New imaging technology has been developed to help picture how tumours form. Early diagnosis and treatment of patients with cancer could be helped by the tool which researchers at the
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A former pupil at a Catholic boarding school has told how he was raped by a monk who he suspects to be his father. The witness, who cannot be named
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Experts have called for systematic use of an “exercise prescription” to help cancer patients cope with treatment side-effects. A global panel reviewed evidence and then gave guidance about the benefits
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New powers could be given to the police and courts in Scotland to remove those suspected of domestic abuse from the homes of anyone at risk, the country’s First Minister
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A man has been jailed for eight years after admitting killing his 23-day-old daughter by shaking her. Thomas Haining, who was 19 at the time of the crime, had been
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The SNP has unanimously backed a call for control over drugs laws to be devolved to Scotland, to allow for the “decriminalisation of possession and consumption of controlled drugs”. Activists
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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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The planning of health and social care services across East Renfrewshire is improving, inspectors have said today. A joint inspection which focused on the strategic planning of health and social
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A NHS Forth Valley nurse who failed to report an allegation a vulnerable three-year-old girl was being sexually abused has been struck off. A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) fitness
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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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