Genetic screening before prescribing could benefit millions

Four million UK patients could benefit annually from genetic testing before being prescribed common medicines, according to new research from the University of East...

399 patients in Northern Care Alliance Trust died while on NHS waiting lists last...

399 people died in the Northern Care Alliance Trust (which provides hospital services in Oldham, Rochdale, Salford and Bury) last year while waiting for...

Y chromosome puts men at risk of heart disease

Men who carry a specific type of Y chromosome are at an 11 per cent increased risk of heart and circulatory disease, according to...

Nick Grimshaw urges Greater Manchester to back cancer deaths plan to avoid 2,300 a...

CANCER Research UK has today set out how the next UK Government could reduce cancer mortality rates, by preventing thousands of future cancers as...

Paul Ince calls for more men to support England in a way that really...

Paul Ince once heroically saved England’s World Cup hopes by bleeding for the nation and now is calling for more men to step forward...

Decent NHS pay rise is crucial if both the workforce and the economy are...

Proper investment in NHS staff is essential for both the UK’s economic success and if there’s to be any hope of filling record staff...

One in two people hospitalised with COVID-19 developed at least one complication

An observational study of more than 70,000 people in 302 UK hospitals has found that one in two people hospitalised with COVID-19 developed at...

New Stockport service brings rapid access to mental health support

A new mental health crisis centre for Stockport that was unable to open due to social distancing guidance has announced the launch of an...

Over a third of local areas in England reduce real terms spending on low...

A new report out today from Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has found that over a third of local areas in England...

The power of pets

The first attempt to systematically review existing evidence has shown that pet ownership can help people with mental health problems. The study of 17 research...