Record levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in 2022
New data from the UK Health Security Agency published today shows record levels of gonorrhoea and syphilis diagnoses in 2022.
The latest data shows: that...
Children’s doctors call for an outright ban on disposable e-cigarettes
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is urging the UK Government to implement an outright ban on disposable e-cigarette products due to...
Costs of expensive new drugs threaten financial sustainability of NHS
New figures show that the total cost of prescription medicines to the NHS in England reached a new high of £17.2 billion in the...
Rochdale Showcases Its Work to European Health Leaders
Health chiefs from Rochdale have revealed the benefits of collaborative working in Greater Manchester to a conference of more than 1,000 delegates in Belgium.
Dr...
Being socially active in mid-late life linked to 30-50% lower dementia risk
People who are socially engaged when middle aged and beyond are 30-50% less likely to develop dementia later on, finds a new review of...
Manchester study starts to unravel stigma around ME
A Manchester study has thrown crucial new light on the relationship between the mental and physical health of people who suffer from three stigmatising...
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust launch recruitment campaign featuring Manchester classic Saturn...
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH) has teamed up with Cumbria-based NHS marketing specialists Just R to launch a video campaign attracting...
North West residents urged to ‘Think Again’ to prevent skin cancer
North West Cancer Research is calling on local people to step up their sun safety routines and help reduce their chances of getting skin...
New warning system for heatwaves is launched today
The UK Health Security Agency is today launching a new Heat-Health Alerting (HHA) service in patnership with the Met Office.
The new system will focus...
North West death toll as people across the region urged to sign a Cancer...
NEW analysis released by Cancer Research UK on World No Tobacco Day (31
May) estimates that tobacco causes the death of one person
in the North...