Takeaways and meal delivery grew by more than 50% during the pandemic – and...
While restaurant re-openings saw takeaway consumption fall through 2020, takeaway consumption began to rise again going in to 2021, this time to around 470...
COVID-19: Fall in cancer treatment rose following ‘rapid’ NHS guidance
The number of patients starting anticancer therapies dropped by more than 30 per cent in April, the month following the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown,...
Lateral flow tests detect most people at risk of transmitting Covid-19
Lateral flow tests are more accurate than previously reported and cannot be compared directly to how PCR tests work, finds a new paper
The peer-reviewed...
Manchester has highest premature death rate for heart and circulatory diseases in England
Manchester has the highest premature death rate for heart and circulatory diseases in England, according to new figures released by the British Heart Foundation...
Major new report calls for a ‘re-imagining’ of the NHS if the service is...
The NHS is at a critical crossroads, with NHS leaders calling for a reassessment of what the health service can deliver as it prepares...
The Christie has launched a new chemotherapy suite at Doctor Kershaw’s Hospice in Royton
More cancer patients from the Oldham area can now receive first class chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments closer to home.
Manchester’s specialist cancer centre, The Christie,...
Researchers help map the challenge of type 2 diabetes in Greater Manchester
A new report is aiming to reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes in Greater Manchester by helping communities understand their unique set of...
Up to 10 million people may need mental health support due to coronavirus
The Government and the NHS must prepare now to meet increased need for mental health support in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, according...
One in ten people over 40 now have Type 2 Diabetes in the UK
One in ten people over 40 in the UK are now living with a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, according to new analysis...
Warning over dangers of baby face masks
Parents and carers are being warned of the risk of suffocation from 'cute' baby coverings being promoted online.
The Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Child Death...