After 16 years as a journalist at The Herald, including eight covering health, Helen McArdle reflects on that stories that stood out and what she's…

As out of hours GPs are encouraged to 'consider alternatives' to hospital admissions for patients as the NHS grapples with huge overcrowding, are…

The delays came to light after Conservative MSP for Glasgow, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, raised the case of one of his constituents - Shareen Gault - in the…

RETIRED pharmacologist Dr Richard Marshall is surprisingly laidback as he recalls how a huge overdose of the then-untested asthma drug, salbutamol,…

What are the links between the Covid pandemic, the January 6 insurrection, and the boom in health misinformation?

Dr Darren McKeown, one of Scotland's leading practitioners of aesthetic medicine, fears that patient safety is not being prioritised enough in…

The Scottish Government has published a consultation setting out proposals to tighten regulation on the cosmetic sector. But experts working in the…

As Glasgow's long-awaited Safer Drug Consumption Facility prepares to open its doors to the city's drug users on Monday, the Herald took a tour of…

Groundbreaking research from the University of St Andrews School of Medicine has found that biomarker testing in individuals at risk of lung cancer…

NHS Glasgow planned to revamp its Hospital at Home service, but instead it has been mothballed with nothing to replace it - and a deadlock over…

During a four-day series in August, the Herald investigated Scotland's rapidly growing cosmetic sector. Here we look back on some of the highlights.

New research in Glasgow into health inequalities has highlighted the need to invest a larger share of resources into GP practices and grassroots…

We take a look back at the Herald's second impact series, exploring Scotland's relationship with alcohol. Why did we do it and what did we learn?

Almost one in 15 beds at Grampian’s biggest hospital are currently occupied by patients with influenza, as Public Health Scotland data shows flu…

The Thirlwell public inquiry into Lucy Letby has concluded for the Christmas break - but one of its final witnesses had plenty to say about what is…

A Glasgow grandad whose incurable cancer was dismissed as a pulled muscle is counting down the days until he finally gets to celebrate his first…

The public is being asked for their views on how best to further regulate non-surgical cosmetic procedures to improve client safety.

The Golden Jubilee hospital in Clydebank is designed to reduce waiting times for the NHS in Scotland. But statistics show that it actually carried…

A report presented to a board meeting of NHS Grampian last week highlights the severe and ongoing pressures faced by its hospitals just weeks after…

Obesity rates are rising among children from the most deprived areas of Scotland, and bowel cancer is becoming more common in the under-50s. How…

The main provider of IT software to GP surgeries in Scotland has gone into administration.

The Scottish Government Budget promised 'record funding' for health and new waiting list targets. Here the Herald takes a look at what that might…

Staffing shortages are taking a devastating toll on NHS patients across Scotland, a new survey of physiotherapists reveals. The findings from the…

The latest workforce survey for Scotland reveals the the number of GPs working in the NHS is continuing to fall, both in terms of headcount and…

Glasgow University will play host to a new comedy night, 'Laughter Lives', this week in aid of suicide prevention. Its organiser, suicidologist Dr…

How likely are people to make a full recovery from long Covid - and how do they get there?

GPs in Scotland are preparing to vote on industrial action over funding. Can it be stopped?

The report by Audit Scotland warns that NHS costs will rise and the Scottish Government must make "difficult decisions" about healthcare…

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After warnings that Scotland's NHS is recovering more slowly than England's, there are fears that even if all of Scotland's planned National…

The Herald understands there is alarm among clinicians in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde over the potential impact of a new process for investigating…