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Covid symptoms to look out for after Easter as cases rise

Here’s what you need to know about Covid this Easter 🐣

The NHS is an institution that has served Scotland and the UK exceptionally well but which has been in decline for years (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

£227m in NHS compensation payouts shows price of SNP's failure

Frontline NHS staff have been left ‘dangerously overstretched’ and, therefore, ‘more prone to making mistakes’, warn the Conservatives

Free webinar set to spotlight key developments for improved innovation in neonatal care

Aisha Tarim

The exact amount of time you can keep Easter lamb in the fridge

The last thing you want this Easter is food poisoning 🤢

Health boards pay out more than £227m in 'eye-watering' compensation

The Tories warned frontline NHS staff are ‘dangerously overstretched and more prone to making mistak...

Too much processed food, high in fat, sugar and refined carbohydrates, can lead to liver disease MASLD (Picture: Joe Raedle)

You could have this dangerous liver disease. Here's what to do Leonard Nelson

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection, which can have serious health consequences.

Warning signs of measles and how to avoid getting the virus

I tried Scotland's first aerial yoga book club

The Supreme Court ruling is expected to have wide-ranging implications

NHS in Scotland awaits new national guidance on single-sex spaces

Dr Martin MacEachen

State-of-the-art technology and expert care enhance local patient experience

A ward at a NHS-run hospital

Watchdog will 'pursue' NHS if gender policies don't change

As part of Specsavers’ campaign to raise awareness of childhood myopia, and the benefits of spending time outdoors in the reducing the risk of developing the condition, a giant outdoor snakes and ladders installation appeared on London’s South Bank on Wednesday April 16.

Kids in Scotland spend a whopping 45 hours a week stuck indoors – with more than...

The Easter holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor's surgery.

Are GPs open over the Easter weekend? What to do if you get sick
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Many GP surgeries in rural areas are desperately short-staffed (Picture: Anthony Devlin)

Collapse of rural healthcare is so bad it's fuelling depopulation Alastair Redman

Cocaine hospital admissions have reached their highest ever level in Scotland

Cocaine hospital stays reach record level as drug admissions soar

A walk, at average or brisk speed, can significantly reduce the chance of some heart conditions (Picture: Tim Graham)

No dawdling! Why Scotland needs to become a nation of brisk walkers Scotsman comment

Scotland is on course for the highest number of flu deaths in almost half a century

Scotland set for worst flu deaths in 45 years after vaccine decline

Ad Feature Clinic offers game-changing healing therapies for hair transplants

Trans rights activists. Picture: PA

Exclusive SNP U-turn urged over gender Cass Review amid 'discrimination' claims

Men are avoiding eye tests through fear of finding wider health issues, study finds

One in four males avoid health checks through fear of finding something wrong

First Minister John Swinney

Analysis Why Swinney's big NHS gamble could define whether SNP retain power

Ash Regan MSP wants to look at banning surrogacy in Scotland.

Calls to ban surrogacy over 'ethical, legal and human rights' concerns

Elitone Pelvic Floor Device: A discreet solution to help strengthen your pelvic floor and stop accidents

Review of the Elitone pelvic floor device

Baby Amy Isabel, seen on her father Angus Davidson's shoulder, was born after her mother, Grace Davidson, had a womb transplant (Picture: Womb Transplant UK)

I know first-hand why critics of first womb transplant baby are wrong Christine Jardine

A designated minister for older people in Scotland is a political must, writes Alastair GJ Stewart. Picture: John Devlin

Why Scotland must get a Minister for Older People now

Kenny Logan, the former Scotland rugby star husband of sports presenter Gabby Logan

Kenny Logan's vow as he leads 555-mile motor neurone disease charity cycle

Ambulances outside the accident and emergency department at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Ambulances waited outside hospitals for the equivalent of more than 41 years in 2024, figures show. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Ambulances waited outside Scottish hospitals 'for 41 years'

Scream star Rebecca Gayheart calls off divorce from Grey's Anatomy actor Eric Dane

Grey's Anatomy star reveals he is battling degenerative disease ALS

A group of organisations and advocates from across the UK are coming together to shine a light on thoracic endometriosis.

'The NHS is failing us': Hundreds share their endometriosis stories

It takes on average eight years and 10 months to get an endometriosis diagnosis in Scotland.

Endometriosis: National World's open letter to health ministers

This is the exact amount of water you should drink each day.

The exact amount of water you should drink as temperatures soar

Every 20 minutes, a child under the age of 18 loses a parent in the UK (Picture: Clive Brunskill)

Why there's an urgent need to break cultural silence around death Mathilde Scott

Children with this common skin condition may be more likely to suffer from hay fever later in life.

Warning sign your child may suffer with hay fever later in life

Dr Beth Upton laves the hearing. Picture: John Devlin

NHS Fife's legal bid to ban public watching trans tribunal case online

How to avoid sunburn as temperatures start to rise.

Met Office issue warning over sunburn risk - how to protect yourself

The exact date to order your repeat prescriptions to get them in time for Easter according to a pharmacist.

The last date you can order repeat prescriptions in time for Easter

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal experience into a revolution in caring for brain health

The GP who left medicine to help people beat brain fog

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah at a remembrance service at the Cenotaph memorial in central London in 2018

'Greatest loss': Sarah Brown on heart-breaking death of baby daughter

Natalie Cassidy hosts new Channel 4 show Britain's Best Buys: What's the Big Deal?

Natalie Cassidy tries mushroom coffee in new channel 4 series

Scotland’s drug death rates among adults are among the worst in the world

Exclusive Douglas Ross warned addiction bill could mean 'more people suffering'

A financial black hole in funding for social care in Scotland will have a serious impact on vulnerable people (Picture: Viken Kantarci)

Why SNP cuts mean social care crisis is about to get a lot worse Jackie Baillie

I went to an Edinburgh spa to try their latest eccentric treatment

Scotland host Wales at Murrayfield in round four of the 2025 Six Nations championship (Pic: Getty)

What lowering rugby tackle height would mean for head collisions

A nurse taking the blood pressure of an elderly patient

Elderly set to squeeze Scotland's 'unsustainable' finances

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has called on the public to help it plug its £33.6m deficit

NHS board extends funds plea to the public to plug £33m deficit

One in nine patients in South Yorkshire have a poor experience with their GP.

The 'strong' pay deal offered to 'rightly frustrated' NHS staff

Grace and Angus Davidson (front) with the hospital team following the birth of baby Amy Isabel Davidson (Picture: Womb Transplant UK)

UK's first child born following womb transplant gives hope to us all Scotsman comment

The extraordinary first UK baby born from a womb transplant

Sir Jackie Stewart and his wife Helen following the funeral of Justin Wilson at St James the Great Church in Northamptonshire in 2015

'I leave in tears': Sir Jackie Stewart on his wife's dementia battle

Nicola Fisher

'Vibrant' businesswoman dies after weight loss surgery complications

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal challenges into a business opportunity

The supplement people say boosts focus, energy and clarity

A skin expert has outlined five warning signs of skin cancer.

Skin cancer symptoms: five warning signs according to a skin expert

An elderly woman in a wheelchair is assisted by a care-worker as she lays flowers outside Windsor Castle following the death of Queen Elizabeth

Exclusive SNP facing social care 'meltdown' as £560m black hole risking services

Standing desks have become hugely popular in recent years

Electric standing desk with memory now £72.99 in Amazon Prime deal

Artist's impressions showing two different views of the proposed statue of Dr Elsie Inglis on the Royal Mile

We're Dr Elsie Inglis' family and planned statue is fitting tribute Relatives of Dr Elsie Inglis

Dirtea's mushroom coffee is a healthier way to get that caffeine hit

Dirtea Mushroom Coffee: A healthy coffee alternative with Lion’s Mane

I found myself on Skinny Tok and I feel like I'm back in early noughties diet culture again

I found myself on SkinnyTok and now I'm back in noughties diet culture Rachel Mackie

Stress can cause vision issues, expert reveals

Eye care experts reveal how stress can cause vision issues

Symptoms of the cold, flu and Covid can be similar.

New Covid variant on the rise - the symptoms you shouldn't ignore

The spring Covid booster vaccination programme is currently underway.

Warning over slump in elderly getting spring Covid boosters

Christina McKelvie died at the age of 57 last week

SNP's Keith Brown's emotional tribute to partner Christina McKelvie

Fort William, one of the bigger towns in the Highland region

Highland region in 'dire' situation as care homes close

The number of adults who say they are dissatisfied with the health service is at its highest level on record

Major poll reveals 'startling collapse' in satisfaction with the NHS

Morrisons Clinic has a range services aimed at men

Morrisons launches easy online clinic for men: no GP, no awkward chats

DIRTEA's award-winning mushroom coffee

The mushroom coffee replacing the morning brew for crash-free focus

If you woke up with your first symptoms of endometriosis today, you’re likely not to get a diagnosis until 2034

Education 'most important thing' in tackling endometriosis delays

As many people know, it can be hard to get a prompt appointment to see a GP (Picture: Carl Court)

SNP's new NHS action plan looks like a ChatGPT rehash of old promises Jackie Baillie

Dr Beth Upton laves the hearing. Picture: John Devlin

Watchdog considering enforcement against NHS Fife over trans case

13 photos show empty streets during first lockdown

GPs in Scotland will be forced to cut their services unless they receive a huge and sustained injection of cash, doctors have warned

Analysis Will lack of GPs derail SNP's NHS election pledge gamble

The NHS crisis looks set to continue under the SNP (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why SNP's NHS improvement plan inspires little confidence from staff Scotsman comment

Fisayo Thompson's documentary Walking Through Walls, follows her journey to get an endometriosis diagnosis.

Thoracic endometriosis: ‘I felt like I was drowning’

Minister for Health and Social Care Neil Gray during First Minister's Questions

Nursing bosses issue health staff warning over SNP's NHS vision

Tracy Farrell with her mum Kathleen.

Scotland to lead new £5.5m international cancer 'supergroup'

It takes on average eight years and 10 months to get an endometriosis diagnosis in Scotland.

The debilitating signs that you might have endometriosis

Doddie Weir charity makes biggest-ever single investment in MND research

Mark Formosa who has travelled from Cornwall to Glasgow for a dentist appointment

Man travels 1,000 miles from Cornwall to Scotland and back for dentist

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

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SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries