Healthcare

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Elanic Medical, which began by offering cosmetic surgery, has opened the Glasgow hospital in a former RBS building, over two floors and incorporating three 'state-of-the-art' operating theatres.

Glasgow gains £6 million ‘luxury hospital’ and more locations could follow

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Parents worry about their kids' career aspirations due to rise in tech

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Signs your children could be struggling with their mental health.

Four signs your child might be struggling with their mental health

Tuberculosis (TB) cases in England have increased by 13%.

Tuberculosis symptoms you need to know - as cases rise in England

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Bird flu is rare in humans, but it can be serious or even deadly.

Should we be worried about bird flu as human case found in UK?

A fifth UK case of mpox Clade Ib has been found in Leeds

Doctor shares red flag symptoms of Mpox that you shouldn't ignore

With so many illnesses around this winter, it can be hard to know when symptoms of a cough are serious.

Red flag symptoms that you shouldn't ignore if you have a cough

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Call for prisons to be prosecuted after young people's deaths

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

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THE CUMBERLAND EXPANDS SCOTTISH COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS INTO THREE NEW SECTORS

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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

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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)

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

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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?

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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.

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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

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