Robotic surgery at Stepping Hill Hospital reaches 1000th patient milestone
Stepping Hill Hospital’s surgical teams recently reached a landmark in their pioneering surgery, when their 1000th patient had keyhole surgery from a special surgical robot.
Since...
A Manchester TB discovery could save tens of thousands of lives
Around 1 in 15 people affected by tuberculosis are likely get the treatable fungal infection aspergillosis according to new research by experts at The...
The stronger your grip-the healthier your brain
Muscular strength, measured by handgrip, is an indication of how healthy our brains are according to a study of nearly half a million people.
Participants from...
Manchester hospitals deploy new remote monitoring technology to free up beds for the sickest...
The surge in Covid-19 patients in Greater Manchester has provided the opportunity for two hospitals to deploy a new wireless monitoring platform which they...
£3.7m scheme unveiled to transform former hospital into GP surgery and wellbeing centre
A derelict former hospital in Greater Manchester will be revived as a GP practice and day-care mental health and wellbeing centre in a £3.7m...
Too many patients are being admitted as an emergency in our hospitals watchdog warns
Hospitals in England are treating too many patients as an emergency, the government's watchdog committee says in a report out today.
The National Audit Office...
Major expansion of endoscopy services at Stepping Hill Hospital
Endoscopy services at Stepping Hill Hospital are set for expansion thanks to major new investment of £1.8m.
The hospital has a dedicated team who work...
New year, new you – why Dry January is taking off
People taking part in Dry January report immediate physical, psychological and emotional benefits, according to the first qualitative study of the popular alcohol abstinence...
Vaccine hesitancy threatens to undermine pandemic response
An 80% take up of a COVID-19 vaccine could be necessary to protect the community but, given the scale and complexity of the task,...
Manchester Scientists rewrite our understanding of how arteries mend
Scientists from The University of Manchester have discovered how the severity of trauma to arterial blood vessels governs how the body repairs itself.
Dr Urmas...