Johnson calls on world leaders to collaborate to speed up Coronavirus vaccine development
Boris Johnson has called on world leaders to collaborate to speed up vaccine development for coronavirus
In a statement issued during today's virtual meeting of...
Manchester research aims to slow down heart failure
A new research project funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Manchester aims to find a way to slow down...
Critical incidents declared at two Lancashire hospital truts
A 'critical incident' has been declared at Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals.
Natalie Hudson, Chief Operating Officer at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS...
COVID isolation period to be reduced from ten to seven days
The period that people have to isolate if they test positive for Covid is to be reduced from ten days to seven, the Government...
First patient undergoes revolutionary new gene therapy procedure at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital
A patient at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) has become one of the first patients in the UK to undergo a revolutionary new surgery...
Simple fix creates coronavirus breathing aids
Engineers and scientists have developed a way to convert a sleep apnoea machine into a ventilator to treat people with covid-19.
The modification – of a device known as a NIPPY...
A few kilograms weight loss nearly halves the risk of diabetes, large scale research...
Providing support to help people with prediabetes make small changes to their lifestyle, diet and physical activity can almost halve the risk of developing...
Manchester’s Hidden Challenge: LGBTQ+ Smoking Rates Under Spotlight
As Manchester's streets prepare to burst into a kaleidoscope of colours for Pride in just a few days, a pressing concern emerges from the...
UK’s first medical cannabis clinic opens in Cheadle
A new private clinic in Cheadle has become the UK’s first specialist medicinal cannabis centre.
The pioneering new Medical...
Smokers targeted in new lung cancer screening programme
A national targeted lung cancer screening programme designed to catch cancer sooner or prevent it altogether has been announced by the Prime Minister and...