Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Men with heart, kidney or liver conditions more likely to be offered intervention compared with women, global analysis finds Women with the same medical condition as men are less likely to be offered treatment such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller, research has found. A review of global research found that for several health problems, including cardiovascular conditions, kidney disease and Parkinson’s, women were less likely to receive the same treatment as men, revealing the extent to which women have significantly unequal care. Continue reading...

A Northern Health Science Alliance and Academy of Medical Sciences North of England Cross-Sector Hub event

The country music star broke into song before she was inoculated, and urged her fans to “get out there and get your shot.”

Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will intensify across most of the central to eastern U.S. this week, the National Weather Service said.

Britain has the opportunity to create jobs across the north and Scotland by empowering the NHS and the life sciences sector to drive place-based economic growth

As part of HLTH’s partner programme, the NHSA returned to the international conference in Amsterdam to deliver a session drawing on the talent and expertise across northern regions. Titled ‘Northern L...

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

Edge Hill University has cemented its position at the forefront of health and life sciences research by becoming the newest member of the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA). The alliance is a pan...

Glenn Gibbins (not “Glen Gibbons” as their leaflets suggest…) is the Reform UK candidate for Hylton Castle ward in Sunderland. He says he is standing...

The British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 mont...

A £50 million investment will see 27 neighbourhood health centres developed by 2027 with the aim of bringing care closer to home, and a further 250 centres rolled out by 2036. These plans are part of ...

Bolton Council has celebrated new early intervention schemes for reducing the budget spend in children’s services by over a million.

YouTube video by Northern Health Science Alliance

What do current events in Iran mean for women in the country?

YouTube video by UK Covid-19 Inquiry

New figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a decrease in Healthy Life Expectancy in England and clear geographical divide. The new figures show the number of years of good ...

In the call for submissions for the Wakley Prize earlier this year, we quoted Søren Kierkegaard's notion that life “must be understood backwards; but…it must be lived forwards” and encouraged people t...