Glasgow has one of the strongest cases in Europe for introducing a drug consumption facility in the city centre, it has been suggested. MPs at Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee on
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The Government should look at making failure to immunise children a “criminal offence”, a Labour MP said as the Commons discussed tackling the rise of “vaccine hesitancy”. During a debate
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A judge has dismissed a legal challenge brought by asylum seekers at the centre of an eviction row in Glasgow. Accommodation provider Serco announced plans to issue lock-change notices to
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A rise in people injecting cocaine and homelessness are the key factors behind a “perfect storm” that has resulted in a 10-fold increase in HIV infection among drug users in
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Middle-aged men with multimorbidity are at greater risk of premature death than older people, new research has suggested. An increased mortality risk was found among men aged between 37 and
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Police chiefs in England are aiming to copy Scottish success in using a public health approach to reduce knife crime. Action taken north of the border, where Glasgow was once
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The UK Government has been urged to devolve drugs legislation to Scotland so that a consumption room can be created in Glasgow. Under current legislation, such a facility, which aims
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An MSP has thrown his support behind a university campaign to get more men into nursing. Glasgow Caledonian University’s #GCUMenRnurses2 social media campaign aims to raise awareness of the issue
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A new rapid test for sepsis which can give a result within three minutes has been developed by scientists. The test could save thousands of lives from the deadly condition
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MSPs have launched a probe into healthcare facilities across Scotland following the deaths of two patients who contracted an infection connected to pigeon droppings at a hospital. A 10-year-old boy
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