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Foysol Choudhury, former MSP for Lothians

NHS Scotland’s reform must tackle racism and inequality - Foysol Choudhury

More than 200,000 registered dental patients have not been to the dentist in the last five years

Over 200,000 people in Lothian skip dental visits for five years

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The Melville Unit is housed in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh.

Edinburgh's teenage mental health ward faces safety concerns

Jason's condition on first presentation at Smile Dental Turkey, February 2025. Multiple decayed and broken-down teeth, with existing dental work beginning to fail.

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Newel Health designs, develops, and operates digital medical devices in collaboration with pharmaceutical, biotech, and medtech partners.

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Co-founders of Predictive Health Intelligence, Tim Jobson and Neil Stevens

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NHS board put patients at risk by ignoring warnings about disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel (pictured), a report has found

Building safety concerns delay disgraced surgeon's Edinburgh inquiry

Consultant urologist surgeon CJ Shukla is among the NHS Lothian medical staff to be feature in the new series of the BBC series Surgeons: At the Edge of Life.

Edinburgh surgeons set to be featured in new series of hit BBC series

Emergency services were called to Chalmers Hospital on Chalmers Street in Edinburgh city centre after reports that a car had crashed into the building.

Hospital patients evacuated after car crashed into building

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Private MRI scans can now be booked directly online, offering faster results than standard NHS waiting times.

You can now book private health scans from £80 – with results in hours

Edinburgh's new Sick Kids Hospital eventually opened in March 2021. Picture: Scott Louden

Lothian to be asked to provide free travel for family of patients

West End Dental and Implant Practice will open at 24 Stafford Street in Edinburgh at the end of January

New dental practice taking on NHS patients to open this month
A new dental practice taking on NHS and private patients will open in the heart of the city this month, making appointments more accessible for residents.
Neil Johnstone

Scan.com UK’s private service can help cut through the NHS waiting lists

Waiting months for an NHS scan? Private MRI results arrive in days

Hazel McPhillips and Stephen Yorkstone at Edinburgh Napier University, displaying a free online tool, called What Colour Is It?

Discovery by university team could have a 'huge impact'

Nicolle Hollick and daughter Alexandria Allyson.

Mum looking forward to 'miracle' daughter's first Christmas

Jeremy Balfour is an independent MSP for Lothian Region

We need policies to take pressure off GP surgeries - Jeremy Balfour

Urgent warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee.

Warning for patients to keep a close eye on the colour of their pee

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Brits with tired teeth are skipping costly UK dental bills and flying to Istanbul for treatment.

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Polwarth medical practice is one of three located at Tollcross Health Centre

Patients only find out GP surgery is closing through Evening News - Susan Dalget...

Polwarth medical practice is one of three located at Tollcross Health Centre

Patients surprised and saddened at closure of GP surgery

Polwarth Medical Practice is located at Tollcross Health Centre, 10 Ponton Street, Edinburgh

Medical practice closure will see 5,000 patients relocated

Asthma sufferers qualify for ECO4, which requires energy suppliers to fund and deliver energy efficiency improvements in UK homes

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As temperatures fall and winter approaches, Energy Saving Genie is urging households with health conditions to check if they qualify for the fourth phase of the Energy Company Obligation, known as ECO4.
George Jones

Jeans for Genes Week 2025 will take place from Monday 15 – Sunday 21 September 2025

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The UKHSA have warned people to stop using certain non-sterile alcohol-free wipes linked to infection.

Warning to stop using these alcohol-free wipes linked to infection

Nuffield Health Edinburgh Hospital

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Dr Clara Doran has transformed her own journey into a breakthrough in brain health care

From GP to brain health champion: doctor turns burnout into business

A pilot scheme has revealed a widespread genetic sensitivity to common medicines

Pilot scheme reveals genetic sensitivity to common medicines

It comes as obesity affects over 1 in 4 adults in the UK

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Dr Hilary Jones prepares to leave the Practice Plus Group Hospital in Birmingham after his hip replacement surgery.

TV's Dr Hilary Jones travels 360-miles - to bypass NHS waiting lists

54 per cent of those not seeking support blamed the long waits for treatment via the health service

Adults with chronic pain cite long NHS wait times for poor treatment

A third of medical professional believe beds are currently blocked by people in hospital who would be able to go home sooner

NHS bed blocking crisis fuelled by poor quality incontinence care

Medical services rushed to the Boghead roundabout following the incident

Crash victims rushed to hospital as incident saw road closed for hours

Omar Quaba, co-founder of Waterfront Private Hospital and consultant plastic surgeon explains how the clinic provides a one-stop service, removing the need for multiple future appointments.

Scotland’s first one-stop breast implant health check launches

Not everyone can give blood, these are the common health conditions that mean you can't be a donor.

The common health conditions that could stop you from giving blood

The former office block in the converted farmhouse at Ingliston will soon be transformed into a new dental surgery.

Office block near airport to be transformed into a new dental surgery

Weight loss injections including Mounjaro and Wegovy have became household names.

Weight loss jabs work 53% better with coaching

Seminar spotlights the journey for access to life-changing medicines

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 moment Deborah Gosling, from Sheffield, met Corinne Hutton - the transplant patient who received her twin sister’s hands.

Watch: Woman meets recipient of her twin sister’s hands

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

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

The hospital now offers a wide range of surgical and non-surgical treatments, including Botox, fillers, tummy tucks, and breast augmentations.

First-of-a-kind AI educational tool introduced by surgeons

Hay fever symptoms include sneezing, a runny nose and itchy eyes.

The one thing you can do to alleviate hay fever symptoms right now

Joint pain can be agonising for many people

The £12 knee pain reliever recommended by consultant that 'works'

Norovirus levels across the UK are “the highest in more than a decade” (Photo: Adobe)

How to stop your family from catching norovirus after 'storm' of cases

Patients regularly ask when they can have sex again

'Low impact' sex guide for injured lovers recovering from surgery

These are the 16 health conditions that can now be treated using a new Online Doctor service.

The 16 health conditions that allow you to skip the lengthy GP queue

New rules are coming in for anyone wanting to buy weight loss injections online.

New rules will make it harder to buy weight loss injections online

The tapeworm diet dates back to the Victorian era and can have dangerous consequences for your health.

What is the tapeworm diet and why is it so dangerous?

More than 50% of people infected with Covid have reported sneezing as a symptom on the ZOE Covid app. Interestingly it tends to be more common among people who have been vaccinated and then tested positive for the virus.

Flu symptoms to look out for as NHS warn about 'worst ever' flu season

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