A rare, deadly hantavirus outbreak has occurred on a luxury cruise ship, prompting a global track-and-trace operation as authorities scramble to contain a pathogen that has already killed three passengers…
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
Global South countries have brought negotiations on the World Health Organization’s pandemic treaty to a standstill, refusing to finalise a crucial annex unless they receive binding guarantees of equitable access…
The Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is once again housing returned British nationals in isolation, after NHS England and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) requested the use…
Britons travelling on the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius will be repatriated to a hotel that served as a quarantine site during the Covid-19 pandemic, as officials prepare to bring…
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Eating nearly a third less high blood pressure risk with legumes and soy, a new meta-analysis suggests. The study, published in BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health, found that consuming around…
A wife’s playful prank on her husband has inadvertently demonstrated how easily negative expectations can make a person feel genuinely ill. Science writer Helen Pilcher recently recounted how, after giving…
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A new drug that can slow the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is now available on the NHS for children and young people, offering hope to hundreds of families…
Every minute delay in restarting a heart reduces survivability by 10%, according to Richard Webber, an associate clinical director of St John Ambulance and a practising NHS paramedic in the…