Double jabbed COVID contacts told to take rapid tests for seven days as alternative...
The Government has announced that from Tuesday people who are fully vaccinated and identified as a contact of someone with COVID-19 – whether Omicron...
Altrincham cardiac arrest survivor urges North West defibrillator owners to register devices on new...
Leading charities and health organisations are urging public access defibrillator owners in the North West of England to register their devices on a new...
Smoking falls to record low in Greater Manchester
New figures reveal that the proportion of people smoking in Greater Manchester has fallen to the lowest level on record.
The Office for National Statistics...
How renting leads to depression say Manchester researchers
A team of researchers from The University of Manchester have found that people who rent their homes for longer have more symptoms of depression...
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,...
UK improves cancer survival, but is still behind other high-income countries
Cancer survival in the UK has improved since 1995, although it still lags behind other high-income countries, according to new analysis by the International...
Manchester Professor’s grandmother one of world’s first to have Insulin for Diabetes
A Professor of Infectious Diseases at The University of Manchester has taken part in an event in Cardif to honour his grandmother who was...
Racial disparities in drug prescriptions for dementia
Disparities in drug prescribing suggest that black and Asian people with dementia are not receiving the same quality of care as their white peers,...
14 units a week still harmful to health
Drinking less than the UK’s recommended limit of 14 units of alcohol per week still increases the risk of cardiovascular issues such as heart...
Longest NHS strike begins today and will last six days
The longest strike in the history of the NHS is getting under way this morning as junior doctors take part in a six-day walkout...