Don’t wait – Smokers in Greater Manchester urged to make 2021 the year they...
Don’t wait to quit – that’s the message from NHS doctors and former smokers as a hard-hitting campaign launches across Greater Manchester.
The Don’t...
New study shows impact of international travel on death rates during Covid first wave
A new study comparing countries most severely hit by COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic has found that international travel showed the...
Regular meat consumption linked with a wide range of common diseases
Regular meat consumption is associated with a range of diseases that researchers had not previously considered, according to a large, population-level study conducted by...
Government approach to negative body image ‘dangerous’
As the country prepares for the reopening of gyms and beauty salons, a new report into body image has branded the Government's approach to...
An image of our times – NHS trust marks International Nurses Day with inspiring...
In celebration of International Nurses Day on 12 May 2021, a mental health and learning disabilities NHS Trust has turned an iconic image of...
Fears breast cancer progress could stall due to COVID-19 backlog
Around 10,600 fewer breast cancer patients have started treatment in the last year in England.
Breast cancer deaths reached an all-time low before the pandemic,...
UK’s food habits are doing terrible damge to its health says report
Britain must change what it eats and the way it produces food to stop "terrible damage" to people's health and the environment, a government...
Regulator approves Moderna COVID-19 shot for 12 to 17-year-olds
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years.
The vaccine, known...
Union warns most health workers are fed up
Health workers in England – angry that rising costs have already wiped out their recent pay rise – have voted to oppose the government...
New Manchester research aims to make prescribing of medication safer for people in prison
Manchester-based researchers have taken an important step towards making it safer for people in prison who are prescribed medication.
The research*, published in the British...