Covid-19 changes to NHS services may lead to worsening health inequalities
Disadvantaged and marginalised people face worsening health inequalities as a result of the difficult choices made by NHS hospitals in response to the Covid-19...
New tool computes risk of getting COVID-19
More than 150 experts from 35 countries have developed an online tool that allows anyone to calculate their risk of contracting and spreading the...
“We are on a knife-edge“ warns Wellcome Trust Director
The country stands on a knife edge, the Wellcome Trust Director has warned as the country prepares to further ease its lockdown in six...
Rochdale residents urged to take extra precautions to avoid local lockdown
Residents across the borough of Rochdale have been strongly advised to take extra precautions to help prevent coronavirus lockdown measures being reintroduced.
More cases of...
Outdoor seating in Manchester to become smoke-free areas
Pop-up seating brought in to support Manchester businesses get back on their feet following the nationwide lockdown will be made smoke-free zones.
In the run...
Covid vaccine could be available early next year says Health Secretary
A British made Covid vaccine could be available by early 2021.
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock told LBC radio that production of the UK’s batch...
Carbon pollution particles found in placenta cells for the first time
Pollution particles including carbon and metals have been found in the placentas of new mothers.
Researchers have shown that inhaled particulate matter from air pollution...
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...
Dieting and weight worries on rise in teens
Significantly higher numbers of Generation Z boys and girls in the UK are dieting to lose weight, and are likely to overestimate their own...
NHS Providers warn Prime Minister of lowering restrictions
NHS Providers has written to the prime minister ahead of a review of COVID-19 restrictions on 16 December, urging extreme caution over relaxing the...