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Scottish drivers warned sleep apnoea increases risk of serious car crashes

Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the rapid breakdown of damaged muscle with the release of the intracellular muscle contents, including myoglobin, creatine kinase and various electrolytes, into the bloodstream and extracellular space.

Ayr karate student suffers shock illness after exercising

Mr Ammar Alhasso

Botox treatment offers relief from life-limiting bladder issues

CHAS fundraising team meet with bank colleagues to announce partnership.

Children’s hospices across Scotland and RBS set £100,000 fundraising challenge

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Over half have suffered discomfort for more than a year

Eight in 10 Brits suffer chronic pain - say life is 'on hold'

Covid cases have been on the rise in the UK.

Covid symptoms to look out for after Easter as cases rise

The NHS is an institution that has served Scotland and the UK exceptionally well but which has been in decline for years (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

£227m in NHS compensation payouts shows price of SNP's failure Scotsman comment

A general view of staff on an NHS hospital ward

Health boards pay out more than £227m in 'eye-watering' compensation

The Supreme Court ruling is expected to have wide-ranging implications

NHS in Scotland awaits new national guidance on single-sex spaces

A ward at a NHS-run hospital

Watchdog will 'pursue' NHS if gender policies don't change

The Easter holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor's surgery.

Are GPs open over the Easter weekend? What to do if you get sick

Many GP surgeries in rural areas are desperately short-staffed (Picture: Anthony Devlin)

Collapse of rural healthcare is so bad it's fuelling depopulation Alastair Redman

Scotland is on course for the highest number of flu deaths in almost half a century

Scotland set for worst flu deaths in 45 years after vaccine decline

Scotland would benefit from its own visa system for migrants, but the independence debate means Westminster is unlikely to agree to the idea. Picture: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Exclusive SNP urge Labour support as visa bill gets surprise second reading

This is the exact amount of water you should drink each day.

The exact amount of water you should drink as temperatures soar

How to avoid sunburn as temperatures start to rise.

Met Office issue warning over sunburn risk - how to protect yourself

Children with this common skin condition may be more likely to suffer from hay fever later in life.

Warning sign your child may suffer with hay fever later in life

The exact date to order your repeat prescriptions to get them in time for Easter according to a pharmacist.

The last date you can order repeat prescriptions in time for Easter

The most common reason for medical cannabis prescriptions in the UK to date is to manage chronic pain conditions.

6 reasons why Scotland supports medical cannabis

One in nine patients in South Yorkshire have a poor experience with their GP.

The 'strong' pay deal offered to 'rightly frustrated' NHS staff

A skin expert has outlined five warning signs of skin cancer.

Skin cancer symptoms: five warning signs according to a skin expert

An elderly woman in a wheelchair is assisted by a care-worker as she lays flowers outside Windsor Castle following the death of Queen Elizabeth

Exclusive SNP facing social care 'meltdown' as £560m black hole risking services

The spring Covid booster vaccination programme is currently underway.

Warning over slump in elderly getting spring Covid boosters

If you woke up with your first symptoms of endometriosis today, you’re likely not to get a diagnosis until 2034

Education 'most important thing' in tackling endometriosis delays

The number of adults who say they are dissatisfied with the health service is at its highest level on record

Major poll reveals 'startling collapse' in satisfaction with the NHS

As many people know, it can be hard to get a prompt appointment to see a GP (Picture: Carl Court)

SNP's new NHS action plan looks like a ChatGPT rehash of old promises Jackie Baillie

The NHS crisis looks set to continue under the SNP (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Why SNP's NHS improvement plan inspires little confidence from staff Scotsman comment

Minister for Health and Social Care Neil Gray during First Minister's Questions

Nursing bosses issue health staff warning over SNP's NHS vision

Cathie Lackie, 90, is saying goodbye to her 'work family' to spend more time with her real family

Retiring from work at the age of 90 is an astonishing achievement Scotsman comment

GPs in Scotland will be forced to cut their services unless they receive a huge and sustained injection of cash, doctors have warned

GPs will have to cut services without major investment, doctors warn

More than 1.5 million NHS employees guard our health frontlines every day

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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025 (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Sketch: Reeves's sombre Spring Statement saved by weak Tory response

The hospital provides a luxury healthcare experience, ensuring every patient receives personalised treatment and dedicated aftercare directly from their surgical team.

First-of-a-kind AI educational tool introduced by surgeons

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will announce a funding boost for defence on Wednesday

Chancellor to announce defence spending boost

Normally busy streets were virtually empty of people during the first Covid lockdown five years ago (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

How SNP has left our struggling NHS unprepared for another pandemic Jackie Baillie

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and First Minister John Swinney

John Swinney warns UK cuts poised to be 'damaging' for Scotland's NHS

By 2040, more than 730,000 people in Scotland will be aged 75 or over.

Scottish Budget boosts housing, yet gaps remain in support services

People hugging at the National Covid Memorial Wall in London

'Hundreds more will die': Fears Scots not ready for next pandemic

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Exclusive GB Energy can turn Scottish Labour’s polling around - minister

As the SNP prevaricates, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has already acted on some of the recommendations made by an independent review into the recording of sex data by public bodies (Picture: James Manning)

Why gender ideology could have ‘fatal consequences’ for trans people Susan Dalgety

Heart disease is a leading cause of death among women in the UK

UK women less likely to seek help for chest pain and heart issues

Women are more likely to ignore symptoms of heart complaints – as many believe it’s not an issue that will affect them.

Graham Watson, Executive Chair, InnoScot Health

National healthcare innovation programmes are essential - but NHS workforce-insp...

Women with early stage cervical cancer can end up waiting years to get a hysterectomy (Picture: Christopher Furlong)

Told she may have cancer, Jenny had to wait nearly a year to find out Jackie Baillie

MANUP? has announced the extension of its support for groundbreaking research into male suicide

Ad Feature Suicide is the lead killer of UK men under 50 - research reveals why

The Society of Radiographers expressed concern at the findings

Concern over decades-old MRI scanners and X-ray machines in hospitals

Keir Starmer's decision to scrap arms-length quango NHS England and bring the NHS under democratic control has lessons for the SNP (Picture: Oli Scarff/WPA pool)

Starmer's decision to scrap huge quango should shame SNP into action Brian Wilson

Europe has recorded the highest number of measles cases in 25 years.

Worrying signs of measles to watch out for as cases rise in the UK

West Lothian households will see their council tax rise by 8.95 per cent in 2025/26 in a move reflected across the country

Readers' Letters: It's time for councils to stop taking ever more tax

Keir Starmer delivers a speech on his plans to reform the civil service and the NHS during a visit to Hull (Picture: Oli Scarff-WPA pool)

Why SNP need to be as brave as Keir Starmer if NHS is to be saved Scotsman comment

Gillian Henderson, Head Project Management, InnoScot Health

Webinar set to help NHS innovators protect their unique ideas

Professor Vik Veer

Wake up to sleep apnoea: Scotland’s silent killer

The new drug has been hailed as a breakthrough in treatment for endometriosis. Picture: PA

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Scottish Family Party hold anti-abortion protest within buffer zone

Dr Beth Upton, centre, leaves an employment tribunal in Dundee where nurse Sandie Peggie has brought a case against NHS Fife (Picture: Andrew Milligan)

How public services are breaking law over single-sex facilities Murdo Fraser

A young woman being treated in hospital (Picture: Getty)

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