One in four prisoners have suffered traumatic brain injury, study finds
A quarter of Scottish prisoners have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their lives, new research has indicated.
Health
First Minister pressed on reintroduction of procedure for stroke patients
The Scottish Government is working on plans to reintroduce a procedure for removing blood clots from the brains of stoke victims.
Ex-NHS Tayside boss given inflated payout to avoid any tribunal, MSPs told
Bosses at a struggling health board knew their former chief executive should only have been paid three months’ notice – but they gave her six months amid concerns she could bring age and sex discrimination claims against them, a Holyrood committee has heard.
You could save the world with the ‘planetary health diet’ – but what can you actually eat?
A diet that can avoid premature death and safeguard the Earth at the same time sounds too good to be true – but that’s exactly what experts are saying is possible with the ‘planetary health diet’.
Dundee academic says improving oral health can help rehabilitate prisoners
A Dundee University expert has said improving oral health habits can help rehabilitate prisoners.
Access to free sanitary products expanded with £4m funding
Extra funding to help tackle so-called period poverty by expanding the number of places where free sanitary products are available has been announced by the Scottish Government.
Waste firm ‘stored human remains in unrefrigerated units for six months’
A waste management company has stored remains of NHS patients in unrefrigerated units for more than six months, according to reports.
Hundreds of tonnes of medical waste piled up at disposal firm’s sites
Up to 300 tonnes of clinical waste and 10 tonnes of anatomical waste has piled up at the Scottish sites of a disposal company, MSPs have heard.
NHS funding from UK Government ‘£55m less than promised’
The UK Government has “picked the pocket of the health service” in Scotland, with funding claimed to be £55 million lower than promised.
Bed blocking affects more than 1,400 patients in one month
More than 1,400 people had to stay in hospital despite being fit enough to leave over one month, new figures indicate.
One or two joints is all it takes to alter teenage brains, research shows
Even a small amount of cannabis can alter brain structure in children, research suggests.
Breast cancer cells can be forced to become ‘harmless’ fat cells, say scientists
Breast cancer cells can be turned into harmless fat cells, early research suggests.
‘Life-changing’ drug for breast cancer patients welcomed by charities
Charities have welcomed the decision to make a “truly life-changing drug” for women with breast cancer available on the NHS in Scotland.
Doctors to be asked if they would help terminally ill patients die
Doctors will be asked asked if they would help a terminally ill patient to die and whether the law should be changed to allow assisted dying.
Air pollution exposure linked to increased risk of miscarriage, study finds
Pregnant women are at an increased risk of miscarrying if they are exposed to elevated levels of a type of air pollution, a study suggests.
Brits urged to eat more fibre after study shows lifesaving benefits
Very few of us are getting enough fibre and it could be harming our health, a major study has found.
As fibre is hailed as life-saving – 6 easy ways to hit your recommended intake
It’s January, so chances are you’re taking a long hard look at your diet and trying to make it as healthy as possible. However, there’s one thing you’re probably not paying enough attention to – and that’s fibre.
Surgeons to train with robotic assistant at Dundee hospital
Surgeons will be trained to operate with the help of a robotic assistant in Scotland for the first time.
Unhealthy lifestyles of care workers revealed as more support urged
There are calls for more support for care workers after a study revealed many smoke, drink beyond the recommended guidelines, and do not take adequate exercise.
Amputee given double hand transplant after five years on waiting list
A quadruple amputee who had been desperately seeking a double hand transplant has successfully undergone the surgery after a five-year wait.