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UCI cycling championships will be a much-needed boost for Glasgow

UCI cycling championships will be a much-needed boost for Glasgow

Horse takes a selfie with the new Pride bus

Celebrating Pride Month? Here's what you need to know about Pride 2023

First Minister Humza Yousaf

'Two-tier NHS': Humza Yousaf accused of driving patients into private healthcare

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Child hospital admissions have been rising steadily for over a decade across the UK, including in Scotland

Call for action to slow 'unsustainable' increase in hospital admissions for children

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The idea for Hospital at Home was first piloted in the US in the 1990s, but has been adopted around the world

EXPLAINER Explained in Five Minutes: What is 'Hospital at Home' – and who gets it?

Is the rise of automation in the retail sector to be deplored?

Letters We are right to rage against the machines

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Nadine Aisha Jassat

How being read a story can help people with dementia

UK Government to take Covid Inquiry to court over Boris Johnson messages

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Libraries are to offer greater support to people living with dementia

Libraries to become support hubs for people with dementia and their carers

Sign up for Inside the NHS where our health correspondent unpicks key statistics, flags important healthcare issues and provides a platform to those on the NHS frontlines who are too reluctant to speak publicly

Inside the NHS Analysis: Are GPs really seeing fewer patients compared to a year ago?

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500 new jobs to be created at two sites in Scotland

500 new jobs to be created at two sites in Scotland

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Research on mice suggests that blocking two key proteins could reduce scarring to the heart and kidneys in order to reduce disease and mortality

New treatment hope for disease that affects 10 per cent of world's population

Mental Wellbeing Minister Maree Todd who has unveiled a new ten-year strategy to tackle dementia

'No new money' to deliver 'aspirational' Scot Gov dementia action plan

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NHS Highland has revealed detailed plans for a new hospital in Fort William, which is recognised as the UK's 'outdoor capital'

Exclusive Detailed plans revealed for new hospital in UK's 'outdoor capital'

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Ravinder Bhogal

Chef Ravinder Bhogal: Vegetables are the secret to saving money

SNP mental health minister Maree Todd

More than 8000 nursery and childcare staff absent due to mental health

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Half of Scots parents are concerned about their children's mental health

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Patients with colorectal cancer who were diagnosed in 2020 seemed to be particularly badly affected

Lower survival for 2020 cancer patients blamed on 'consequences of first lockdown'

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Reducing NHS waiting lists is a key goal for the Scottish Government's recovery plan

Number waiting two years for NHS treatment up despite Scot Govt 'eliminate' pledge

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The Wuhan Institute of Virology has been at the centre of speculation that the coronavirus which causes Covid may have originated there in 2019

China's former head of disease control: 'Don't rule out' Covid lab leak theory

Many spects of mental health come with a hefty price tag

Opinion Kerry Hudson: We must expand access to mental health care – we can't afford not to

Granny Mave with her grandson William

Scotland's 'bionic granny' completes epic month-long cycling adventure

“Targets are not an answer... but as soon as the government sets one, the expectation is that support is then provided to individual hospitals and trusts to deliver.”

Exclusive Calls for national targets following rise in neonatal deaths in Scotland

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Hospital at Home services are increasingly being rolled out around the world to help relieve pressure on wards and amid evidence that it can benefit patients

Medics warn that Hospital at Home expansion could increase pressure on unpaid carers

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Dr Jonathan Sher

Agenda: Why the time is right for a conspiracy

Want a peaceful night's sleep?

Health: Seven foods that could help you get better sleep

Protect your skin against sunburn

Health: Six sunburn myths that could put you at risk

Are there sufficient safeguards in the proposed assisted dying legislation?

Letters: Assisted dying proposal poses grave risks to the vulnerable

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Thousands of patients in Scotland are waiting for orthopaedic surgery

Thousands wait for two years or more for orthopaedic surgery, figures show

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Third of scanners used in Scotland’s NHS 'older than recommended lifespan'

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NHS spent £163m on compensation to patients since 2018

NHS spent £163 million on compensation to Scots patients since 2018

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Naga Munchetty on living with constant pain all her adult life

Sir John Boyd Orr, whose pioneering research proved links between poor diet, poverty and ill health and low attainment in school

Scots scientist credited for free school milk honoured by alma mater

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A GP surgery in Glasgow's West End is to scrap telephone appointments

Exclusive Glasgow GP surgery among first to scrap telephone appointments

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UK-wide chain acquires 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland

UK-wide chain acquires 30 LloydsPharmacy branches in Scotland

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GPs warn of 'full blown crisis' with 1 in 10 practices closed to new patients

GPs warn of 'full blown crisis' with 1 in 10 practices closed to new patients

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Lewis Capaldi: 'Don't look to celebrities for your kinship with mental health'

Home carers with the GMB union protest outside South Lanarkshire Council HQ

Equal pay claim could cost a Scots council £10 million if union wins wages fight

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Giving up booze could transform your training goals

Health: Why going sober could be the key to fitness success

The longer we run the warmer our feet get

Health: Common foot problems faced by runners – and how to solve them

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Junior doctors in Scotland have touted strike action over pay

SNP ministers offer junior doctors 14.5 per cent pay rise to halt strike threat

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Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur’s Member’s Bill would allow competent terminally ill adults to request assistance to end their lives

Ethics experts back Scottish assisted dying proposals

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'It is crucial to recognise and celebrate the vital role Scottish public libraries play in promoting mental health'

Agenda: Our libraries are key to flourishing mental health

Margaret Ferrier

Margaret Ferrier MP loses appeal against Commons suspension over Covid rule breach

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Professor Craig Ritchie has quit the NHS after 33 years to set up his own dementia prevention clinics

World-leading Scots dementia expert quits NHS to set up own treatment centres

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A teaspoon full of sea salt

Health: Four signs you’ve eaten too much salt

ME can leave you with extreme exhaustion

Health: Am I just tired or is it ME?

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A mother with her child

Lennie Pennie: Who is to blame for the low birth rate? It's not who you may think...

COSORI XXL 5.5L Air Fryer

Technology: Cosori XXL 5.5L Air Fryer

Wendy Chamberlain's (right) Bill will allow carers o take unpaid leave

Carers to get unpaid leave right after Scottish LibDem MP's Bill passes final hurdle

Research shows a substantial rise in the number of youngsters who have tried vaping

Letters: We must not fall for the tobacco industry myths about vaping

The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Pic: Gordon Terris/The Herald)

Watchdog finds patients 'lying on urine-soaked sheets' and fire safety risk in A&E

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People holding and raising rainbow flags, symbol of the homosexual struggle, during a gay demonstration. The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) pride and

LGBT+ young people feel less safe and supported in Scottish healthcare, study shows

Inchlonaig Island

Private Loch Lomond island linked to Robert The Bruce up for sale