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Healthcare and social care
Dementia Marketplace event returns to Ipswich this June
Trinity Park will host over 40 stalls offering support and guidance to people living with dementia and their carers on 25 June.
Local mum praises 'lifesavers' who donated blood to treat daughter's cancer
A local mum has praised blood donors who helped her four-year-old daughter during treatment for a rare form of leukaemia, as the NHS appeals for more donors this Easter.
Free checklist helps Ipswich families navigate elderly care decisions
Home Instead's new resource offers practical guidance on spotting signs that older loved ones might need additional support at home.
Ipswich Hospital among worst in England for mixed-sex ward breaches
With 207 breaches in January, Ipswich Hospital sits in the worst 6% of hospitals nationally for maintaining single-sex ward requirements.
Local men 'refused' prostate cancer tests by GP surgeries, charity screening reveals
Seven GP surgeries around Ipswich were cited as having previously refused prostate cancer tests, according to men attending a recent screening event.
Call for Suffolk residents to join pioneering Parkinson's research
People living with Parkinson's and their families are being invited to participate in a groundbreaking study on facial expression reduction at the University of Suffolk.
We’re not the problem: Daniel Lee Harvey on the fight for disability justice
As Labour faces backlash over its cuts to disability benefits, Ipswich campaigner Daniel Lee Harvey speaks out on access, activism, and why disabled voices must shape the systems that govern their lives.
Inaugural women's health event held in Ipswich 'is going to change lives'
The first-ever dedicated women's health event in Ipswich has inspired attendees to pursue new treatment options and advocate for better healthcare.
New animations to help breast cancer patients understand radiotherapy treatment
Breast cancer patients at Ipswich and Colchester hospitals can now access two new animations explaining radiotherapy treatment and breathing techniques.
Ipswich woman warns new endometriosis 'wonder drug' is 'selling people a dream'
A 30-year-old Ipswich woman has criticised the recent approval of a "groundbreaking" endometriosis treatment, claiming it's merely a repackaged version of existing therapies.
Lifesaving defibrillators installed at all Ipswich sheltered housing schemes
Ipswich Borough Council has installed public access defibrillators outside all 15 of its sheltered housing schemes, available for use 24/7.
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