The Government has ‘consistently refused’ to support female genital mutilation (FGM) prevention, according to a Manchester-based human rights organisation.

Mothers across Manchester are among the worst in the country for refusing to give up cigarettes while pregnant, with Tameside and Glossop mums-to-be ranking the worst in the city.

Bowel cancer survival rates vary so drastically across Greater Manchester that patients are twice more likely to die in some areas than in others.

Leigh MP Andy Burnham came under fire for insulting the victims of the Mid Staffordshire hospital scandal in a heated Twitter exchange on Saturday night.

Senior Manchester health official brands paying NHS doctors to diagnose dementia ‘politically motivated’ and says it ‘raises ehtical considerations’

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.

Oldham MP, Debbie Abrahams, leant her support after Clive Efford announced the private member’s bill last Friday to re-establish the legal duty to provide national health services in England.

A Labour MP has blasted the government after figures revealed there has been a 45% increase in the amount of Manchester patients having operations cancelled at the last minute.

Manchester’s ‘ex-smokers’ are the worst in the country for LYING about their success at ditching cigs, according to a new report – while every Mancunian forks out £62 every year to pay for their hospital fees.

NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group launch campaign to ensure thousands of unpaid carers in the area are accounted for

Manchester objects to paying for healthcare despite a predicted shortfall in NHS funding