Extreme heat is a leading cause of death in America – and as the UK swelters through its own increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves, the same warning applies closer to…
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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Beards are not dirtier than clean-shaven faces, research suggests – despite a long‑standing public perception to the contrary. The belief that facial hair is unhygienic has persisted for decades, influencing…
Three women who received life-saving heart transplants have donated their own diseased hearts to medical research, with the organs now being used in landmark studies that could bring scientists closer…
Pharmacists across the UK are describing the current wave of medicine shortages as the worst they have encountered in their professional lives, with supply problems affecting a range of treatments…
Emily Clarkson has shared a poignant quote from her father, Jeremy Clarkson, in which he makes an urgent plea for men to undergo prostate cancer checks, as she marked his…
A man’s misdiagnosed leg pain, repeatedly blamed on a decades-old back injury, ultimately cost him both legs after doctors failed for four years to check the blood flow in his…
Plastic surgeons are reporting a sharp rise in patients seeking cosmetic interventions after shedding significant weight on GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy, as the rapid fat loss leaves…
Australia is no longer free of the deadly H5 bird flu. The federal agriculture minister, Julie Collins, confirmed this weekend that a brown skua found sick in Western Australia has…