Health

ABERDEENSHIRE Council’s landscape services have received an award for their digitalisation programme supporting frontline workers. The gold striving for excellence award was awarded to the team in recognition of the...

THE SCOTTISH Government has claimed that they are making “progress” on NHS waiting times, with a pledge to provide 150,000 additional appointments surpassed. Waiting lists have continued to fall every...

Engineers and cancer scientists from the University of Glasgow have developed a new implantable device which aims to maximise the effectiveness of light-sensitive drugs. This device uses wirelessly-powered micro-LEDs to...

ACCIDENTAL deaths in Scotland have risen by 61% over the last decade, now exceeding 2,500 fatalities each year which is the highest death rate of all the UK nations. Safety...

EDINBURGH Leisure has announced that it will introduce a £0 joining fee for new customers throughout May in a bid to try and help turn new routines into lasting habits....

A NEW report shows Scotland is facing both the largest decline and the lowest overall healthy life expectancy in the UK – falling by three years over the past decade....

THE SNP have pledged to move hearing tests and hearing aid fittings from the clinic to the high street if elected in May.  The SNP health secretary, Neil Gray, said the move will bring about more...

AN EDINBURGH electro-muscle stimulation (EMS) studio has relaunched with a science-led approach under the new ownership of wellness expert Kate Golozubtseva. Fitness in Minutes located at Church Hill Place in...

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...