
"Being in a wheelchair, it’s great to be able to plan in advance how to get to somewhere on a route that is suitable to me, and the information on the AccessAble guides is key to my planning"
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Air pollution estimated to cause 130 lung cancer cases a year in NI, study finds
Environment
The study estimated that people in the most polluted areas have a 37% higher risk of lung cancer than those in the least polluted areas
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Throwing money at waiting lists won't fix health crisis insists Minister
Ulster Unionist Party
In an interview with Belfast Live, Mike Nesbitt set out his vision for the health service
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Health Minister statement as campaigners call for public inquiry into cervical screening failures
Department of Health
Mr Nesbitt was speaking after MLAs stood with a group of women at Stormont calling for a probe into cervical screening failures.
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MLAs back Ladies with Letters call for public inquiry into Southern Health Trust cervical screening review
Southern Trust
This week marks two years since 17,500 women received letters advising them that their smear tests were being reviewed.
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Health workers pay and staffing failures prompts union strike ballot
Health
Health and social care staff, including porters and paramedics, are to be balloted for industrial action.
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Northern Ireland nursing union warns of 'imminent' strike action
Health
The union said it is beginning the formal process of balloting for strike action among its members
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Warning issued after suspected case of bird flu identified in large poultry flock in Tyrone
Co Tyrone
Disease control measures have been put in place "including the humane culling of all poultry on the site"
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The three-minute check that could save your life says Doctor
Health
Dr Cihan Uras is urging people to carry out the simple check
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'It's a miracle my son beat stage four cancer after I noticed these symptoms'
Real Life
The child was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma brain tumour when he was just five-years-old
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Key differences between Covid Nimbus and Stratus variants as doctor issues warning
Coronavirus
It comes as health officials release details of who is eligible for vaccines this winter
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Dad walked in to find daughter, 13, collapsed on bedroom floor
Health
Pete had no idea what was wrong with Sofia, and doctors weren't able to explain it
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Northern Ireland families with teenagers spending extra £64 per week on food
Cost of Living
Food inflation has climbed for the fifth month in a row
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'Tourette's Syndrome isn't all about swearing', says Belfast dad on mission to raise awareness
Real Life
Benjamin said he became inspired to speak more openly about the condition when he discovered his five-year-old son was showing signs of it
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Details of who is eligible for free vaccines in Northern Ireland this winter
Health
It comes as over 4,000 people were hospitalised with flu last year
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'I'll never forget the terrifying moment sepsis left my life hanging in the balance'
Real Life
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Kai Barnes is very lucky to still be here after his harrowing ordeal
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Mum opens up on miscarriage four days after breast cancer diagnosis age 33
Real Life
"Hearing those words ‘no heartbeat’ was so painful. I was already trying to deal with a cancer diagnosis and now I was navigating the loss of my baby"
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How a new pilot scheme to stop NI pupils using phones during school day will work
Schools
Nine schools and over 8,000 young people will be taking part
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Hundreds take part in Marie Curie Twilight Walk to support end of life charity - in pictures
South Belfast
Many took part in memory of relatives and friends who received the charity's nursing care in their final days
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