News/Events

News/Events

HIV used to cure 'bubble boy' disease

All eight infants now have fully functioning immune systems after undergoing treatment, say experts.

Pig brains partially revived four hours after death

The study could aid medical research and fuel debate about the difference between life and death.

Ipswich 'killing-suicide': Crisis team 'missed opportunity'

A mental health crisis team is criticised after a patient killed his wife before taking his own life.

The Priory fined £300k over death of 14-year-old girl

Amy El-Keria hanged herself at a clinic run by the private healthcare company in 2012.

A rasher of bacon a day 'ups cancer risk'

Eating even small amounts of red or processed meat increases the risk of bowel cancer, study finds.

Breech baby scan 'would save lives'

A scan at 36 weeks could help spot tricky breech deliveries, when a baby's bottom or feet will emerge first.

Technology to keep dementia patients out of hospital

Radar technology and tiny brain-monitors are just some of the devices being tested by a new research centre.

Statins 'don't work well for one in two people'

Fresh research questions the merit of the cholesterol-lowering pills taken by millions of Britons.

Epilepsy charity calls for social media seizure warnings

People with epilepsy are being exposed to flashing images, some deliberately, says a charity.

Sleep myths 'damaging your health'

US researchers have looked at the most common ones that we may fall for.

10th April 2019

Patients across Staffordshire aged 60-74 are being urged by local GPs to take up the bowel cancer screening test.

01st April 2019

On the 8th March 2019 NHS England published a guidance document for patients with Type 1 Diabetes setting out the eligibility ...

29th March 2019

NHS partners in Staffordshire are asking people to make small changes as part of Diabetes Prevention Week (1-7 April 2019). ...

18th March 2019

As part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, taking place during the month of March, health bosses at the Staffordshire ...

13th March 2019

The NHS in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is hoping to strengthen the local health workforce through changes to local ...