Young adults at highest risk of weight gain
Young adults aged 18 to 24 are at the highest risk of becoming overweight or developing obesity in the next decade of their life...
Breast cancer breakthrough as new treatment requires one shot of radiotherapy instead of multiple...
A pioneering breast cancer therapy which requires just one shot of radiotherapy rather than conventional weeks-long treatment, has proven to be as effective for...
NHS checks for bowel cancer hit record-high thanks to Dame Deborah
Record numbers of people have come forward for bowel cancer checks thanks to lifesaving awareness raising by Dame Deborah James, the NHS said today.
Between...
New Stockport NHS clinic for ‘Long COVID’ patients
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust have set up a new specialist community clinic to support patients who have ongoing symptoms associated with COVID-19.
The ‘Long-COVID’ clinic...
Van Tam-“ I don’t think we’ll eradicate coronavirus ever, I think it’s going to...
"I don't think we'll eradicate coronavirus ever, I think it's going to be with humankind forever.” said Professor Van-Tam during this evening’s Downing Street...
NHS promises extra beds this winter
Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, additional ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter, the...
Greater Manchester to take part in new cancer detection trial launched today by the...
The NHS will today launch the world’s largest trial of a revolutionary new blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer...
“The power of science”: HPV vaccine proven to dramatically reduce cervical cancer
After decades of research, the UK implemented a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine programme for teenage girls in 2008.
Now, for the first time, a study has shown that...
Eating fish but not meat give many health benefits
Compared with meat eaters, fish eaters have a lower risk of several adverse heart diseases, including stroke.
These findings, which were part of new research...
Liver cancer deaths climb by around 50% in the last decade
Liver cancer death rates have increased by around 50% in the last decade and have tripled since records began, according to the latest calculations...