Joy Watson, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease on her 55th birthday, was joined by her husband Tony and their two dogs Chloe and Artaud at Heaton Park to launch this year’s Alzheimer’s Society’s Manchester Memory Walk, which takes place on Saturday, September 27

The charity Invest In ME have raised £350,000 towards a clinical trial of Rituximab, a drug which is also used by people suffering from arthritis.

A brave archer who suffered a stroke just six weeks before competing at the British Transplant Games bagged bronze – eventhough she had a weakened left arm.

Legal highs could potentially be a thing of the past as Wigan Council are cracking down on retailers selling them to children.

Shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham has slammed David Cameron in a Manchester speech today –branding the Prime Minister ‘not honest’ about his plans to privatise the NHS.

Leading Manchester political figures, campaigners and police welcome tough new measures aimed at preventing female genital mutilation unveiled by the Prime Minister.

If patients see the same doctor every time they visit a surgery, the NHS could save a staggering £1.42billion if changes in primary emergency care, claims a Manchester University report.

The Shadow Health Secretary warned that cuts to services and a ‘collapse’ in social care have left hospitals struggling to function effectively.

Teenagers are risking damaging their health by drinking sports energy drinks while watching television – and now an expert from a Manchester university claims bottles should come with warnings.

Central Manchester CCG is forking out the money after NHS England withdraw its funding due to financial constraints and limited evidence of a reduction in hospital admissions.

A multi-million pound hospital in Manchester’s city centre has been announced as part of a partnership between Manchester Metropolitan University and the UK’s largest healthcare charity.