Health

Turning personal loss into a fundraising challenge to help others has helped a local man to cope with the sudden death of his mother.

Fife businesses have been urged to make a pledge to prioritise mental health in their workplace – and make sure their employees are confident to come forward and talk.

Concerns have been raised over the number of off licences in Cowdenbeath after figures revealed alcohol related hospital visits had increase 40 per cent since 2012.

A teenager is taking on a dramatic skydive to raise funds for Victoria Hospice, after seeing first-hand how it helps those at the end of their lives.

Staff at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy are to celebrate Biomedical Science Day.

A charity which works with vulnerable young people in Fife has been awarded the Care Inspectorate’s top rating – for a third year.

A duo’s support for their favourite football team is getting them closer to their beloved players than most fans could ever dream of.

The number of people using our Maggie’s Centre in Kirkcaldy is on the rise.

A group of volunteer fundraisers from Glenrothes are celebrating after smashing through their target of raising £60,000 in just four years.

A new ‘Jack and Jill’ ophthalmology theatre in Fife which is reducing waiting times and ensures that all patients requiring cataract surgery can have the procedure carried out locally.

Lyme disease and its coinfections can cause serious, long-term health issues for those bitten by infected ticks.

A Fife councillor who underwent a life-saving transplant has won the backing of colleagues in support a new organ donation bill.

Community councils across north east Fife have called for the full reintroduction of services at St Andrews Community Hospital.

School pupils have called for a review into the quality and cost of school meals across Fife, which they branded inedible.

Three years ago, Annette Davies suffered flu-like symptoms which laid her low.

A Kirkcaldy group is taking on a gruelling endurance battle to raise funds in the name of a young Fife girl who lost her life to cancer.

Former Fife Free Press reporter Cara Forrester says taking up yoga helped her to turn her life around after a shock health diagnosis.

Three Fifers have run the London Marathon in memory of a young Kirkcaldy man who passed away at the age of 20.

A national survey has found cancer patients in Fife overwhelmingly had a good experience of care – but many are missing out on much-needed needed emotional, financial and practical support.