New Drug ‘melts away’ fat inside arteries
A new drug being trialled for treating breast cancer and diabetes has been shown to 'melt away' the fat inside arteries that can cause...
Dependence on prescription medicines linked to deprivation
Public Health England have published the first-ever evidence review of dependence and withdrawal problems associated with five commonly prescribed classes of medicines in England
They...
Mayor pledges to end new cases of HIV in Greater Manchester residents within 25...
Greater Manchester is to join a global network of cities spearheading the fight against HIV.
The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham unveiled the plan...
Dietitians across the UK urge the public to avoid the diet rush this January
From the water diet to the boiled egg diet, dietitians have had to bat back numerous ideas and suggestions from their patients and clients...
NHS England to fund pioneering new brain surgery at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Pioneering brain surgery that allows children who are deaf to experience the sensation of hearing for the first time is being made routinely available,...
A “digital detox” does not improve wellbeing say psychologists
A 24-hour period of abstinence from your smartphone induces cravings, but mood and anxiety remain stable say psychologists.
The study asked participants to place their...
NHS Test and Trace may fail without a decent income for all workers who...
The TUC estimates that 2 million employees will have no sick pay if required to self-isolate and is calling for urgent legislation to extend statutory sick pay to...
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in England has dropped by over...
The number of people infected with the coronavirus in England has dropped by over two-thirds since January.
But infections are still high with around 1...
Manchester study links deprivation with risk of dying from sepsis
The most socioeconomically deprived groups in society are nearly twice as likely to die from sepsis within 30 days, researchers from The University of...
‘Months of face mask misery’ ahead for deaf people as only a quarter of...
The UK’s 12 million deaf adults and 50,000 deaf children have “months of face mask misery” ahead because three in four people don’t know...