Health

With cases on the rise, this is how to tell the difference between hay fever and Covid symptoms.

How to tell the difference between hay fever and Covid as cases rise

The new online group will bring together people with secondary breast cancer in Scotland

New online support for people living with secondary breast cancer in Scotland

Rhysa Phommachanh, Health and Personal Care Specialist at Landys Chemist, has shared her post-marathon recovery plan.

London Marathon 2025: Five top tips for post-marathon recovery

Drugs like Ozempic, which is a treatment for type 2 diabetes, have become household names for weight loss.

Serious side effects of weight loss drugs as experts issue warning

Hundreds of thousands of young people take part in DofE activities every year

DofE kit sorted: Top Craghoppers picks for expeditions

London marathon runners have been warned ahead of the warm weather this weekend.

Warning issued to London Marathon runners as temperatures set to soar

The dopamine diet is the latest digital detox trend taking off on social media.

Three top tips on how to do a digital detox and avoid scrolling

DJ Matt Edmondson

Youngsters delay toilet trips until they are sure they can't be heard

The supermarket chain’s new online pharmacy has taken off this year

Morrisons’ online clinic can give women more control over their health

DIRTEA's award-winning mushroom coffee

Ditch the jitters – coffee alternative gives focus without the crash

Waterfront Private Hospital in Granton

Botox treatment offers relief from life-limiting bladder issues

Professor Vik Veer

Edinburgh drivers warned as research reveals sleep apnoea significantly increase...

Covid cases have been on the rise in the UK.

Covid symptoms to look out for after Easter as cases rise

The exact amount of time you can keep Easter lamb in the fridge.

The exact amount of time you can keep Easter lamb in the fridge

Measles is a highly contagious viral infection, which can have serious health consequences.

Warning signs of measles and how to avoid getting the virus

Abbott's 'Above the Bias' initiative supports people living with diabetes and helps them overcome the barriers they face to receiving care.

Edinburgh man champions campaign against diabetes stigma
An Edinburgh man who feels his diabetes is too often used as the punchline of a joke, is backing a campaign to raise awareness of the stigma associated with his condition.
Hope Brooks Pollard

As part of Specsavers’ campaign to raise awareness of childhood myopia, and the benefits of spending time outdoors in the reducing the risk of developing the condition, a giant outdoor snakes and ladders installation appeared on London’s South Bank on Wednesday April 16.

Kids in Scotland spend a whopping 45 hours a week stuck indoors – with more than...

The Easter holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor's surgery.

Are GPs open over the Easter weekend? What to do if you get sick

Men are avoiding eye tests through fear of finding wider health issues, study finds

One in four males avoid health checks through fear of finding something wrong

Elitone Pelvic Floor Device: A discreet solution to help strengthen your pelvic floor and stop accidents

Review of the Elitone pelvic floor device

The 18-year-old man was taken to hospital following the serious assault last weekend in Bonnyrigg.

Teenager taken to hospital after 'large-scale' disturbance outside pub

Spire Shawfair Hospital in Midlothian.

Local hospital gets go-ahead for new eight-bed ward

This is the exact amount of water you should drink each day.

The exact amount of water you should drink as temperatures soar

A group of organisations and advocates from across the UK are coming together to shine a light on thoracic endometriosis.

'The NHS is failing us': Hundreds share their endometriosis stories

It takes on average eight years and 10 months to get an endometriosis diagnosis in Scotland.

Endometriosis: National World's open letter to health ministers

How to avoid sunburn as temperatures start to rise.

Met Office issue warning over sunburn risk - how to protect yourself

Children with this common skin condition may be more likely to suffer from hay fever later in life.

Warning sign your child may suffer with hay fever later in life
One in five children in the UK will be affected by by atopic eczema 👶
Sarah McCann

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal experience into a revolution in caring for brain health

The GP who left medicine to help people beat brain fog

The exact date to order your repeat prescriptions to get them in time for Easter according to a pharmacist.

The last date you can order repeat prescriptions in time for Easter

Natalie Cassidy hosts new Channel 4 show Britain's Best Buys: What's the Big Deal?

Natalie Cassidy tries mushroom coffee in new channel 4 series

Paul and Meghan Godsman from Linlithgow, with their baby boy Blake, who was born in May 2024.

Couple to cycle 230 miles for charity which helped their premature son

Nicola Fisher

'Vibrant' businesswoman dies after weight loss surgery complications

Dr Clara Doran has turned personal challenges into a business opportunity

The supplement people say boosts focus, energy and clarity

A skin expert has outlined five warning signs of skin cancer.

Skin cancer symptoms: five warning signs according to a skin expert

An example of a continuous pavement, which aims to prioritise pedestrians over car traffic, off Leith Walk.

Councillors approve trial of new tactile paving arrangements

Edinburgh exhibition of massive Covid artwork

Dirtea's mushroom coffee is a healthier way to get that caffeine hit

Dirtea Mushroom Coffee: A healthy coffee alternative with Lion’s Mane

Standing desks have become hugely popular in recent years

Electric standing desk with memory now £72.99 in Amazon Prime deal

Symptoms of the cold, flu and Covid can be similar.

New Covid variant on the rise - the symptoms you shouldn't ignore

Stress can cause vision issues, expert reveals

Eye care experts reveal how stress can cause vision issues

The spring Covid booster vaccination programme is currently underway.

Warning over slump in elderly getting spring Covid boosters

Morrisons Clinic has a range services aimed at men

Morrisons launches easy online clinic for men: no GP, no awkward chats

If you woke up with your first symptoms of endometriosis today, you’re likely not to get a diagnosis until 2034

Education 'most important thing' in tackling endometriosis delays

Fisayo Thompson's documentary Walking Through Walls, follows her journey to get an endometriosis diagnosis.

Thoracic endometriosis: ‘I felt like I was drowning’

Why cross-party backing for new eye hospital now more vital than ever

It takes on average eight years and 10 months to get an endometriosis diagnosis in Scotland.

The debilitating signs that you might have endometriosis

13 photos show empty streets during first lockdown

The VPZ trailer was parked near Holyrood to raise awareness.

'Big puff' vape campaign taken to Holyrood

The Natede Smart uses the power of plants to clean up the air in your home

Why the Natede Smart is the cleverest plant pot you’ll ever own

Patients disappointed and angry at six year wait for new eye hospital

NHS receptionist Cathie Lackie is retiring at the age of 90, after starting work at the 'Sick Kids' Hospital in Edinburgh in the 1960s.

'Sick Kids' receptionist retires at 90 after 58 years of service

Builders

Builders urged to open up about mental health

Orders can be made at home, and pharmacists will dispense them and deliver them to your door

Supermarket launches new online pharmacy service for home deliveries

New eye hospital won't be built for another six years

Gym prescriptions boost health and wellbeing