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Category: Health

Questions over safety of giving newborns mother’s vaginal fluids

Encouraging breast feeding and avoiding unnecessary antibiotics may be more important, say experts In The BMJ today, experts raise concerns about the increasing demand...

Top tips on how to fight the cravings and maintain a healthy weight

Watch our video featuring nutritionist Shona Wilkinson for helpful tips and advice on how you can maintain a healthy weight in 2016 Many of us think that we are taking...

Salford Dadz to expand to Winton after success of Little Hulton pilot

A pioneering network set up in Little Hulton to help disadvantaged fathers is flourishing with more members than ever joining their ranks. The Salford Dadz project was...

Salford’s patient groups unite in first event of its kind

Salford’s Patient Participation Groups (PPG) came together at a first of a kind event organised by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the Vanguard...

Salford University lecturer scoops national British Journal of Midwifery Practice award

University of Salford lecturer Kath Holt has been presented with a prestigious British Journal of Midwifery Practice Award. Kath, who lecturers in midwifery and neonatal...

Share the love this Valentines Day and make a date to Race for Life in Manchester

Today, Valentines Day, a heartfelt invitation is going out to all women in Manchester urging them to enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. Event organisers are...

Barbara Keeley MP calls for urgent action to ‘Fix Dementia Care’

Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, is backing Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Fix Dementia Care’ campaign which calls for improvements to dementia care in...

It’s not you, it’s not me, it’s ED

New report focusing on erectile dysfunction from a female perspective Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common condition that can affect men everywhere, in fact more than...

‘Industrial action today was a necessity, not a choice’ says one junior doctor

Junior doctors across the country took part in a 24-hour walkout today for the second time in four weeks. Industrial action began at 8am on Wednesday 10 February and...

The virtual reality for Salford residents living with dementia

SALFORD residents living with dementia are taking part in a revolutionary, virtual reality rehabilitation pilot, led by a local brain injury charity. Thanks to £500,000...