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...
by job18ha | Mar 18, 2021 | Charity, Health, News
The Cathedral Archer Project launched an online film festival to inform and educate people on homelessness, including the stories of Chris and Danielle who had experienced homelessness first-hand. The aim of the Sheffield-based charity is to help individuals fulfil...
