The Herald | Health https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/ The Herald Health en-gb Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:02:54 +0100 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:02:54 +0100 https://www.heraldscotland.com/rss/terms/ M6 toby.granville@newsquest.co.uk (Toby Granville) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/sitelogoalt/?type=rsslogo The Herald | Health https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/ noThe Herald Healthtoby.granville@newsquest.co.uk AI firm Multiverse launches Edinburgh hub and plans 200 new jobs https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26176194.multiverse-create-200-jobs-new-edinburgh-tech-hub/?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:19:00 +0100 d7c495f6de8745844a62c7140c74ea59 rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur New £438m Aberdeen hospitals hit by fresh delays and 'ongoing risk' https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26175769.438m-aberdeen-baird-anchor-hospital-projects-face-new-delays/?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:17:00 +0100 561de0807eb2cf506907928bfa60f9c9 donald.erskine@newsquest.co.uk | Donald Erskine Scotland’s population explained: Who we are, where we live and how it’s changing https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25613940.scotland-population---data-nation-changing/?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0100 bea46b54f3c4515f065c479dd2eea7c0 joe.donnelly2@newsquest.co.uk | Joe Donnelly St John Scotland unveils 300th public access defibrillator in Edinburgh https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26175069.edinburgh-reaches-defibrillator-milestone-300th-unit/?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0100 fc9c072b87a52996adbbf630ac9866a2 rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur Edinburgh gym equipment specialist opens 32,000 sq ft Fife facility https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26174516.edinburgh-fitness-firm-opens-new-fife-headquarters/?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:32:00 +0100 25a20683f547f88357f8c3b713c3f85d rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur 'I'd be persecuted in Russia but I don't feel safe in Ukraine either' https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26173023.ukraine-asylum-seeker-sounds-legal-aid-crisis-alarm/?ref=rss Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0100 ff0683cf3c340909ac17d82e80f96ff5 gaby.mckay@newsquest.co.uk | Gabriel McKay Life did not end up Sweet for tragic Scottish glam pop star Brian Connolly https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26172269.godfather-glam-ended-gigs-butlins/?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0100 f59224075b2be3da2dca55c15d18ab3e features@theherald.co.uk | Robert McNeil In Haiti, the dictatorship was not the fault of the public. But in Scotland, well ... https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26172363.haiti-dictatorship-not-publics-fault-scotland/?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0100 53c4158822494a905db7e52f44bdd2ad ‘Kind and loyal’ accountant and cricketer who played for Scotland dies https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/26171201.kind-loyal-accountant-cricketer-played-scotland-dies/?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:39:00 +0100 bcfd548441254e7cedec422f93ce0a2e 'We should all be f*****g angry' Scots starving blamed on 'low wages and benefits' https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26172381.hunger-scotland-blamed-ridiculously-low-wages-benefits/?ref=rss Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:15:00 +0100 87ec12d232abae84fa45ed2dae3d3452 Backlash after European city adopts 'I identify as a trolleybus' branding https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26171944.prague-trolleybus-campaign-criticised-lgbtq-community/?ref=rss Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100 4fd4d8cd9d8e07d14bc15fd3633365e9 gaby.mckay@newsquest.co.uk | Gabriel McKay Hampden vigil as Scotland women's team take on Israel in World Cup qualifier https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26171893.hampden-vigil-scotland-womens-team-take-israel/?ref=rss Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:51:40 +0100 cd9290bf46ef3e0226917ee09e0208e8 gaby.mckay@newsquest.co.uk | Gabriel McKay Coming down the road: how Boston is bracing itself for the Tartan Army invasion https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26168041.world-cup-2026-lager-irn-bru-bridies-welcome-tartan-army/?ref=rss Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:01:00 +0100 96cb90e2cc0c6e393545af2ec3fa55a4 Sandradickmedia@gmail.com | Sandra Dick 'Breathtaking' fighter known as The Golden Boy of Scottish Boxing dies https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/26171181.breathtaking-fighter-known-golden-boy-scottish-boxing-dies/?ref=rss Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:36:00 +0100 b25f95f14b33b7457d14f38af0d98c57 Veteran Channel 4 journalist Jon Snow reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26171629.veteran-channel-4-journalist-jon-snow-reveals-alzheimers-diagnosis/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:03:27 +0100 e81968489414f2c646a28e7b3146f476 Carla Feric Sir Chris Hoy unveils ‘surprise’ mural in Glasgow ahead of Commonwealth Games https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26171361.sir-chris-hoy-mural-unveiled-glasgow-ahead-commonwealth-games/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:03:20 +0100 721dc863d5584837d0d1ded20270f4e8 Danyel VanReenen Person hit with 'filthy' water from leaking ceiling at Scottish hospital https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26170436.water-falls-ceiling-borders-general-hospital/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:39:02 +0100 e1d68a534c8efd2d7f4b04139e0278d6 lucette.wood@newsquest.co.uk | Lucette Wood Woman named following fatal crash near Newton Stewart https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26169958.woman-named-following-fatal-crash-near-newton-stewart/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:35 +0100 5ea861da181e4b31d5f22bfe57b1fdcd craig.williams@newsquest.co.uk | Craig Williams Revealed: The 50 most exciting chefs working in Scotland in 2026 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26164153.50-exciting-chefs-working-scotland-2026/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0100 b421c561c654016f7821d5c1ca045ec7 sarah.campbell@newsquest.co.uk | Sarah Campbell SNP Gov urged to intervene in 'first ever' kidney patient cash policy 'failure' https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26165452.scot-gov-urged-intervene-kidney-patient-cash-policy-failure/?ref=rss Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0100 d9388e3b57ba9396711e65ef715ba730 caroline.wilson@heraldandtimes.co.uk | Caroline Wilson Women 'faced up to 190-hour delays when induced on maternity unit' https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26164706.women-faced-190-hour-delays-induced-maternity-unit/?ref=rss Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:42:14 +0100 1ec751bcecbfc72dc20282ace1ef68b4 Katrine Bussey Why a Scottish college has launched a free erectile dysfunction course https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26164180.college-launches-free-course-erectile-dysfunction/?ref=rss Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0100 2b205a431d5f6f0656448eb5a5b610dc DC Singh: The self-made entrepreneur expanding from cashmere into new markets https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26167537.dc-singh-self-made-entrepreneur-expands-cashmere-new-markets/?ref=rss Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:23:13 +0100 9292f2616634519728f110ee797e5ec0 Care worker raises money for dementia residents after abseil challenge https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26166841.care-worker-raises-money-dementia-residents/?ref=rss Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:35:25 +0100 75242f88ad92f7826ebb18ae0ac424f1 johnwales@newsquest.co.uk | John Wales Scot thanks doctors who saved his life following a heart attack on a cruise https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26162402.scot-heart-attack-cruise-thanks-doctors/?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:31:00 +0100 fc61c04d4e0860033f8eeae1d01acc71 gaby.mckay@newsquest.co.uk | Gabriel McKay National drugs charity backs proposed drug consumption room in capital https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26160534.charity-backs-drug-consumption-room-edinburghs-old-town/?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100 6a294d3954828f0040bc7bcc6cd1f706 Josh.Pizzuto-Pomaco@newsquest.co.uk | Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco Paisley non-profit Pro-Life Gym's strength is built on top facilities and community https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26163475.paisley-non-profit-pro-life-gyms-strength-built-community/?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:14:48 +0100 5e0f88bae7c2eaee7cf86fbd12319e4c Making connections with Maggie's is helping men in Scotland cope with cancer https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26161614.making-connections-maggies-helping-men-cope-cancer/?ref=rss Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:06:16 +0100 1b71f9f1fa8bab44752d133f9e98199f Edinburgh surf therapy scheme targets emergency service mental health https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26160580.surf-therapy-programme-launches-edinburgh-workers/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:49:00 +0100 a638cc038021448ea930e19e24799d6d rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur Heart failure patients pass through Edinburgh on 100-mile awareness ride https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26160355.heart-failure-cyclists-ride-edinburgh-challenge/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:05:00 +0100 cae56765cbdfdb9af555760c194b4455 rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur Family informed after body discovered during search for missing Edinburgh man https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26160030.body-found-search-missing-man-edinburgh/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:51:31 +0100 6610f336b83375f2be9146f562998e80 rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur Ann Oram celebrates milestone birthday with new Edinburgh gallery showcase https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26158254.scottish-artist-marks-70th-edinburgh-exhibition/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:20:00 +0100 0a0bdc3af24c96f67e56c6b0665606b1 rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur New at-home care firm ready to tackle 'increasing pressure' on social care system https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26138349.edinburgh-care-firm-aims-build-trust-amid-social-care-concerns/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0100 da744d2e9e5f99519dd6e6dc596a38a3 Josh.Pizzuto-Pomaco@newsquest.co.uk | Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco Motorcyclist who died in Fife crash named as family pay tribute https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26157431.family-pay-tribute-motorcyclist-died-fife-crash/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:44:20 +0100 cf1492f62c4810830c27234bc0802f8f craig.williams@newsquest.co.uk | Craig Williams Scottish woman begins bid to run length of UK in memory of best friend https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26157375.scottish-woman-begins-bid-run-length-uk-memory-best-friend/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:20:33 +0100 734d63c38a3ee4fe39e716ee1e986280 Nick Forbes Private healthcare admissions in Scotland hit record levels again for fifth year https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26157272.private-healthcare-admissions-scotland-hit-record-levels/?ref=rss Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:25:26 +0100 eb362d8469419d3d10c02fd5e4ed02fb Buy-back scheme for Edinburgh high-rise plagued with issues halted https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26156915.edinburgh-council-halts-buy-back-plan-flats/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:53:00 +0100 c3e3776e855944c42b97228fe3669aec Edinburgh-based Canny Mushrooms returns to market with plans for UK growth https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26156549.edinburgh-food-start-up-relaunches-uk-expansion-plans/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:47:00 +0100 3e16797e3a2530c09e448f99886765e2 rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur Edinburgh whisky entrepreneurs take on gruelling Cateran Yomp for charity https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26155382.leith-whisky-duo-tackle-54-mile-highland-charity-challenge/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0100 9a385746fd5ac9f1228a93021d27d118 rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur Edinburgh laboratory launches pioneering Alzheimer's diagnostic service 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https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26154438.womens-health-festival-coming-edinburghs-meadows/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:03:00 +0100 a56cf9eaa38e6d8c6a0134e090f5b1fd rose.moncur@newsquest.co.uk | Rose Moncur How a Glasgow doctor’s lockdown gaming led to a virtual reality lifesaver https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26153105.glasgow-doctors-vr-game-tool-helps-families-train-home-dialysis/?ref=rss Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100 e3041caab3ba3c5699907e11077be04e donald.erskine@newsquest.co.uk | Donald Erskine Warning over surge in digital abuse as technology used to stalk and control women https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26149390.experts-warn-surge-digital-abuse-across-scotland/?ref=rss Sun, 31 May 2026 06:30:00 +0100 12ccca16553105b9beb1073fe5c7b1ec gaby.mckay@newsquest.co.uk | Gabriel McKay Much-loved Scottish sport commentator Arthur Montford certainly loved a good stramash https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26152470.much-loved-commentator-enjoyed-good-stramash/?ref=rss Sun, 31 May 2026 06:15:00 +0100 27e1d9caaf61951f0a0046f4d9351b4e features@theherald.co.uk | Robert McNeil Glaswegian who ‘humanised’ financial services during huge shake-up https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/26151359.glaswegian-humanised-financial-services-huge-shake-up/?ref=rss Sun, 31 May 2026 06:57:00 +0100 6f97b503a2fa2ad6fe2d4c68e41e701e Scotland’s hidden heritage heroes: the tiny museums saving our past https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/26104398.full-list-volunteer-run-museums-keeping-scotlands-past-alive/?ref=rss Sat, 30 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100 fbd937b7df50a953cc8d113b5e3008a6 Sandradickmedia@gmail.com | Sandra Dick Scot who guided the careers of celebrated novelists dies https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/health/26151320.scot-guided-careers-celebrated-novelists-dies/?ref=rss Sat, 30 May 2026 06:52:00 +0100 25bcf6b985fb3c5d6a42f423eb390552 The 2026 British patient’s guide to the best hair transplant in Turkey 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