Seven wards shut after outbreaks of winter vomiting bug
OUTBREAKS of a winter vomiting virus have closed seven wards in hospitals across Scotland, leading to warnings that stretched health services may struggle to cope.
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First womb-transplant baby born
A woman in Sweden has given birth to a baby boy using a transplanted womb, in a medical first, doctors report.
Mental health: Pilots to help people find work launched
The government has launched four pilot schemes to help unemployed people with mental health problems find work.
Exciting asthma therapy discovery
Research, published in Science Translational Medicine journal, which sought to explain why the common cold could bring on life-threatening asthma attacks has been hailed as an exciting potential development in the treatment of the chronic illness.
Drinkers who have half a bottle of wine or three pints a night are to be offered a life-saving pill which helps reduce their alcohol consumption.
Nearly 600,000 people will be eligible to receive the nalmefene tablet to keep their cravings at bay. Experts claim the drug, which costs £3 a tablet, could save as many as 1,854 lives over five years and prevent 43,074 alcohol-related diseases and injuries.
NMC pledges to monitor impact of fee rise on size of nursing workforce
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has said it will monitor the impact of its decision to increase the annual registration fee from £100 to £120, which unions have warned could persuade tens of thousands of staff to leave the profession.
How stem cells found on the front surface of the eye could lead to treatment for blindness
Scientists have found a possible treatment for the most common form of blindness using special stem cells found on the front surface of the eye.
Boy, 10, wins £5 million compensation after series of doctors’ blunders left him needing a kidney transplant
A 10-year-old who had to have a kidney transplant after mistakes by doctors at a private hospital left him in renal failure, has today been awarded £4.8 million in compensation.
Canadian doctors given advice on prescribing medical pot
The College of Family Physicians is issuing guidelines to Canadas 30,000 primary-care doctors about which patients should and should not get prescriptions for medical marijuana.
Scotlands nursing chief to step down
ROS Moore, the Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland, is to step down from the role at the end of the year.