Health

SNP downgrade of neonatal unit is a monumental mistake

SNP MSPs are turning a deaf ear to the problems caused by the Scottish Government’s plans to central...

Major repair work starts at Edinburgh's new Sick Kids Hospital

The hospital is facing four months of repair work...

Adam Handling

Top Scottish chefs cook at National Museum of Scotland for Beatson Charity

The event is in the memory of Mary-Anne Hamer and Andrew Fairlie

Home worth £3.5m overlooking Gleneagles golf course to be given away

Paul Cargill

Scottish Government proposes minimum unit price hike to 65p

Under the proposal, the minimum unit price of alcohol would be raised from 50 pence to 65 pence...

Schools must arm children against the dangers of disinformation

Information revolutions have caused turmoil in the past so we should have been expecting problems wi...

A survey found 43 per cent said they had learned more about sexual health from TikTok than they did at school

The supposed link between TikTok and Scotland's increasing abortion numbers

Why the Covid-19 threat remains very real for Scotland Dr Gwenetta Curry

Aamer Anwar (centre), lead solicitor for the Scottish Covid Bereaved group, speaks outside the UK Covid-19 Inquiry at Dorland House in London. Picture: Belinda Jiao/PA Wire

Lawyer calls for return to masks, free tests amid 'dangerous feeling of deja vu'

Iconic Glasgow venue the Barrowland Ballroom

Site for Glasgow drugs consumption room identified

Glasgow's city centre low emission zone has been enforced since June. (Photo by John Devlin/The Scotsman)

Edinburgh's council vehicles to comply with low emission zone – unlike Glasgow’s

Is Yousaf now more interested in fixing NHS than being a social justice warrior? Susan Dalgety

Approximately 5% of ticks are said to carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. This infection has been described as a ‘hidden epidemic’ so it is important to keep you and your loved ones safe.

Explainer How to Remove a Tick Correctly: A Step-by-Step Guide for Ticks

Here’s what you need to know about Covid ahead of winter in the UK amid a surge in cases of a new strain, Pirola.

Scots urged to get vaccinated as new Covid strain spreads to communities

Exclusive Donald Trump's resort fails hygiene inspection amid food safety issues

A drug user prepares heroin before injecting. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Drugs consumption room trial in Edinburgh looks set to go ahead

The road to Balivanich on Benbecula, where residents have been told to stop using tap water following a fuel leak at a nearby water treatment works. More than 1,000 homes on Benbecula and South Uist have been affected. PIC: Contributed.

85,000 bottles of water delivered to islands after fuel leak warning

Thousands of Scots are paying for private healthcare because of long NHS waiting lists. Image: Jeff Moore/Press Association.

Tens of thousands paying for private healthcare

Former Scotland manager Ally MacLeod

Footballers with dementia should be paid financial support, says Blackford

NHS approves new treatment for migraines (Image: Adobe)

NHS approves new treatment for migraines

NHS needs Royal Commission to find ways to end its perma-crisis Scotsman comment

UK Government will 'not intervene' over drug consumption room pilot

Jean Boht at Liverpool Cathedral for the funeral of television comedy writer Carla Lane. Actress Jean Boht, best known for playing Nellie Boswell in sitcom Bread, has died aged 91, her family said. Picture: PA

Bread star Jean Boht dies aged 91

An image of how a drug consumption room set up in Scotland could look. Picture: John Devlin

Safe consumption room pilot set for Glasgow city centre amid 100 deaths a month

Drug consumption rooms not a game-changer, but would save some lives Kenny MacAskill

Why Scotland needs safe drug consumption rooms Scotsman comment

Scotland still has the worst drugs death record in the UK and Europe

Analysis: What are the hurdles to opening a drugs consumption room?

Suspected drugs deaths rise in first six months of 2023

Drug Policy Minister Elena Whitham. Image: John Devlin.

Funding for drug consumption rooms is protected, says drug policy minister

A drug user prepares heroin (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Drug users at 'safe consumption rooms' will not be prosecuted says Lord Advocate

The Scottish Association for Mental Health warned that during periods of economic strife, the suicide rate increases. Picture: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty

Financial struggles could lead to spike in suicide rates, leading charity warns

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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