Health

More than 850 babies born dependent on substances over four year period

Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has called for more funding for drug and alcohol services after his party compiled the data using Freedom of Information requests

Scotland's Covid isolation period cut from ten days to seven

First Minister says clinical advice shows benefits now outweigh the risks

Nicola Sturgeon branded 'contemptible' for missing QEUH debate

Nine Omicron cases linked to same event

Associate Feature: Getting it Right for Everyone at End of Life

Will the Omicron variant cancel plans for a 'normal' Christmas?

Covid booster jags to be offered to adults after just three months

Scottish and Welsh governments call for longer self-isolation for international arrivals

Six cases of Covid-19 Omicron variant detected in Scotland

Vaccine programme has saved close to 28,000 lives in Scotland, WHO estimates

Two more child deaths linked to scandal-hit Glasgow hospital

Scottish Parliament backs mesh compensation legislation

No expansion to vaccine passport scheme, Nicola Sturgeon confirms

Scotland ‘faced with choice’ between vaccine passport extension or winter restrictions

Nicola Sturgeon urged to take action over health board accused of 'cover-up, secrecy and denial'

Government to offer additional vaccines to trial participants to enable foreign travel

John Swinney apologises after man dies while waiting for an ambulance

Social care staff ‘burnout’ could lead to more deaths, MSPs warned

Scottish Government ‘will not hesitate’ to reintroduce Covid restrictions

Humza Yousaf says there is 'absolutely a risk of Covid cases rising' due to COP26

NHS Lanarkshire cancels cancer procedures after declaring ‘code black’

Devi Sridhar: COP26 likely to lead to increase in Covid cases and put further strain on NHS

Covid antivirals to help treat those most at risk from the virus

UK donates less than tenth of promised vaccines to poorer nations

Comment: Action needed to end global vaccine apartheid

More health boards call in military as winter pressures begin to bite