Cost to taxpayer is more than £21m, analysis shows, despite low supermarket prices for common painkiller ...

An ibuprofen prescription also cost the NHS £6.87 last year, unlike in shops where it can be purchased for 39p.

We are a nation of phone lovers but there have been worries in the past that our devices could actually be harming us ...

There has been too little progress in reducing consultant vacancies in the NHS as it continues to struggle with year-round ...

Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland reach 15-year high - Office for National Statistics data shows there were 1,277 deaths ...

Experts have warned of a “public health crisis” as deaths caused by alcohol soared to a record high in the UK, according to ...

Since 2020/21, more than 4,000 youngsters, some still nursery age, have been referred by NHS Scotland health boards for ...

The EQUITA study will focus on a co-produced, faith-placed intervention designed to increase the uptake of breast, cervical, ...

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

Scotland’s First Minister and the former Prime Minister of Ireland have helped celebrate the next stage of the leadership of ...

A think tank says an extra £618m for the health service has not yet translated into a significant increase in delivery for ...