Healthcare

New research suggests that drinking tap water could be putting millions of people living in the UK at a greater risk of dementia.

New research warns of 'link' between soft water and dementia

People smoking cigarettes while sitting outdoors at a restaurant, in Soho, London

Yes, smoking is bad for you - but that doesn't mean we should ban it Alex Cole-Hamilton

The Christmas holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor’s surgery.

Where to go if you need medical care over the Christmas holidays

Scott McKerracher, Head of Commercial, The Cumberland

THE CUMBERLAND EXPANDS SCOTTISH COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS INTO THREE NEW SECTORS

Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Almost one in five women fear their GP won't take them seriously

ME Action UK campaigners gather in Parliament Square to demand the £100s millions missing from ME research.

ME: 'Tired doesn't even come close to describing it'

Part of the Shetland Islands. Picture: Getty Images

Inside the push to screen islanders for rare disease-causing variants

The Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Pragmatism, not politics, must drive the Scottish Budget Susan Murray

Renewables infrastructure

Scottish Legal Review: Sailing successfully on

Pharmacist shares how to spot the difference between sore throat, strep and Covid symptoms.

Is it Covid, strep or a sore throat? Worrying symptoms to look out for

Sandyford is the specialist sexual health service for Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Picture: John Devlin

'Toxic' trans row leaves NHS struggling to recruit gender clinicians

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

Gordon Aikman was awarded the British Empire Medal in 2015 for services to motor neurone disease awareness and research (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

As my late friend Gordon showed, a better NHS is worth fighting for Jackie Baillie

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A pharmacist is warning parents to be on the lookout for headlice, worms and other illnesses now summer is over. (Photo: Pexels, Andrea Piacquadio)

The eight most common back-to-school bugs and how to spot the signs

Children have reportedly been left with life-changing injuries. (Photo: Peter MacDiarmid/Getty Images)

Families of 'rogue' GOSH surgeon urged to come forward

A doctor checks on a patient with sores caused by a mpox infection. (Photo: ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)

Mpox: symptoms and what does mpox rash look like?

New research has revealed the baldest cities in the UK. (Photo: Pexels/Karolina Kaboompics)

These 10 cities are the worst for hair loss in the UK

You should get advice from 111 as soon as possible if you think you have shingles

Shingles vaccine: who is eligible and is shingles contagious?

An optician debunks social media eye health hack myths. (Photo: Pexels/Anna Shvets)

Optician debunks TikTok eye health hacks

It's important to have access to a GP when you're at university. (Photo: Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

Student health: how to register with a GP at university

28 British nationals have died in Turkey following elective cosmetic procedures since 2019 according to the Foreign Office. (Photo: Pexels, RDNE Stock project)

The NHS guidance for surgery abroad as British mum dies in Turkey

A woman infected with Mpox shows her arms at the Kamenge University Hospital's Mpox treatment centre in Bujumbura on August 22, 2024. (Photo: TCHANDROU NITANGA/AFP via Getty Images)

How worried should we be about Mpox - is it the new Covid?

Endometriosis affects one in ten women.

Endometriosis: The symptoms for the 'agonising' condition

Endometriosis affects one in ten women.

The 'shocking' 4-year wait for treatment for 'painful' condition

Carolyn Bowie, Glasgow-based immigration solicitor at national law firm Weightmans (Picture: Andy Forman)

It's imperative that we reframe the immigration debate - Carolyn Bowie

Staff on a NHS hospital ward. PIC: Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Why 14,000 Scots have quit NHS waiting lists for private treatment

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Martin Lewis reveals how pensioners can claim up to £5,600 annually

Artificial intelligence may present some risks but the potential to do good is also huge (Picture: Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

How AI-powered scientific revolution is helping to transform medicine Scotsman comment

Scottish-developed technology is helping combat the UK’s patient backlog in busy NHS hospital waiting rooms

Scottish technology could help ease NHS backlog pressures

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Covid tests are in demand as cases of the new Covid variant are on the rise. (Photo: ManuPadilla - stock.adobe.com)

Here is where you can get Covid tests as cases of new variant rise

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Mohammed with Rebecca Moore, a former Skyscanner and TravelNest senior executive who joined the healthcare business as chief operating officer in 2022. Picture: contributed.

Interview: Addy Mohammed, co-founder of Simple Online Healthcare

1.7m Brits are expected to be living with dementia by 2040 - more than double today's levels. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

1.7m people could have dementia in the UK by 2040

Rebecca Moore and Addy Mohammed of Simple Online Healthcare.

Glasgow-based online pharmacy innovator doubles headcount to almost 100

Which company paid the largest criminal fine in history and why?

Superdrug to cut cost of sun cream with items available from just £2.79

Superdrug to cut cost of suncream with items available from just £2.79

The NHS will soon allow patients to acces private healthcare

Patients to use NHS app to access private healthcare

Network has partnered with train operator Northern, to offer keyworker discounts on Advance Purchase tickets

New 25% Northern discount announced for key workers

Five money saving tips to keep your pet costs low
Here are five tips to help keep your pet costs low.

Rod Stewart tells Sky News phone-in Tories should ‘give Labour a go’

Mark Hanson, Vice Chair, The Scotland 5G Centre

How 5G technology is helping transform Scottish businesses - Mark Hanson

Research has shown workers from these industries dislike their bosses the most

The top 10 industries with the most hated bosses and reasons why

Buffer zones across England and Wales will see anti-abortion protests moved further away from health clinics and hospitals as campaigners call for Scotland 'to be next' in implementing such measures (Picture: John Devlin).

SNP named 'disgraceful' as buffer zones to be introduced in England and Wales

Healthcare cash plans can help cover the cost of dental treatments, opticians’ bills, consultations and tests, therapies and much more besides

Martin Lewis: Do you pay for dentistry and opticians? Here's a little-known way ...

From left: Shane Corstorphine, Addy Mohammed, and Michael Hope. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Online pharmacy firm aiming high with hire of former Skyscanner executives

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf visits Monklands Hospital in Airdrie (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/pool/AFP via Getty Images

Why Scotland's NHS cannot just 'return to normal' – Elsa Maishman

Marian McNeil is Chief Executive, Precision Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre

Precision medicine will make us healthier and wealthier - Marian McNeil

NHS waiting lists have soared dramatically in recent months (Picture: Michael Gillen)

NHS waiting lists are rising dramatically. Here's how we can help – Marie Hayes

HMP Young Offenders Institute (YOI) Grampian.

Young offenders institute healthcare staff are 'overstretched' say inspectors

NHS waiting lists will take ‘many years’ to deal with - your rights as a patient explained (Photo: Shutterstock)

NHS waiting lists will take ‘many years’ to deal with - your rights as a patient...

More than half of UK employers want to recruit new staff in the next three months (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than half of UK employers want to recruit new staff in the next three month...

NHS staff wait to receive Covid-19 patients.

NHS staff have ‘no more left to give’ as Scotland faces third wave, unions warn

The conference venue continues to implement extensive health and wellbeing measures amid the pandemic. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

EICC hails securing of three major conferences for 2021

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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

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

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