Rugby legends are cycling for charity, with 16 former international stars set to saddle up for a 500-mile challenge in aid of the motor neurone disease charity founded by the…
Author: Sophie Hargreaves
Sophie Hargreaves
Health Correspondent
Sophie Hargreaves covers medical research, new treatments, disease outbreaks and prevention for Health News Daily. She holds a Master's degree in Health Sciences from the University of Leeds and has spent several years translating complex medical science into clear, accessible reporting for a general audience. Sophie focuses on the latest clinical trials, NICE and MHRA approvals, vaccination programmes and emerging health threats, always with an eye on what these developments mean for people in the UK.
· MSc Health Sciences (University of Leeds), science communication volunteer, medical research literacy
· Clinical trials and drug approvals (NICE, MHRA), cancer screening programmes, vaccination and outbreak response, women's health (endometriosis, PCOS, menopause), weight management treatments, AI in diagnostics
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In a significant reversal of decades of dietary guidance, medical authorities are now endorsing high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets as a legitimate strategy for weight loss and managing type 2 diabetes. This…
Thousands of men across the UK are grappling with a distressing and little-understood condition that leaves the penis in a state of uncomfortable limbo—firm and rubbery even when not aroused.…
Nearly half of all children in the United States are breathing air deemed dangerous to human health, according to a major new public health assessment, with experts warning that a…
A tongue ulcer that fails to heal within a fortnight is a key early warning sign of mouth cancer that should never be dismissed as a minor injury, a leading…
Every two seconds, a woman goes into labour in a health centre where there is no clean water to wash her hands, no functioning toilet and no soap – a…