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![Uptake of smear tests for cervical cancer were particularly low](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18350762.jpg)
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![More than 2000 people in Scotland require regular dialysis for kidney failure](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18349861.jpg)
![More than 2000 people in Scotland require regular dialysis for kidney failure](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18349861.jpg)
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![Eating shellfish such as mussels, cockles, or razor fish from these areas may pose a risk to human health.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14127687.jpg)
![Eating shellfish such as mussels, cockles, or razor fish from these areas may pose a risk to human health.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14127687.jpg)
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![The artificial blood vessels could change the way bypasses are done](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18347548.jpg)
!['Significant strides' on 'more humanistic' upper-limb prosthetics](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18347020.jpg)
!['Significant strides' on 'more humanistic' upper-limb prosthetics](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18347020.jpg)
![Following on from a recent unannounced Care Inspectorate inspection, the Mearns View team are delighted with their results.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18352282.jpg)
![Following on from a recent unannounced Care Inspectorate inspection, the Mearns View team are delighted with their results.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18352282.jpg)
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![The government have been given advice on how to save lives](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17145616.jpg)
![WhatsApp used to convey health data of unborn baby who died days after birth](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9680523.jpg)
![WhatsApp used to convey health data of unborn baby who died days after birth](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9680523.jpg)
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![The Scottish Government said it expected health boards rated red by the MBRRACE audit to undertake 'local reviews'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18342977.jpg)
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![The death of Awaab Ishak (inset) in 2020 highlighted the dangers of black mould. Thompsons Solicitors is now dealing with more than 80 claims for personal injury, mostly involving housing associations](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18338656.jpg)
![The death of Awaab Ishak (inset) in 2020 highlighted the dangers of black mould. Thompsons Solicitors is now dealing with more than 80 claims for personal injury, mostly involving housing associations](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18338656.jpg)
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![The state pension is £221 a week compared to the average wage of £689](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18344077.jpg)
![The state pension is £221 a week compared to the average wage of £689](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18344077.jpg)
![Two unions to announce decision on bin strikes after new offer from Cosla](/resources/images/128x89/1x/14836626.jpg)
![Two unions to announce decision on bin strikes after new offer from Cosla](/resources/images/180x180/1x/14836626.jpg)
![Many patients have been asked to sign up to private dental plans as practices reduce their commitment to the NHS](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18334608.jpg)
![Many patients have been asked to sign up to private dental plans as practices reduce their commitment to the NHS](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18334608.jpg)
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![Carolyn Forsyth, a GP in inverness, says she has made a '99.9' recovery from long Covid and wants other sufferers to know that it is possible](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18326802.jpg)
![Carolyn Forsyth, a GP in inverness, says she has made a '99.9' recovery from long Covid and wants other sufferers to know that it is possible](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18326802.jpg)
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![The recent rise in cases of coronavirus in Scotland may have “peaked”](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17005774.jpg)
![The recent rise in cases of coronavirus in Scotland may have “peaked”](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17005774.jpg)
![The UK Covid inquiry has published its first report on the pandemic response, covering](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18326416.jpg)
![The UK Covid inquiry has published its first report on the pandemic response, covering](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18326416.jpg)
ANALYSIS
![Professor Thomas Stuart Murray](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18322509.jpg)
![Professor Thomas Stuart Murray](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18322509.jpg)
OBITUARY
![Concern has been raised over the number of nurses leaving NHS Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8675527.jpg)
![Concern has been raised over the number of nurses leaving NHS Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8675527.jpg)
![Keith Neilson, chief executive, Craneware](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17010275.jpg)
![Keith Neilson, chief executive, Craneware](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17010275.jpg)
![Should we be aiming to make nuclear produce 50 per cent of our electricity?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/8011756.jpg)
![Should we be aiming to make nuclear produce 50 per cent of our electricity?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/8011756.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon giving a coronavirus briefing in May, 2020](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11384417.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon giving a coronavirus briefing in May, 2020](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11384417.jpg)
![Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17530294.jpg)
![Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17530294.jpg)
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![UK Covid-19 Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16882229.jpg)
![UK Covid-19 Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett (UK Covid-19 Inquiry/PA)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16882229.jpg)
![The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital building in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11904281.jpg)
![The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital building in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11904281.jpg)
![Cases of whooping cough in Scotland have soared](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17673176.jpg)
![Cases of whooping cough in Scotland have soared](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17673176.jpg)
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![The company showcased its pioneering](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18317171.jpg)
![The company showcased its pioneering](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18317171.jpg)
![Many advanced medicines need to be kept at very low temperatures](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18318566.jpg)
![Many advanced medicines need to be kept at very low temperatures](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18318566.jpg)
![The vaccine will be offered to people aged 75 to 79, and to pregnant women](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18313954.jpg)
![The vaccine will be offered to people aged 75 to 79, and to pregnant women](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18313954.jpg)
![This is the first time a vaccine has been available on the NHS for RSV](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18314027.jpg)
![This is the first time a vaccine has been available on the NHS for RSV](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18314027.jpg)
EXPLAINER
![The Scottish Government is to fund a multi-million-pound refurbishment of the Ferguson Marine shipyard](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18317271.jpg)
![The Scottish Government is to fund a multi-million-pound refurbishment of the Ferguson Marine shipyard](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18317271.jpg)
![Morven Macdonald was diagnosed with cancer at the age of seven](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18316437.jpg)
![Morven Macdonald was diagnosed with cancer at the age of seven](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18316437.jpg)
![Andrew Blake, wellbeing enabler at Florence House, Govan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18314125.jpg)
![Andrew Blake, wellbeing enabler at Florence House, Govan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18314125.jpg)
![Innova's NanoJet technology sprays trillions of supersonic droplets to eliminate airborne contaminants and viruses](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18314098.jpg)
![Innova's NanoJet technology sprays trillions of supersonic droplets to eliminate airborne contaminants and viruses](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18314098.jpg)
Business Briefing
![Brain Tumour Research patron and cancer survivor, Theo Burrell (left), and Dan Knowles, with Dan Knowles, chief executive of the charity](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18307449.jpg)
![Brain Tumour Research patron and cancer survivor, Theo Burrell (left), and Dan Knowles, with Dan Knowles, chief executive of the charity](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18307449.jpg)
![Long Covid campaigners say that it will be 'impossible' for the inquiry to make recommendations to safeguard children in the future without their input](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18302426.jpg)
![Long Covid campaigners say that it will be 'impossible' for the inquiry to make recommendations to safeguard children in the future without their input](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18302426.jpg)
UK Covid Inquiry
![NHS England has around 4,600 people on its lists who have been waiting longer than 18 months, compared to more than 17,000 in Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300533.jpg)
![NHS England has around 4,600 people on its lists who have been waiting longer than 18 months, compared to more than 17,000 in Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300533.jpg)
ANALYSIS
![The rise of children in housing limbo](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18291471.jpg)
![The rise of children in housing limbo](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18291471.jpg)
![You can purchase Steven Camley's cartoons by calling 0141 302 7000 or visiting thepicturedesk.co.uk](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300889.jpg)
![You can purchase Steven Camley's cartoons by calling 0141 302 7000 or visiting thepicturedesk.co.uk](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300889.jpg)
![The study used machine learning to analyse vast amounts of medical data](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18302604.jpg)
![The study used machine learning to analyse vast amounts of medical data](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18302604.jpg)
![Tracey Whiteside will finally relocate to a ground floor flat later this month after nearly five years on her council's housing waiting list](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300038.jpg)
![Tracey Whiteside will finally relocate to a ground floor flat later this month after nearly five years on her council's housing waiting list](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300038.jpg)
HOUSING CRISIS
![Dr John Montgomery, a GP partner in the Govan area of Glasgow, said it used to be rare to see patients experiencing medical problems due to housing](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300048.jpg)
![Dr John Montgomery, a GP partner in the Govan area of Glasgow, said it used to be rare to see patients experiencing medical problems due to housing](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300048.jpg)
SPECIAL REPORT
![Paul Wilson, a student nurse with asthma currently training in the NHS, spent three years battling to trace the source of damp in his family's council house. Repairs eventually cost £35,000](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18300050.jpg)
![Paul Wilson, a student nurse with asthma currently training in the NHS, spent three years battling to trace the source of damp in his family's council house. Repairs eventually cost £35,000](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18300050.jpg)
HOUSING CRISIS
![BT is in the process of moving analogue landline services to digital](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18304699.jpg)
![BT is in the process of moving analogue landline services to digital](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18304699.jpg)
![The device provides real-time monitoring of breathing patterns, and is being trialled in 150 children and infants at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18297728.jpg)
![The device provides real-time monitoring of breathing patterns, and is being trialled in 150 children and infants at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18297728.jpg)
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![The number of patients waiting four hours in A&E has fallen slightly (stock pic)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12248745.jpg)
![The number of patients waiting four hours in A&E has fallen slightly (stock pic)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12248745.jpg)
![Liam McArthur is the man behind the Assisted Dying Bill](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17912843.jpg)
![Liam McArthur is the man behind the Assisted Dying Bill](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17912843.jpg)
![New drugs have been approved](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12882570.jpg)
![New drugs have been approved](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12882570.jpg)
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