Salmonella warning from pork scratchings made in Bolton

Pork scratchings made in Bolton linked to salmonella poisoning have left at least 12 people needing hospital treatment. The Food Standards Agency have raised concerns about...

Covid jab protection wanes after six months, study warns

Covid protection from two doses of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines begins to wane within six months, a new study has found. Analysis from the...

Surge in smoking among young adults during lockdown

The number of 18- to 34-year-olds who smoke increased by 25% in England during the first lockdown, according to a new study This means that...

Digital wound monitoring solution launches across Greater Manchester

A new digital platform to support remote monitoring of complex wounds has begun rolling out across Greater Manchester. ‘WoundPad’ was collaboratively designed and developed by...

Potentially dangerous diet pills sold on eBay

A Which? investigation has found dozens of weight loss supplements containing potentially dangerous ingredients being sold on eBay, Wish and AliExpress, as the consumer...

Manchester Study finds GP turnover increasing over past decade in England

The majority of NHS regions experienced a steady rise in GP turnover between 2007 and 2019, according to a new study by University of...

Antibody testing to be offered to all over 18’s from this week

The United Kingdom will begin offering COVID-19 antibody testing to the general public in the coming week for the first time. The government's new programme...

Manchester researchers discover hearing loss could be cause of depression in older people

University of Manchester researchers have discovered that hearing loss may act as a cause of depression in older people. And those in the lowest wealth...

Record number of children and young people waiting for eating disorder treatment, as soaring...

The number of under-19s waiting for eating disorder treatment has reached record levels as services are struggling to provide timely treatment in the face...

Delta variant may have shattered herd immunity concept

A new study has found that fully jabbed adults can shelter virus levels as high as unvaccinated people if infected with the Delta variant,...