Health

Appetite for change: Do we need to regulate ultra-processed foods?

There are growing public health concerns over the role ultra-processed foods play in our diets, but the solutions are far from straightforward

Delayed discharge costs NHS Scotland £440m a year

Watchdog warning as one in nine hospital beds are occupied by patients well enough to go home

Changing perceptions: Scotland's Year of Young People

Brexit poses ‘substantial risks to healthcare’, says BMA

Associate feature: Giving every baby in Scotland the best start

Shona Robison confirms closure of Paisley children’s ward after ‘overwhelming clinical support’

BMA approves new GP contract

First Minister invited to join international taskforce on fiscal policy for health

Associate feature: Finding the right medication can help us fight cardiovascular disease

Hackathon aims to develop solutions to public health problems

Science behind family arguments 'can solve damaging disputes'

Only 1 in 10 teachers trained to support mental health of pupils, says SAMH

Communities key to tackling loneliness and isolation, social security minister says

Flu rates in Scotland four times higher than same week last year

Majority of Scots support tough action on obesity, finds survey

Record numbers waiting more than four hours at A&E

Nicola Sturgeon apologises to NHS patients with lengthy waits

Mental health of more than half of young Scots impacted by loneliness, finds poll

Winter demand on NHS Scotland higher than expected

SMEs invited to bid for baby box contents

Associate feature: Deprivation, obesity and cancer

Scotland's new child poverty laws and the Holyrood baby

Ambulance staffing levels ‘putting lives at risk’, claims UNISON

Health budget to rise by £400m

Scotland’s ambitious dementia strategy ‘must translate into lived experience’

Health committee seeking Brexit views