Health

Smith Feeney and Erik Lang

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Two friends bringing 'mushrooms to the masses'
The two long-term friends highlighted the health benefits of mushrooms

Staff on a NHS hospital ward.

Staff on a NHS hospital ward.

NHS Scotland nurses and other staff vote to accept new pay offer

Heart valve disease is a leading cause of death in Scotland - but many people don't even know they have it

Heart valve disease is a leading cause of death in Scotland - but many people don't even know they have it

INSIDE THE NHS 🏥

Golden Jubilee Hospital

This is a killer – so why are so many patients going undiagnosed, and untreated?

Parking attendants who face 'daily abuse and conflict' are getting rid of their stress with sun salutations

Parking attendants who face 'daily abuse and conflict' are getting rid of their stress with sun salutations

Glasgow City Council

'Abused' Glasgow parking wardens 'more upbeat' after yoga classes

Campaigners marching outside the Sandyford sexual health clinic in Glasgow, where Scotland's gender identity service for under-18s is based

Campaigners marching outside the Sandyford sexual health clinic in Glasgow, where Scotland's gender identity service for under-18s is based

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Half of children on Scotland's gender wait list 'could be neuro-diverse', MSPs told

Baby Alicia Baker was stillborn at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow in August 2017, but is believed to have died in the womb just one day before following complications related to polyhydramnios

Baby Alicia Baker was stillborn at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow in August 2017, but is believed to have died in the womb just one day before following complications related to polyhydramnios

'Never about the money': Couple donate NHS stillbirth damages to fund new research

Treating the link between alcohol and mental health could be missed as a result of funding cuts, a charity warned. (Image: Getty)

Treating the link between alcohol and mental health could be missed as a result of funding cuts, a charity warned. (Image: Getty)

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Budget cuts 'risk ability to treat growing link between alcohol and suicide'

Health Secretary Neil Gray. (Image: PA)

Health Secretary Neil Gray. (Image: PA)

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'NHS is not in crisis' Health Secretary accused of being in denial on health service

Retired East Lothian GP Dr Rob Lawson, who co-founded in British Society of Lifestyle Medicine in 2016, said it used to be considered 'alternative'. Now, he said, 'it's the future'

Retired East Lothian GP Dr Rob Lawson, who co-founded in British Society of Lifestyle Medicine in 2016, said it used to be considered 'alternative'. Now, he said, 'it's the future'

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'The results are extraordinary': Could this 'common sense' approach save the NHS?

Delegates were told the UK is 'eastern European in all but geography'

Delegates were told the UK is 'eastern European in all but geography'

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Why has the UK become used to crippling inequality - and can we fix it?

Mark Smith: I now use a private GP and dentist. How long before you do too?

Mark Smith: I now use a private GP and dentist. How long before you do too?

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Mark Smith: I now use a private GP and dentist. How long before you do too?

Rape Crisis Scotland

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Rape crisis centre chief quits after damning review found survivors 'damaged'

Today's live news from The Herald

Today's live news from The Herald

Today's live news from The Herald

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow

Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Hospital whistleblower was told she was 'head of nothing' - inquiry

More than a quarter of unpaid carers in Scotland are living in poverty

Billy Connolly provided inspiration for a dementia patient design project

Billy Connolly provided inspiration for a dementia patient design project

How Billy Connolly's big banana feet inspired a dementia design project

Is the current exams system fundamentally flawed?

Is the current exams system fundamentally flawed?

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Letters: It will be a happy day when we do away with the SQA monopoly

Delegates at last month's SNP conference in Edinburgh

Delegates at last month's SNP conference in Edinburgh

Scottish Labour

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Letters: Bring it on: the SNP could benefit from an early election

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Alcohol deaths: Minimum unit pricing should work much harder

The inquiry is currently investigating the construction of the QEUH campus in Glasgow

The inquiry is currently investigating the construction of the QEUH campus in Glasgow

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

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Doctor advised not to raise infection risk concerns at Glasgow hospital – inquiry

The problems facing the cosmetic sector were recently highlighted in the Herald's Skin Deep investigation series

The problems facing the cosmetic sector were recently highlighted in the Herald's Skin Deep investigation series

Scot Govt will launch consultation on cosmetic sector curbs 'before end of year'

Average living standards 'have never returned to pre-pandemic levels', according to the inaugural report from Scotland's new health think tank

Average living standards 'have never returned to pre-pandemic levels', according to the inaugural report from Scotland's new health think tank

Report: 'Limited evidence' that Scot Govt policies are working to reduce inequality

NHS Grampian's board will meet this week to consider what to do about a projected deficit of £82.5m by the end of 2024/25

NHS Grampian's board will meet this week to consider what to do about a projected deficit of £82.5m by the end of 2024/25

INSIDE THE NHS 🏥

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NHS Grampian is facing a financial black hole – what can it do?

A study by the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) shows life expectancy is currently on a downward trajectory in Scotland

A study by the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit (SHERU) shows life expectancy is currently on a downward trajectory in Scotland

health inequalities

Research suggests inequalities in post-pandemic Scotland show no sign of easing

Gillian Henderson

Gillian Henderson

New junior doctor intake bodes well for the future

One in 40 Scots impacted by hoarding as taskforce created to help mental disorder

One in 40 Scots impacted by hoarding as taskforce created to help mental disorder

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One in 40 Scots impacted by hoarding as taskforce created to help mental disorder

The vast majority of patients are happy with their care

The vast majority of patients are happy with their care

95 per cent of cancer patients 'positive' about care received following diagnosis

Links have been discovered between dyslexia and ADHD

Links have been discovered between dyslexia and ADHD

Dyslexia and ADHD links discovered that could help education and support systems

Court artist drawing of Lucy Letby giving evidence during her trial at Manchester Crown Court

Court artist drawing of Lucy Letby giving evidence during her trial at Manchester Crown Court

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Rosemary Goring: Could baby-killer nurse Lucy Letby be innocent after all?

Finance secretary Shona Robison

Finance secretary Shona Robison

Scottish Government

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Government warned of public health risk after ad campaign funding cut

The women say the service stopped their babies going into care (stock pic, posed for by models)

The women say the service stopped their babies going into care (stock pic, posed for by models)

Mothers recovering from addiction urge rollout of lifeline support

A shift from pubs to home drinking has been fuelled by the availability and relatively low cost of off-sales alcohol compared to pub prices

A shift from pubs to home drinking has been fuelled by the availability and relatively low cost of off-sales alcohol compared to pub prices

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'That's the drinking we need to worry about': Alcohol deaths surge in 'Baby Boomers'

Male deaths continue to account for around two thirds of the deaths (Johnny Green/PA)

Male deaths continue to account for around two thirds of the deaths (Johnny Green/PA)

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Alcohol deaths in Scotland reach highest level in 15 years

Nicola Sturgeon delivers a speech to party members at the launch of

Nicola Sturgeon delivers a speech to party members at the launch of

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Letters: Sturgeon's faint heart cost the Yes camp victory after Brexit

Kerry Hudson in happier times

Kerry Hudson in happier times

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Kerry Hudson: The kids were on a wave while I was waiving the fun

Supporting mothers helps save lives endangered by drugs

Men aged 70 to 74 in Scotland today are three times more likely to die as a direct result of alcohol than they were in the mid-1990s

Men aged 70 to 74 in Scotland today are three times more likely to die as a direct result of alcohol than they were in the mid-1990s

Alcohol deaths: Can booze-soaked Baby Boomers change the habits of a lifetime?

More than one in 10 children were still in temporary placements a decade after entering the care system

More than one in 10 children were still in temporary placements a decade after entering the care system

Some children in care wait more than 10 years for permanent home, study finds

New drugs to treat cancer and brain tumours approved for use in Scotland (PA)

New drugs to treat cancer and brain tumours approved for use in Scotland (PA)

New drugs to treat cancer and brain tumours approved for use in Scotland

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the ending of the universal winter fuel payment in July

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the ending of the universal winter fuel payment in July

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DWP advised Treasury against cut to winter fuel payments, say sources

Council accused of 'neglecting' primary school plagued by damp and mould

Council accused of 'neglecting' primary school plagued by damp and mould

Local government

Council accused of 'neglecting' primary school plagued by damp and mould

The Covid inquiry is due to hear about the impact of the virus and planning on healthcare

The Covid inquiry is due to hear about the impact of the virus and planning on healthcare

UK Covid inquiry

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UK Covid-19 Inquiry to examine impact of pandemic on healthcare

Ron Warmington, one of the Second Sight Investigator who helped to expose flaws in the Post Office's Horizon system, has been advising the Aerotoxic Association campaign group set up by Scottish former pilot John Hoyte

Ron Warmington, one of the Second Sight Investigator who helped to expose flaws in the Post Office's Horizon system, has been advising the Aerotoxic Association campaign group set up by Scottish former pilot John Hoyte

Aerotoxic syndrome

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Post Office investigator: Toxic plane air 'cover up' is 'worse than Horizon scandal'

Health Secretary Neil Gray and Finance Secretary, Shona Robison - also a former Health Secretary - listen as First Minister John Swinney is grilled on the Programme for Government and budget cuts announced this week

Health Secretary Neil Gray and Finance Secretary, Shona Robison - also a former Health Secretary - listen as First Minister John Swinney is grilled on the Programme for Government and budget cuts announced this week

general practice

Did the Programme for Government hold any answers for health and social care?

The licensed trade has changed considerably in recent years

The licensed trade has changed considerably in recent years

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Letters: Licensed trade has had to adapt to survive, but where is the help?

Compassion and care are paramount at MedAntalya Health Services, especially when it comes to dental treatment

Compassion and care are paramount at MedAntalya Health Services, especially when it comes to dental treatment

MedAntalya: Trustworthy dentistry in Turkey with dedicated care and stellar results

Unison workers rejected a pay deal (Nick Ansell/PA)

Unison workers rejected a pay deal (Nick Ansell/PA)

Enable Scotland

Social care workers in charity sector to vote on strike action

Duncan Campbell died from an aggressive form of brain cancer

Duncan Campbell died from an aggressive form of brain cancer

Scots poet who died from cancer inspiring fight for change in UK treatments

A prayer vigil outside a hospital

A prayer vigil outside a hospital

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Scottish Abortion clinic buffer zones law to take effect from September 24

Their work has already delivered a drug that is now widely used to treat melanoma (stock pic)

Their work has already delivered a drug that is now widely used to treat melanoma (stock pic)

Funding boost for Scots biologists who developed skin cancer drug

Inspectors who visited Glasgow Royal Infirmary in April, and again in June, said it was operating at 96% capacity - well above the recommended 85% threshold

Inspectors who visited Glasgow Royal Infirmary in April, and again in June, said it was operating at 96% capacity - well above the recommended 85% threshold

continuous flow

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Inspectors sound alarm over NHS Glasgow moving patients onto wards before beds ready

Should the drugs trade be legalised?

Should the drugs trade be legalised?

Letters: We need a legally-regulated drugs framework for Scotland

Figure 1. Dental implants in Turkey

Figure 1. Dental implants in Turkey

Get your dental implants in Turkey

Existing brain sensor technology uses sensors attached to the scalp which can send signals to a prosthetic limb, but they are incredibly inefficient

Existing brain sensor technology uses sensors attached to the scalp which can send signals to a prosthetic limb, but they are incredibly inefficient

Advances in brain sensor tech could 'transform' care for stroke and spinal injuries

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