by Erin Kearns Scotland’s first drug and alcohol strategy in a decade aims to treat the issue as a public health concern rather than a criminal justice one. Joe Fitzpatrick, SNP MSP […]
Public Health approach to Drug and Alcohol Strategy
UWS News November 13th 2018
Presented by Anaïs Mampuya. Reports from Alex Docherty, Jamie Costello, Eszter Tárnai, Lewis Walker and George Connolly.
Refusal of IVF in the UK
In vitro fertilisation is one of several techniques available to help people with fertility problems have a baby. In women, infertility is a result of problems with ovulation in about one in three […]
Students and coffee
by Siobhann Dunn TODAY a report from the british Medical journal (BMJ) revealed that coffee could have some health benefits. Researchers from The University of Southampton looked at over 200 studies about […]
Minimum pricing could be applied to cigarettes.
By Ross Gilchrist A new study suggests minimum pricing should be applied to cigarettes in Scotland. With the stagnation of smoking cessation rates in poor areas, Scottish health experts have suggested that […]
Prototype MRI Scanner Developed in Aberdeen
By Dominic V. Cassidy Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have developed a new, more powerful MRI scanner. After ten years of research and development, patients in Scotland are now becoming […]
Pregnancy charity backs ‘sleep on side’ campaign
By Susie Paterson. New research released today confirms that the risk of stillbirth is doubled if women go to sleep on their backs in later stages of pregnancy. The Midlands and North […]
World Diabetes Day 2017
By Amy McGhee EVERY year on November 14th, diabetes sufferers across the world unite to discuss and share their own stories of living with the condition. World Diabetes Day was created in […]
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