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A competition is challenging people to use their creative side to come up with an artwork to represent the impact of conditions on the brain.

Parents and carers are being urged to get their children vaccinated after UK health experts warn of the “real risk" of a measles outbreak.

A doctor who stopped at the scene of a crash has been praised for her quick-thinking actions to help treat a seriously injured motorcyclist.

The retired PA from Houghton-le-Spring has explained how her life changed when her mother Ann stepped forward to gift one of her kidneys.

A double celebration has been held for two patients who are marking the ‘golden’ moment since their lives were saved when relatives stepped forward to donate a kidney.