Patients

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

Roz McCall; MSP raised her concerns over the number of sexual assaults in Fife hospitals (Pics: Submitted/Fife Free Press)

Fife hospital sex attacks – figures of ‘grave concern’ says MSP

Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Victoria Hospital: inspectors issue follow-up report after raising concerns

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?

Newburgh is set to lose its only dental practice.

Rennie responds to Newburgh dental practice closure

Storm Eowyn and (inset) the text alert sent out by the Scottish Government (Pics: Submitted)

Storm Eowyn in Fife: afternoon update - bridges closed, few shops open

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
The peak is still ‘yet to come’ 🤧
Sarah McCann

The 13 top ranking doctor’s surgeries in Fife - as voted for by patients.

The 13 top GP surgeries in Fife with the highest patient satisfaction

The 26 top ranking GP surgeries in Scotland as voted for by patients.

The 26 exemplary GP surgeries in Scotland as voted for by patients

The NHS are urging those who are eligible to get the flu vaccine.

People urged to protect themselves as hospital admissions for flu soar

Fermented garlic and honey is a home remedy for symptoms of the flu that has been trending on social media.

What is the viral fermented garlic and honey flu hack - does it work?

People who are eligible are being encouraged to get vaccinated to protect themselves from the 'quad-demic'.

What is the 'quad-demic'? Symptoms of Covid, RSV, norovirus and flu

Willie Rennie MSP

Cataract waiting times show NHS under strain - Rennie

These are the red flag breast cancer symptoms you should look out for.

Red flag signs and symptoms of breast cancer that you shouldn't ignore

Joanna Newark, 52, encourages everyone to incorporate a daily breast self-exam into their routines.

'My chemo was so strong the nurse was gowned up like a spaceman'

The new blood test can remove barriers to an early diagnosis

Ad Feature Blood test which can help detect early Alzheimer’s launches in the UK

Aslı Tarcan Clinic is a leading destination for anyone considering hair transplant procedure in Turkey

Ad Feature Asli Tarcan Clinic: A pioneer centre for hair transplantation

The case definition for monkeypox has been updated by UK health officials to include new symptoms to look out for

Mpox cases UK: Where did it come from and how does it spread?
The WHO has declared a global health emergency 🚨
Sarah McCann

Pharmacist shares how to spot the difference between sore throat, strep and Covid symptoms.

Is it Covid, strep or a sore throat? Worrying symptoms to look out for

Oxford Medical Products announces positive results in weight-loss clinical trial

Ad Feature Company announces positive results in weight-loss clinical trial

Questions were raised over waiting times for Fife patients (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Minister’s apology over ‘unacceptable’ two year specialist waiting times in Fife

Ad Feature New dental practice for Tayport – NHS and private

There are over 3 million posts about ADHD on TikTok. (Photo: cottonbro studio/Pexels)

The real symptoms of ADHD and how to spot 'misleading' content

Lecanemab is designed to target and clear a protein called amyloid from patient’s brains (Photo: Adobe)

Lecanemab UK: what is it and how much does Alzheimer's drug cost?

These 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill (Photo: Pexel, Etatics Inc)

The 8 over-the-counter drug interactions that can make you ill

Accessing an NHS dentist is a challenge right now. (Photo: Pexels, Cedric Fauntleroy)

NHS dentist: How many dentists are accepting NHS patients?

Expert reveals why we shouldn't rely on voice assistants for medical advice. (Photo: Pexels, Jonathan Borba)

Tech expert warns against using voice assistants for medical advice

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physicians associate and a doctor a new poll has discovered. (Photo: Pexel/Etatics Inc)

What is the difference between a physician associate and a doctor?

There are lots of things that can make us more vulnerable to sunshine. (Photo: Pexel, Maggie Zhan)

'I'm a doctor - these 5 things mean you're more at risk of sunburn'

A Greece travel warning has been issued as there has been a surge in Covid hospitalisations in the country due to an outbreak of the new FLiRT variant of the virus. (Photo: Getty Images)

Warning for holidaymakers after Covid outbreak in travel hotspot

An estimated 10 million people in the UK live with headaches everyday. (Photo: Pexels/Andrea Piacquadio)

I'm a pharmacist - these are the five different types of headaches

GP practises and pharmacies across the UK have been caught up in the global IT outage (Photo: Pexel, Pixabay)

GPs and pharmacies across UK hit by CrowdStrike outage

Covid tests are in demand as cases of the new Covid variant are on the rise. (Photo: ManuPadilla - stock.adobe.com)

Here is where you can get Covid tests as cases of new variant rise

30% of Brits would back defaulted plant-based menu in NHS hospitals

New GP contractors are set to take over the Rosyth practice (Pic: Google Maps)

Fife medical practice with over 6000 patients taken over by three GPs

UK holidaymakers have been issued a travel warning for the Caribbean, parts of Africa, Central and South America as yellow fever is on the rise. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Killer disease hits tourist hotspots

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Patients face a difficult task finding a new dental surgery in Fife (Pic: drshohmelian/Pixabay)

Fife patients left to find another dentist as surgery set to close

Ad Feature Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal returns to SPAR stores

Patients spoke positively about the service at S.O Youthful Beauty Aesthetics (Pic: Pixabay)

Inspectors publish report on Fife town’s beauty aesthetics business

Professor Ghassan Abu-Sittah addresses journalists in London

'Operating hospital ceiling fell on us' - 43 days as a surgeon in Gaza

There are currently 7.75m people on NHS waiting lists across the country.

NHS waiting lists could reach 8m by next summer

The inspectors found much to praise, but their focus was on the condition of the older phase of the hospital (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Inspection raises ‘serious concerns’ over state of part of Victoria Hospital

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer. Credit: Getty

Labour Party vows to turn NHS "on its head" with fundamental reform

Medical staff wearing FFP3 face masks. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

NHS 'structural racism' led to staff not being heard on PPE

There are 3368 patients per GP at Kinghorn Medical Practice. - one of three set to come under management (Pic: Google Maps)

Three Fife GP surgeries set to be run by new contractor