Heart attack and stroke deaths related to air pollution could exceed 160,000 by 2030
Heart and circulatory disease deaths attributed to particulate matter air pollution could exceed 160,000 over the next decade in the UK, unless the new...
Thousands of children hospitalised after self-poisoning with drugs and bleach
Public Health England has released its report showing the trends in numbers of hospital admissions as a result of intentional self-poisoning in young people...
“Go for your cervical screening test – it really could save your life”
Cancer survivor Hayley from Stockport is speaking out about having cervical cancer to raise awareness during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week which runs from 23...
Scientists developing Covid-19 vaccine nasal spray
Lancaster University researchers have successfully engineered a Covid-19 vaccine which can be administered through the nose.
The researchers administered two doses of the vaccine via...
BBC Radio Manchester launch “Mad for It” event to get Manchester’s lads talking
As part of the BBC’s major series for Mental Health Awareness Week, BBC Radio Manchester and presenter, Mike Sweeney will be turning Salford Lad’s Club...
LIVE-People under 30 are to be offered an alternatice to Astra Zeneca vaccine in...
Live updates here as the European Medical Agency and Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation...
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...
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...
Building progress on Stepping Hill Hospital’s new Emergency and Urgent Care Campus
Key structures are now in place on a building project set to greatly improve emergency and urgent care at Stepping Hill Hospital.
The ‘Emergency and...
Dieting and weight worries on rise in teens
Significantly higher numbers of Generation Z boys and girls in the UK are dieting to lose weight, and are likely to overestimate their own...