Dr Steven Forde, 45, a consultant anaesthetist, was spotted by a security guard in York allegedly ‘acting suspiciously’ so he enlisted the help of two police community support officers.

A controversial personal DNA test that can tell people whether they are at risk of cancer and other diseases is now available in the UK.

Greater Manchester’s ‘lost generation of cookers’ are being given a nudge back into the kitchen as part of the Love Food Hate Waste campaign

Tony Lloyd has urged Greater Manchester to show solidarity this World AIDS Day against discrimination, prejudice and hatred aimed at HIV sufferers.

Vitamin C can CURE cancer but won’t be funded for human trials because money can’t be made on it, claim an alternative therapy doctor promoting the £3,000 treatment across Manchester.

A new exercise game that hopes to keep the elderly fit enough to avoid serious falls has been developed by Manchester University and Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Rats’ nests by children’s hospital wards and cockroach infestations in surgery departments are just some of the 350 cases of vermin call-outs faced by North Manchester hospitals in 2014, MM can reveal.

The region has one of the highest incidences of reported anti-social behaviour in the country, and at least one in every ten calls to Greater Manchester Police relating to anti-social behaviour references the consumption and effect of alcohol.

Manchester-based eatery Tea 42 takes the cake at the inaugural FreeFrom Eating Out (FFEO) Awards, being crowned one of the best places for diners with special dietary needs to eat out

How safe is laughing gas, also known as nitrous oxide, NOS or even hippy crack? MM investigate by talking to health chiefs and users.

Devolution to the region will deliver massive benefits to health and social care – including the diagnosis and treatment of dementia – according to a senior Manchester health official.