NHS needs an extra 5000 medical students says report
The Medical Schools Council (MSC), which represents UK medical schools, has published a position paper recommending that the number of medical students be increased...
Transplant Team at Wythenshawe Hospital undertake pioneering heart transplant
The Transplant Team at Wythenshawe Hospital have successfully carried out a pioneering type of transplant – and are just the fourth centre in the...
Labour calls for emergency legislation to “stamp out dangerous anti-vax content”
Ahead of the rollout of the Coronavirus vaccine, Labour has today called on the Government to urgently bring forward legislation that would include financial...
Salford launches Cold Homes summit
Hundreds of people could be spared the misery of winter – and millions of pounds saved for the NHS if fuel poverty can be...
Sex drug effective as heart failure treatment according to Manchester researchers
A drug used to treat erectile dysfunction has been found by University of Manchester scientists to slow or even reverse the progression of heart...
Refurbishment of The Christie’s radiotherapy centre in Oldham has reached a major milestone
A refurbishment of The Christie’s radiotherapy centre in Oldham has reached a major milestone with the arrival of a final new life-saving linear accelerator.
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North West bucks the trend as unexplained infant deaths rise in the region
The number of unexplained infant deaths has decreased in all regions in England in 2015 apart from in the North West and the West...
Ambulance workers to strike again in January
further strike days involving ambulance staff working for five services in England are to take place in the new year, says their union UNISON....
Child is first in the world to receive new gene therapy as part of...
A Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital patient is the first child in the world to receive a pioneering new gene therapy as part of a...
Stay at home plea if you are feeling ill
Health officials said people with a cough or cold should avoid visiting their grandparents over Christmas to protect them from a surge in winter...