Health Archive

A LACK of information has left MSPs unable to "draw firm conclusions" on whether waiting times targets led to patients being marked as unavailable for treatment, a Holyrood committee said.

A "culture of fear and intimidation" remains in the health service despite the introduction of a confidential telephone line, it has been claimed.

Women who have unintended pregnancies are four times more likely to have postnatal depression, research suggests.

Parents have been advised to ensure their children are fully vaccinated against measles as a number of cases are confirmed in Scotland.

Taking the antidepressant Prozac increases the risk of infection by a hospital bug, a study has shown.

SCOTTISH ministers have warned UK Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith that NHS services are coming under "intolerable strain" due to the extra workload created by welfare reforms.

The public must be allowed in to meetings where vital decisions are taken about which new drugs are available on the NHS in Scotland, according to a landmark review.

CONCERN has been raised over the deaths of patients from a new strain of a hospital bug in Scotland.

Around 15% of primary one children are overweight or obese, new figures show.

Paul Garvey was a fit and healthy finance director when he suffered a stroke during a trip to the west of Ireland at the age of 55.

A revolutionary gene therapy treatment for heart failure is about to undergo its first international trial at a Scottish hospital.

A FAMILY of common hormone treatments can significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer in women vulnerable to the disease, research has shown.

SMOKERS will have to look harder to find tobacco on display in supermarkets from today after new legislation came into force.

GLARING gaps in the treatment and support available for multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferers in Scotland are revealed in a report out today – described as a sobering wake-up call for the health service.