Health

AN INDUSTRY expert has warned that vape companies are facing “no accountability” over their “dangerous” products.  Sheila Duffy, CEO of ASH Scotland, issued her warnings as Scotland marked 20 years of its smoking ban,...

THE Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland (RCGP Scotland) has warned that the next Scottish Government must take drastic action to reduce the impact of poverty on patients. This new...

INVESTIGATIONS are underway in a cancer ward of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh after mould was identified in some patient bathrooms, NHS Lothian has announced...

THE Scottish Government is set to tighten rules on cosmetic procedures like Botox, Brazilian butt lifts and dermal fillers after the passing of a new law. MSPs in the Scottish...

Accidental deaths have risen in Scotland during the past ten years. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has identified an upward spike in accidental deaths across the...

A NEW support group has been launched in the Highlands for local women suffering from endometriosis as part of Endometriosis Action Month. Nurse Fay Cartwright created InverEndo Support for women...

THE University of Dundee is set to host the first UK trial of a new way of delivering an immunotherapy treatment, potentially improving access for cancer patients while saving the...

NHS Lothian has appointed Kier as the Principal Supply Chain Partner to build the new Eye Hospital in Edinburgh. The new specially designed multi-million pound building at the BioQuarter at...

THE SNP has been slammed for an “alarming” rise in drug overdoses in Scotland last year, with the Scottish Conservatives claiming an “abject” policy failure.  Scottish ambulance crews were forced...

A NEW study has revealed that those with roots to the Outer Hebrides and Ireland have the highest risk of developing a potential cancer-causing genetic disease.  Researchers at the University...