Health

THE UK’S leading vape retailer, VPZ lobbied outside the Scottish Parliament building today, to highlight concerns around supersize disposable vapes.  The company is warning against the dangers of unregulated products...

CAMPAIGNERS will be handing out thousands of leaflets at Edinburgh Waverley to raise awareness about long COVID which still affects millions across the world.  This Saturday will be Long COVID...

THE national standard on waiting times for children and young people accessing mental health services has been met for the first time. Latest Public Health statistics show 90.6% of those...

NEW technology developed by Scottish scientists could change the way breast cancer is diagnosed and treated. Scientists from the University of Aberdeen have created the first and only ultra-low magnetic...

TV FITNESS coach Joe Wicks hosted an impromptu 5km in Edinburgh’s city centre this morning, offering eager joggers the chance to run alongside him.  Wicks, who also goes by The...

SCOTTISH charity Maggie’s is raising money by organising a daring abseil down the Port of Leith Distillery.  The abseil is open to anyone to join, and the charity is inviting...

EAST Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership (ELHSCP) is encouraging its residents to reduce medicine waste following the revelation of shocking stats. Six tonnes of medicine waste from East Lothian...

EDINBURGH has been ranked as the UK’s healthiest city, according to a recent study. Online doctors ZAVA undertook a study amid reports that reveal 64% of the British population is...

VPZ has issued a warning to the UK Government regarding the risk of black market growth due to the potential tobacco and vapes bill. The UK Government-led Bill passed its...

REUSABLE theatre caps made from sustainable plant-based material have been created for NHS Scotland. The caps are part of a research project led by the University of Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt...