Back to the Future: Will home births ever become the norm again?
FEW areas of healthcare have undergone such a dramatic transformation in outcomes and norms in the past 70 years as maternity and neonatal...
Elizabeth Brown: ‘I loved the camaraderie of working on the wards with other nurses – we had lots of fun’
ELIZABETH Brown had her first experience of the new NHS the year that it was formed. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16335927.elizabeth-brown-80-auxiliary-nurse-i-loved-the-camaraderie-of-working-on-the-wards-with-other-nurses-we-had-lots-of-fun/
Scottish firms names and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage
MORE than 25 Scottish firms have been caught owing workers almost £60,000 after failing to pay the minimum wage in recent years, officials...
WATCH: Hunt for deadly Novichok item as police say they can not rule out third incident
Dawn Sturgess, 44, and Charlie Rowley, 45, were taken ill on Saturday. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16337167.watch-hunt-for-deadly-novichok-item-as-police-say-they-can-not-rule-out-third-incident/
VIDEO: Holidaymakers told to be on alert for terror attacks abroad
Counter-terror chiefs have issued a fresh appeal for British holidaymakers to be on alert for attacks overseas as millions prepare for summer breaks....
SNP children’s minister criticised for ‘2lbs of sugar’ recipe
THE SNP children’s minister has been criticised for promoting a recipe containing an entire bag of sugar just days after the government announced...
Charity calls for review of alcohol marketing regulation
The new charity, formed by the merger of Alcohol Concern and Alcohol Research UK, said the Portman Group’s role was not clear. ....
William meets woman who worked as nurse on NHS’s first day
William was introduced to Catherine Reid, 90, during the event at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16337240.william-meets-woman-who-worked-as-nurse-on-nhss-first-day/
Thousands of strokes prevented using ‘clot-busting’ drugs, research suggests
More than a million people in the UK are living with atrial fibrillation, which increases the risk of stroke. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16337242.thousands-of-strokes-prevented-using-clot-busting-drugs-research-suggests/
Wildflowers and insects under threat due to vanishing meadows, experts warn
Nature-rich grasslands are a ‘natural tapestry that is as much a part of our heritage as the works of William Shakespeare’, charity Plantlife...
