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Bronchiolitis is a common viral infection in Greater Manchester and across the UK. It affects 1 in 3 children under two. It is most widespread during winter (November to March), and it is possible to get it more than once.

This week, Monday 14th November–Sunday 20th November 2022, is national Self Care Week. The annual awareness week gives us the opportunity to focus on ways in which we can all make small changes and take steps which will improve our physical and mental wellbeing.

Dr Murugesan Raja, Clinical Lead for Respiratory Medicine in Manchester has shared a blog post for World COPD Day – Wednesday 16 November 2022

On World Diabetes Day, Derek Schofield shares his experience of taking part in the NHS Low Calorie Diet Programme. With support from the NHS, he’s shed the weight and relies on less medication to manage his condition.

Hundreds of volunteers from across Manchester will be invited to return to mobile clinics over the coming weeks for their second appointment as part of the NHS-Galleri trial.

When Max Dickins proposed to his girlfriend, he realised there was no one he could ask to be his best man. The author of ‘Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem' soon learned that he wasn't the only man struggling with friendships. Hear Max discuss why male loneliness matters and what we can do about it.