The world is hurtling towards a cancer care catastrophe, with a projected shortage of 100 million healthcare workers by 2050 at the same time as nearly 100,000 people are being…
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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Tony Blair and Alan Milburn, two of the most prominent figures from the New Labour era, have delivered a double-barrelled critique of the current government’s direction, with Blair accusing Sir…
A new cancer jab has eradicated tumours in 15 patients in a major international trial, offering hope to those with advanced head and neck cancer who have run out of…
A new targeted drug, ozekibart, has halted the progression of advanced bowel cancer in 87 per cent of patients in an early trial, offering hope to those with few remaining…
Trial fails to meet primary goal A blood test for more than 50 types of cancer that was once hailed as the holy grail of oncology has failed its primary…
No specific treatments or vaccines exist for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, the virus behind an escalating outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, global health authorities…
The Global Surge in Early-Onset Cancer The number of people under 50 diagnosed with cancer has risen by nearly 80 per cent in three decades, with global cases increasing from…
Obesity may accelerate how early breast cancer spreads in women, according to new research from the University of Oklahoma that identifies specific biological changes in tumour cells and their surrounding…
A new genomic test could spare millions of women chemotherapy for breast cancer, after the largest trial of its kind demonstrated that many patients with the most common form of…