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You can’t always see what it’s like to live with a brain injury. Each year over 2000 people in Northern Ireland sustain a brain injury. Brain injuries can be caused by a number of different reasons...

In Northern Ireland over 1,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer and over 400 people die from the disease each year, but if detected at a very early stage treatment for the cancer is 90%...

To mark Cancer Prevention Week (14–18 May 2012) the Public Health Agency (PHA) has highlighted that although around 9,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed each year in Northern Ireland, one third of...

Palliative and end of life care is everybody’s business and to mark ‘Dying Matters Awareness Week’ (14-20 May 2012) the Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging everyone to take the opportunity to talk...

In Northern Ireland over 1,000 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer and over 400 people die from the disease each year, but if detected at a very early stage treatment for the cancer is 90%...

With European Championships kicking-off soon, the Public Health Agency (PHA) is calling on football fans and their children travelling to one of the host countries, Ukraine, to get protected against...

Mums-to-be in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) area have been learning how to manage their diet and stay physically active to manage their weight.

This project has been developed by...

The Public Health Agency, PHA, is leading  a detailed investigation into the potential source of an outbreak of Listeria among hospital patients in Northern Ireland.

Four cases including one death have...

Fun skipping workshops, funded by the Public Health Agency (PHA), are encouraging children across Northern Ireland to take their recommended 60 minutes of physical activity every day.

Twenty-five...

Kilkeel High School pupils, who won first place in a UK-wide public speaking competition for young people following their emotive speech on organ donation and presumed consent, have been praised by...

Each year, millions of patients around the world are affected by healthcare associated infections, many of which are preventable through ensuring good hand hygiene, therefore the Public Health Agency...

With growing evidence of the health risks associated with sunbed use, particularly skin cancer, the Public Health Agency (PHA) and the Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) welcome the new legislation coming...