Government is missing its key healthy ageing targets and must act now, report finds
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted stark inequalities in healthy life expectancy, according to a report into healthy ageing published today.
The report into health ageing...
Almost half of virus sufferers report depression
Almost half of people testing positive for coronavirus have reported symptoms of depression, according to a new study published in the International Journal of...
Lockdown takes its toll on people with chronic pain
University of Liverpool researchers have been working to understand the impact of lockdown on people living with chronic pain.
It is estimated that up to...
Shift workers up to three times more likely to be hospitalised with Covid Manchester...
Scientists have found an association between shift work and COVID-19 positivity in hospitalised patients.
Using data from UK Biobank - the world’s largest biomedical...
Manchester Study finds Common anti-inflammatory drugs boost immunotherapy cancer treatments
Widely-used anti-inflammatory drugs make tumours more responsive to treatments which boost the anti-cancer function of the immune system, according to early University of Manchester...
Over 50’s and the vulnerable to receive Covid booster jab this autumn
Half the population will be offered a third Covid jab alongside the flu vaccine to reduce the risk of more restrictions this winter.
Under...
More mental health support needed for frontline workers tackling Covid, study reveals
More support needs to be put in place for hospital workers dealing with the Covid pandemic after a global review of studies found high...
Fears blood cancer cases are being missed, as more than half of Brits can’t...
More than half of British adults cannot name any symptom of blood cancer despite it being the third biggest cancer killer in the UK,...
Manchester research-Type 2 diabetes health checks down by 7.4 million due to UK’s covid...
Manchester-based researchers estimate that between March and December 2020, 7.4 million fewer NICE recommended health care checks took place in UK general practices in...