North Scotland among highest rates of Huntington’s
The statistics are five times higher than the world figure, a University of Aberdeen study says.
Health
Plan for GPs to keep millions out of hospital
GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.
Doctors in two end-of-life cases can be named
Those involved in caring for Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi can be named, the Supreme Court rules.
WHO agrees legally binding pandemic treaty
The agreement is designed to ensure more cooperation between nations in the event of another pandemic.
Disposable vape use falling in UK ahead of ban
The number of people vaping in the UK has stalled, while disposable vape usage has fallen, a study suggests.
The 4 foods that science says can help you live to 100
Lessons from the Mediterranean diet and the Planetary Health diet can help you age well.
The truth about CT scans: The common health check could drive 103,000 cancer cases, research warns
CT-associated cancer could eventually account for 5% of all new cancer diagnoses each year, the study projects.
Lab-grown teeth to ‘fill in the gaps’ in regenerative dentistry
Scientists from King's College London manage to grow a tooth under laboratory conditions.
Blood test firm blamed for ‘catalogue of disasters’
Synnovis' failure to provide the correct blood-test results amounts to a "scandal", the BBC is told.
