Utz Quality Foods has issued an immediate nationwide recall of selected Zapp’s and Dirty brand potato chips over fears they may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. The recall, announced on…
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
Psilocybin may cause lasting brain structure changes, research suggests. Scientists have found that a single dose of the active compound in magic mushrooms can produce anatomical alterations in the brain…
More than one million Britons now rely on modern dual-action inhalers, overtaking the number of patients who still depend on traditional blue devices for the first time. The milestone marks…
People living with Alzheimer’s disease in the UK are being locked out of experimental treatments because they are not diagnosed early enough – or with enough precision – to qualify…
Regular takeaway meals can age you three months faster than cooking at home, according to a new study that suggests the nation’s Friday-night habit may be quietly accelerating the biological…
Cranberry juice may help antibiotics fight drug-resistant urinary tract infections, new research suggests, offering a potential weapon against a growing public health threat. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the…
Young kitchen workers are dying from a lung disease that could be caught earlier if a workforce screening programme existed, doctors and health officials have warned. Without such a programme,…
A global map now plots more than 10,000 people named Kirsty, Kirstie, Kerstie and other assorted spellings, after an 11-year-old girl from Tunbridge Wells who is being treated for a…
Millions of Britons risk developing a dependency on nasal decongestant sprays, the UK’s medicines regulator has warned, as it issued fresh guidance limiting their use to a maximum of five…
Three people have died and several others have fallen ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed. The WHO said at…