NHS launches NHS 111 online campaign ahead of winter
The NHS is launching its annual NHS 111 Online campaign today, encouraging people to get the help they need from the convenience of their...
One in six resort to the DIY doctor after failing to secure face-to-face GP...
Of people who failed to get a face-to-face GP appointment in the past year, a staggering one in six resorted to being a “DIY...
Bird flu confirmed in Oldham Park
Government officials have confirmed Avian flu has been found at Alexandra Park after a number of birds were found dead in the boating lake.
To...
AI helps Manchester scientists to understand congenital heart defects
Scientists at The University of Manchester are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help unravel the secrets of gene mutations that can lead to babies...
Based on work at Manchester University new human Zika vaccine trials begin
The first participant has received a dose of a new Zika virus vaccine being trialled by the University of Liverpool at the Clinical Research...
Long Covid can impact fatigue and quality of life worse than some cancers
Fatigue is the symptom that most significantly impacts the daily lives of long Covid patients, and can affect quality of life more than some...
NHS braced for severe disruption due to first consultant strikes in a decade
The NHS is bracing itself for one of the toughest strikes in its history beginning on Thursday morning, England’s top doctor has warned.
Consultant doctors...
COVID vaccinations to start a month earlier after variant of concern worries
This year’s autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccine programmes will start earlier than planned in England as a precautionary measure following the identification of a...
New treatment that could prove curative for blood cancer patients to be offered by...
Hundreds of people with an aggressive type of blood cancer, known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are set to benefit from a potentially...
Climate change will have a profound effect on the health of people in the...
A new report out today suggests that climate change will have a profound effect on the health of people in the UK
The report.based on...