Health

A Drusillas keeper battling cancer jumped out of a plane while still undergoing chemo to raise money for the team who saved her life.

A campaigner who lost her mum to bowel cancer has succeeded in getting the Government to lower the screening age for the devastating illness.

Residents risk death or serious injury if their chimneys are not kept clean over the summer months.

The start of a nationwide debate on how to pay for adult social care and ‘rescue the services caring for older and disabled people from collapse’ has been welcomed by an East Sussex councillor.

A heat health warning is currently in place for Sussex as temperatures are set to remain high this week.

The family of a teenager who died after care ‘failures’ have spoken out so other people with acquired brain injuries will not suffer in the future.

Temperatures are set to stay high across Sussex over the next few days and the county’s healthcare trust is reminding everyone to stay safe when going outside

NHS bosses have issued advice to Brighton Pride revellers to help ease pressure on health services this weekend.

Advice on staying safe in the heat while out walking in Sussex has been given by the Ramblers

As schools break up for the holidays, parents in East Sussex have been warned to make sure their children’s vaccinations are up to date following outbreaks of measles in Europe.

A warning about exposing children to potentially dangerous amounts of UV rays has been issued by the Met Office as the current heatwave continues.

With the on-going heatwave and exceptional high temperatures, Age UK is encouraging people across Sussex to look out for their older neighbours and relatives.

As the hot weather continues, the ambulance service that covers Sussex is seeing high demand.

Staff at a beach office were called to assist a woman who reported being stung by a jellyfish on the Sussex coast last week.

Green fingered pupils at Ringmer Primary and Nursery School have been given gardening tools and equipment from a building company.

Morrisons around Sussex have announced plans for a ‘Quieter Hour’ in store every Saturday.

On an average day at the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, 15 beds are occupied by patients who no longer need to stay in hospital, according to figures from NHS England.

A teenage girl has undergone an operation which risks her going blind in order to relieve pain brought on by a rare genetic condition.

Thousands of people in East Sussex could be carrying a new sexually transmitted ‘superbug’ which can leave women infertile.