Health

A survey by health service provider Babylon has revealed that people in Midlothian drink less than anywhere else in Scotland.

This month’s UK-wide move to extend a potentially life-saving vaccine to boys does not go far enough, according to the boss of a Falkirk-based charity.

The father of a teenage girl who took her own life after watching graphic self-harm and suicide material on Instagram is backing a campaign to make social media giants hand over their data to mental health researchers.

An NHS project in Fife is helping people to remain in work by providing easier access to health professionals.

Lothian Bus group has announced that the leading mental health charity ­Support in Mind Scotland has been chosen as the company’s Charity of Choice for the next two years.

The Scottish Football Association’s plan to ban heading for children is a sensible safety precaution that could even improve the national side.

The mental health chief of the NHS has called for bookmakers to end tactics that are helping fuel the UK's gambling addiction crisis.

The parents of Milly Main, who died after contracting an infection at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, have called for a fatal accident inquiry into her death.

The Scottish FA appears to be moving closer to introducing a ban on children heading balls owing to fears of dementia.

As we slip into a new ­decade, what better time to remind people that by helping others openly and with no expectation that you will benefit from this directly is something we should practice.

A clinical drug trial for Motor Neurone Disease was launched today thanks to a £1.5 million investment from the charity MND Scotland.

Britain's oldest yoga instructor is still teaching packed classes - at the age of 90.

A Kinglassie soldier has been pushing his body to the limit to raise funds for his fellow veterans.

New parking zones are being created at Kirkintilloch 
Health & Care Centre (KHCC) with work expected to be completed by March.

Scottish curlers are being encouraged to brush up on their awareness of the risk of prostate cancer in a campaign backed by former European champions.

Health chiefs will email psychological treatment sessions in a bid to clear a backlog of more than 6,000 people waiting for therapy.

A welder who has worked in the Glasgow shipyards for more than 35 years will be a guest speaker at a major mental health conference this week.