Health

Fears over death rates at flagship Scots heart hospital

17 May 2013

DEATH rates at Scotland's flagship heart hospital have raised alarm and triggered an internal review.
Surgeon facing fresh complaints

17 May 2013

A SURGEON who bungled spine operations at a private hospital in Scotland could face further investigation after a tribunal allowed him to work for the NHS.
Scientists hope chemicals found in sea could pave way for treatments

17 May 2013

SCOTS scientists have been awarded £6.3 million to scour the seas for chemicals and compounds which could be used to develop new cancer medicines and antibiotics.

Process to boost brain arithmetic

17 May 2013

A harmless form of brain stimulation can bring about improvements in mental arithmetic skills, according to a new study.

Depressed women at higher risk of strokes

17 May 2013

Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of suffering a stroke, according to research.
Cancer sufferer: I had to go to England for free drugs

16 May 2013

A cancer sufferer has described the upheaval facing her family after being told she would have to move to England just to get the drug she needs for free.
Anger as operations botch surgeon to keep practising

16 May 2013

A SPINAL surgeon who bungled operations on patients at a private hospital in Scotland will be allowed to operate for the NHS.

Obese women and smokers to miss out on IVF

16 May 2013

COUPLES struggling to conceive will be limited to two cycles of IVF on the NHS in Scotland in an attempt to drive down waiting lists, with obese women to be barred from receiving the fertility treatment.
'I am bitterly disappointed, but not surprised'

16 May 2013

DAVID Russell was more than happy when he was offered the chance to have spinal decompression surgery at BMI Ross Hall Hospital in Glasgow.
Study links epilepsy and autism

16 May 2013

A link between epilepsy and autism has been dis-covered for the first time, researchers claim.

Elsewhere on Herald Scotland

MSP to talk about child's anorexia

16 May 2013

AN MSP whose daughter died with anorexia will speak at a conference on eating disorders this week.
Free IVF treatment capped at two sessions per couple to cut waiting lists

15 May 2013

The number of IVF cycles offered on the NHS will be capped at two per eligible couple in an attempt to drive down waiting lists.
Jolie has double mastectomy to beat cancer risk

15 May 2013

CANCER charities have welcomed the decision by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to reveal she has had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.

Decision due on surgeon

15 May 2013

A SPINAL surgeon who botched operations at a private hospital in Scotland is due to learn his fate today.
Concerns about variations in care for diabetics

15 May 2013

PATIENTS diagnosed with diabetes as children receive fewer check-ups than overweight adults who develop the condition, according to a new report.
Mussel oil hope for asthmatics

15 May 2013

AN oil discovered in New Zealand mussels by Scots scientists in the 1980s could offer new hope to millions of asthma sufferers.