Smoke without fire: Just how safe are e-cigarettes?
E-cigarettes could reduce smoking-related deaths by 50,000 – despite a recent report calling for their regulation.
Reckless doctor suspended for telling suicidal patient ‘go home and kill yourself’… and how to Google methods
A family doctor has been suspended from practicing after a tribunal heard that he told a suicidal patient to “jolly well” kill herself during a row at his surgery.
I Will If You Will: Corrie star Jennie McAlpine urges fellow Bury women to get active as part of fitness campaign
Corrie star Jennie McAlpine is urging fellow Bury women to ‘make a pledge’ and get active as part of the I Will If You Will fitness campaign
Bolton mum warns of meningitis threat after son hospitalised despite doctors claiming he ‘just had a virus’
Meningitis is still rife and people must be aware of the symptoms, warned a Bolton mother as the country marks National Meningitis Awareness Week.
Family doctor told suicidal woman to ‘go home and kill yourself’, inquest hears
A family doctor stunned a suicidal patient who was contemplating killing herself by telling her ‘you can go and jolly well do it now’, a medical tribunal heard today in Manchester.
We can’t make elderly isolation disappear with £10milion ‘magic’ grant, says Greater Manchester charity
The Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation (GMCVO) is to receive the Big Lottery Fund money for its Ambition for Ageing project, which will look to tackle the widespread issue
Dementia tax: 30,000 Greater Manchester families forced to ‘break bank’ over care costs
Manchester carers are being forced to pay ‘dementia tax’ as the tax they already pay to the NHS won’t cover the cost of care if they fall ill, say the Alzheimer’s Society.
Quit the smoke and tell a joke: Stoptober uses comedians to lighten up bid to help people quit
Stoptober campaigners are advising smokers in the North West to ditch the fags for a gag in an attempt to reduce the number of cigarette users in the UK throughout October.
Alice in Wonderland Tea Party challenges idea of ‘mad’ to highlight mental health issues
An Alice in Wonderland themed tea party entertained commuters and shoppers in Rochdale whilst highlighting mental health misunderstandings on Friday.
Female genital mutilation: Thousands of young Manchester girls at risk of ‘barbaric’ illegal practice
Greater Manchester is one of the country’s hotspots for the illegal practice of female genital mutilation with over 2,000 girls at risk.
Greater Manchester men and families affected by prostate cancer offered free counselling
Free counselling is being offered to Greater Manchester men and their families affected by prostate cancer thanks to a team up between Relate and Prostate Cancer UK.