£829.7m a year up in smoke – economic toll of smoking in Greater Manchester...
The £829.7m annual toll of smoking on Greater Manchester’s economy is disclosed this week, amid growing calls for a levy on big tobacco companies....
NHS rolls out new ‘lifeline’ combination therapy for hundreds of women with womb cancer
Hundreds of women with advanced womb cancer in England are to be offered a new ‘lifeline’ option from today, as the NHS rolls out...
Football star opens new cardiac pacing suite providing enhanced heart care for patients
Heart care for patients is now being provided from an enhanced environment thanks to a new cardiac pacing suite opening at Stepping Hill Hospital.
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New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using...
New guidelines from the UN health agency released on Monday have advised against using non-sugar sweeteners (NSS).
The recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
The rise of Manchester’s ‘SALT TOOTH’ a public health time bomb
A region once famed for its sweet tooth, new data today exposes a staggering number of people in Manchester and the North West have...
Risk of long COVID higher for people living in most deprived areas
New research has found that the risk of long COVID is strongly associated with area-level deprivation, with the odds of having long COVID 46...
Christie Hospital has its rating lowered by inspectors
Manchester’s Christie Hospital has been down grounded from outstanding to good following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year
The Cancer...
Roadshow comes to Manchester to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage
Members of the public in Manchester are being encouraged to get their liver checked for free at Cathedral Gardens, Corporation Street, M4 3BG on...
‘Silent emergency’: Premature births claim a million lives yearly
A “silent emergency” that is claiming one million tiny lives born premature each year requires concerted action to swiftly improve children’s health and survival,...
Government plans will aim to end the 8.00am rush to get a GP appointment
For the first time ever, patients who need prescription medication will be able to get it directly from a pharmacy, without a GP appointment,...