Former footballers are approximately three-and-a-half times more likely to die from neurodegenerative disease than the general population, according to a new study. The report, released on Monday and commissioned by
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A health board has launched a “zimmer amnesty” urging people to return unused walking frames, sticks and crutches as part of a drive to be more environmentally friendly. NHS Greater
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Scottish Care, the representative body for Scotland’s independent care home sector, has announced details of the finalists for their 2019 National Care Home Awards. The awards, which will form part
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A Glasgow care worker has been struck off after repeatedly humiliating vulnerable resident. A disciplinary panel heard, Daniel Akers, a senior care worker at Rowandale Nursing Home in Pollokshields, Glasgow,
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Minimum unit pricing may have contributed to the number of alcohol-related deaths in Glasgow falling by more than a fifth, according to new research. The legislation, introduced across Scotland in
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A common diabetes medication can be used to treat patients with heart failure, according to new research. Scientists have found dapagliflozin – a drug that helps control blood sugar levels
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Forced evictions of unsuccessful asylum seekers have been condemned as “regrettable and harsh” by the Archbishop of Glasgow. Philip Tartaglia (pictured) accused the UK Government of “bringing indignity and suffering
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A Scottish university has received more than £900,000 to continue research into adults and children with active Crohn’s disease. The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded
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Glasgow University has received more than £6 million in what has been described as the institute’s largest-ever donation. John Shaw, who graduated from the university, and his wife Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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An SNP MP has vowed to join “thousands of volunteers” in blocking lock-change evictions against asylum seekers by security giant Serco. During a Commons debate on the matter, Chris Stephens
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