More than 10,000 miscarriages could be prevented every year in the UK if the NHS offered women further tests after their first loss rather than waiting until their third, according…
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
Scientists are studying the patterns of cell division in both healthy and cancerous cells, aiming to understand how the molecular machinery that separates chromosomes can malfunction and drive tumour growth.…
A young mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer after her symptoms were repeatedly dismissed as normal post-birth discomfort. Tia Faye Clark, 24, a barber from Pembrokeshire, gave birth to her…
Obesity is a key factor in rising cancer rates among under-50s, a major new study suggests, but researchers warn it does not tell the full story. The steady increase in…
Once feared as a gateway to societal collapse, psychedelics are being reimagined as a medical breakthrough — a transformation that came into sharp focus last month when President Donald Trump…
A patient inadvertently received the wrong antidepressant after discovering Citalopram 40mg tablets inside a sealed carton marked as Sertraline 100mg, prompting a precautionary recall by the UK medicines regulator.The Medicines…
A GP charged cancer patients up to £15,000 for garlic oil injections administered from a “squalid and unsanitary” room in his council house, a medical tribunal has heard. Dr Mohsen…
Fructose, not just sugar and salt, is the real culprit in ultra-processed foods, scientists have warned. A comprehensive review by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz, published in Nature…
The US Supreme Court on Monday confronted the thorny intersection of federal pesticide regulation and state consumer protection laws, as justices peppered lawyers in a landmark case that will decide…
People who regularly turn to right-wing media for their news are more than twice as likely to be hesitant about vaccines, according to a major new survey from Johns Hopkins…