Spire Wellesley Hospital, in Eastern Avenue, Southend, has been awarded the Macmillan Quality Environment Mark (MQEM) for its high standards in cancer care. The hospital was assessed in four areas: ...

A hospital has been recognised for its "outstanding personalised care" for the ninth year in a row. Spire Wellesley Hospital, in Eastern Avenue, Southend, has been awarded the Macmillan Quality ...

AN investigation has been launched over claims a woman was “knocked out for 12 hours” after being given the wrong drugs at Southend Hospital. Jennifer Biebuyck, 82, suffers with both epileptic ...

Three people have been rushed to hospital after a crash on a major road near Upminster. Police were called to the A127 Southend Arterial Road at around 4.30pm on Saturday (February 15), after ...

A new report argues that body mass index or BMI is not the most accurate way to define obesity. BMI is only a measure of a person’s weight and height and does not account for muscle mass.

Body mass index (BMI) has been the international standard for measuring obesity since the 1980s, according to many sources, though some experts have questioned its validity. A person’s BMI is ...

What is BMI, and what have been criticisms of its usage? How is the new definition different? In what ways could it change clinical care? Will these changes be forthcoming? And while revisions are ...

The healthy weight range is based on a measurement known as the body mass index (BMI). This can be determined if you know your weight and your height. The Body Mass Index (or BMI) is a way of ...

Passengers report being turned away from Southend East railway station as police and paramedics respond to a 'medical ...

Southend continued their good run of form in the National League with a victory at local rivals Dagenham and Redbridge. Kevin Maher's mid-table Shrimpers have now only lost twice – against high ...

Taking to Instagram over the weekend, the "Truth Hurts" singer not only revealed that she achieved her "weight release" goal — she also lost more than 10 BMI points and 16 percent body fat since ...