Regulator approves Moderna COVID-19 shot for 12 to 17-year-olds
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years.
The vaccine, known...
Union warns most health workers are fed up
Health workers in England – angry that rising costs have already wiped out their recent pay rise – have voted to oppose the government...
New Manchester research aims to make prescribing of medication safer for people in prison
Manchester-based researchers have taken an important step towards making it safer for people in prison who are prescribed medication.
The research*, published in the British...
COVID isolation period to be reduced from ten to seven days
The period that people have to isolate if they test positive for Covid is to be reduced from ten days to seven, the Government...
Kidney disease probably caused by obesity, find Manchester scientists
study led by University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) researchers has revealed that obesity is likely to cause an increased...
No Smoking Day – half a million saved for ex-smokers
Patients at Stepping Hill Hospital who have given up smoking are ‘quids-in’ thanks to the specialist team who helped them quite the habit.
To celebrate...
GPs and mental health trust working together to help people
Patients visiting GP surgeries across Greater Manchester will soon benefit from dedicated support from a senior and highly experienced mental health practitioner.
Pennine Care NHS...
Over 150 people receive support from new post-covid service
More than 150 people living with complex physical, emotional and cognitive problems following covid have received support from a new post-covid support service in...
Long COVID resulting in 100,000 workers being off work at any one time
The number of people with long COVID has been on the rise – with the latest ONS figures showing that there were almost 2...
Second-hand smoke a possible asthma risk for future generations, study finds
Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke when he was a child, according to a study...