Landmark change to blood donation eligibility rules
New eligibility rules that will allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood, platelets and plasma come into effect this week,...
Smoking across the North West costs local government £176.8 million in social care costs...
Smoking is the leading cause of premature death in England, killing 74,600 people in 2019 alone.
However, smoking is also a leading cause of...
No link between Covid jab and risk of miscarriage says regulator
COVID-19 vaccines do not raise the risk of miscarriage and there is no link between the shots and changes to menstrual periods.
"There is no...
University of Manchester researchers discover potential new drug for incurable vascular dementia
A drug already used to treat high blood pressure could be re-purposed as the first treatment to tackle a type of vascular dementia caused...
Vaping could be as restrictive to lung function as cigarette smoking, Manchester study suggests
New research suggests that vaping could affect the performance of people’s lungs just as much as smoking cigarettes.
Generally, vaping is considered a healthy alternative...
All nighter booster clinic to run at the Etihad this weekend
The Greater Manchester vaccination centre, located at the Tennis and Football centre, Etihad campus, is offering round the clock COVID-19 vaccine appointments from 8am...
If Government is serious about ‘levelling up’, it must overhaul funding for general practice
New analysis published today by the Health Foundation shows how general practice services in more deprived areas of England are underfunded, under-doctored and, on...
Former Grenfell Inquiry boss is named as the new head of Greater Manchester’s NHS
The former Grenfell Tower Inquiry boss has been announced as the new head of the NHS in Greater Manchester
The new body which comes...
High Court rules that sending untested patients from hospital to care homes at start...
The Government broke the law by discharging Covid-positive patients into care homes, the High Court has ruled,after the former Health Secretary Matt Hancock was...
Researchers help map the challenge of type 2 diabetes in Greater Manchester
A new report is aiming to reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes in Greater Manchester by helping communities understand their unique set of...