Oldham Heart attack survivor beats diabetes with massive weight loss
A 47 year-old heart attack survivor from Oldham lost four stone and reversed his pre-diabetic diagnosis on a type 2 diabetes prevention programme -...
Greater Manchester is leading fight against lung cancer as national screening hits new milestone
People across the North West are benefiting from life-saving lung cancer screening, with new figures showing that 1,700 people across Greater Manchester have now...
Physical activity as important as medication for keeping older people healthy and happy, MPs...
Physical activity should be at the heart of the NHS’s support for older people and is as important as providing medication, a report by...
NHS GM Health Advice: How To Help Ease Hay Fever Symptoms
Spring is in full force, and so is the annual misery for the millions of hay fever sufferers across the country. Pollen from trees,...
‘One minute’ immunotherapy jab rolled out on NHS for tens of thousands with cancer
The NHS is rolling out a new injectable form of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) which can slash the time the treatment takes by up to 90%,...
Patient-led charity funding accelerates world-first blood test research for rare cancer
A £100,000 award from a charity founded by people affected by rare abdominal cancer is accelerating world-leading research at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
The...
Wigan campaigner backs new tobacco law in tribute to mum who started smoking as a teenager
When Damian Fish was just seven-years-old he wrote to Prime Minister Ted Heath asking for smoking to be banned.
Damian, who lives in Up Holland,...
Children and young people from deprived areas less likely to gain access to mental...
Children and young people from deprived areas with mental health conditions are less likely to access mental health services, according to a new study...
Life expectancy in the U.K. is at a watershed moment
Figures out this morning show a decline in life expectancy over the last ten years
From the decade 2012–14 to 2022–24, healthy life expectancy in...
£2m boost for Gorton for MFT’s network of Community Diagnostic Centres
NHS England has announced funding of £1.93 million for a new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at the Gorton Community Hub, which will be run...