Platelet donations help save young Dexter’s life
NHS Blood and Transplant is highlighting the importance of donating platelets after they helped save the life of a four-year-old Altrincham boy.
Platelets are tiny...
Home Care Company is Singing for Dementia
The team at a Salford home care company are all singing from the same song sheet as they launch their latest campaign as part...
Rochdale Consultant gets award for life-saving surgery in Ethiopia
Mr Tony Clayson, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at BMI The Highfield Hospital, Rochdale and who is an active member of Worsley Rotary, is being honoured...
A nation of medicine hoarders
New research today from Co-op Health reveals that we are a nation of healthcare hoarders, with over a third of Brits (33%) admitting they...
Seven-day hospital policy has not reduced weekend mortality, Manchester reveals study
The first study to test whether access to consultants and diagnostics at weekends reduces mortality has found no association with weekend death rates.
The four...
Mediterranean diet associated with decreased risk of dementia
Eating a traditional Mediterranean-type diet – rich in foods such as seafood, fruit, and nuts – may help reduce the risk of dementia by...
Survivors Manchester is calling for the city to nominate its best busker talent
Mancunians are being asked to nominate their favourite busker as part of an brand new awareness campaign to support the 1 in 6 men...
Government announces Covid vaccine booster jab pilot
The government have announced they are launching a new COVID vaccine booster study looking into how a third jab could offer more protection. The...
New Drug ‘melts away’ fat inside arteries
A new drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes has been shown to 'melt away' the fat inside arteries that can cause...
Sajid Javid’s warning of a 13 million NHS waiting list is well within the...
The new Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid, recently warned that the number of people on a waiting list for NHS care in...