Seven-day hospital policy has not reduced weekend mortality, Manchester reveals study
The first study to test whether access to consultants and diagnostics at weekends reduces mortality has found no association with weekend death rates.
The four...
Top UK scientists urge Prime Minister to prevent “catastrophic” fall in charity research funding
More than 60 of the UK’s top cardiovascular disease and cancer research scientists have signed an open letter to the Prime Minister pressing for...
A new Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) in Oldham will welcome its first patients later...
The £10 million centre, located in Salmon Fields,, opens on 19 December and is one of the first six CDCs in the region and...
Based on work at Manchester University new human Zika vaccine trials begin
The first participant has received a dose of a new Zika virus vaccine being trialled by the University of Liverpool at the Clinical Research...
Scientists identify potential cause of statin-related muscle pain
An international team of BHF-funded researchers may have discovered why some people experience muscle pain after taking statins.
The research, published in JACC: Basic to...
A third of people with Parkinson’s have seen their health deteriorate in lockdown
A third of people with Parkinson’s have experienced increased symptoms during lockdown, according to a survey by Lancaster University and the charity Parkinson’s UK.
The...
Annual screening detects breast cancers earlier for women aged 35-39 with a family history...
Annual screening for younger women aged 35-39 who have a family history of breast cancer would be highly effective in detecting tumours earlier, a...
Guy Garvey makes a Big Change for Manchester’s Homeless
Guy Garvey, lead singer of Elbow, has collaborated with Manchester Homelessness Partnership to help raise public awareness of their Big Change initiative.
Big Change is...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken action at LANCuk Heywood, following an inspection...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken action at LANCuk Heywood, following an inspection in March and April which found shortfalls in care
LANCuk (Learning...
The Decline in smoking in England has stalled since pandemic study finds
A decades-long decline in smoking prevalence in England has nearly ground to a halt since the start of the pandemic, according to a new...