by joa19oas | Mar 25, 2021 | Health, Sport
Sheffield Tennis Clubs welcomed the return of tennis this week in the initial phase of the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, after months of uncertainty. The news came after the Government gave the green light for courts to reopen from 29 March after venues were...
by joa19clg | Mar 25, 2021 | Charity, Culture, Health, Sport
Athletes are preparing to run up to 200 miles for Wausau’s first-ever ‘Backyard’ UltraMarathon, which could go multiple days straight. On April 30, participants will run a 4.1-mile loop at Sylvan Hill every hour on the hour, until the last man standing wins. ...
by joa19oas | Mar 25, 2021 | Charity, Health, News
A doctor from Sheffield has taken on a mammoth challenge by running the equivalent distance of the famous Route 66 in America, to raise thousands for Barnsley Hospital. Dr Sughrat Siddiqui, a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics, is determined to complete 45...
by joa19jma | Mar 25, 2021 | Health, News, Top Story 4 - Home Page Picture
NHS England has warned of a significant shortage in the Astra-Zeneca vaccine coming at the end of March, thought to last four weeks. A letter from NHS England was sent to all vaccination centres on 17 March. It detailed the considerable reduction in supply, saying...
by joa18cl | Mar 18, 2021 | Health, News, Top stories, Top Story 2 - Home Page sub 1
The University of Sheffield has been awarded £1.2 million to develop a treatment to help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease. Scientists from the University of Sheffield’s Institute of Translational Neuroscience, led by Dr Heather Mortiboys, have been...
by admin | Mar 18, 2021 | Health, News, Top Story - Home Page Lead
Today, the University of Sheffield announced their upcoming gene therapy innovation centre. The Sheffield Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) will be one of three cutting-edge centres spread across the UK. The other two are based at King’s College...