Young shun alcohol and cigarettes across the NW
Young people across the north-west continue to shun alcohol and smoking, a new survey has revealed.
The Trading Standards North West survey is delivered every...
6 in 10 food adverts during family TV shows promote junk food
A new report, based on research conducted at the University of Liverpool, shows that almost six in ten food and drink adverts shown during...
Manchester Hospital to become the UK’s largest donor sperm bank
Saint Mary’s Hospital has announced a unique collaboration with US company Fairfax Cryobank to establish a new base for storing and distributing donor sperm from Manchester...
Fundraiser who lost 50kg will celebrate with a bungee jump for The Christie
A charity fundraiser from Wythenshawe who has lost almost 50kg in the past year will celebrate his achievement by doing his first ever bungee...
More research needed to prevent BAME older people becoming socially isolated across Greater Manchester
A new report published by Ambition for Ageing calls for more research into the experiences of older Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people...
Green light for The Christie’s revolutionary radiotherapy machine
A revolutionary new form of radiotherapy at The Christie has been given the green light from European regulators to begin treating patients.
Elekta Unity, the...
Greater Manchester Stands Together in Remembrance of 1,279 Lives Lost to Suicide
Greater Manchester will join a global initiative to mark World Suicide Prevention Day with an inaugural public candlelit vigil, hosted by the Salford mental...
Green light for funding boost to Salford’s stroke rehab services
More than half a million pounds is being pumped into Salford’s stroke and neuro-rehab services to reduce hospital stay and waiting times.
NHS Salford Clinical...
Health check “postcode lottery” ranks Manchester seventh worst in the country
Manchester Council's Liberal Democrats have today warned that Manchester is in the midst of a "dangerous postcode lottery" as official figures reveal...
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,...