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4 years

Coronavirus: Scotland achieves New Zealand-style testing benchmark as only one Covid case detected for every 200 tests

Coronavirus: Scotland achieves New Zealand-style testing benchmark as only one Covid case detected...

ONLY one in every 200 Covid tests carried out in Scotland is now detecting a positive case, as the prevalence of the virus continues to fall.

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Coronavirus: Is Scotland's 'slow and steady' exit already working? Covid death rate falls to third of that in England

Coronavirus: Is Scotland's 'slow and steady' exit already working? Covid death rate falls to third...

ON the route out of lockdown, it appears that Nicola Sturgeon might be banking on the adage that "slow and steady wins the race".

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Nearly a year since @weskrantz found tiny kitten Finn on xmas eve. If his updates + #sophiefromromania have cheered yr timeline this yr, enjoy this😃👇 The animals breaking the internet - and why it's good for our mental health

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4 years

Breakthrough discovery reveals way of reversing Motor Neurone Disease damage

SCIENTISTS are a step closer to being able to reverse the damage caused by motor neurone disease following a breakthrough discovery by researchers…

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SPECIAL REPORT Covid's not over: The 'forgotten' Scots still shielding - why don't we want to know?

Covid's not over: The 'forgotten' Scots still shielding - why don't we want to know?

Karen Morley is taking "baby steps" towards living a more normal life. More than a year after Scotland scrapped free Covid tests,…

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2 years

ANALYSIS The SNP promised 800 extra GPs. Five years on, we have 61

The SNP promised 800 extra GPs within a decade. Five years on, we have 61

EXACTLY five years ago, Scotland’s then-Health Secretary Shona Robison set out the Scottish Government’s ambition to “increase the number of…

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4 years

BBC News - Covid-19: International travel 'biggest impact' on deaths

Covid-19: International travel 'biggest impact' on deaths

Researchers from the University of Aberdeen examined factors across the 37 worst hit countries.

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1 year

BIG READ Masks, ventilation, vaccines: Covid is still causing harm - so why have we given up?

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3 years

The good news: an astonishing 98.2% of over-60s in Scotland are now fully vaccinated. That's an amazing uptake. It doesn't mean they are 100% protected of course (and especially not when case rates are high) but their risk of hospitalisation/death is cut by over 90%

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4 years

Care home Covid deaths falling nearly 10 times faster than general population. Care homes: 68 in week beginning February 1 compared to 116 in week beginning January 4 (down 41%) The overall decline in Scotland's Covid deaths over the same period is from 392 to 374 (down 4.6%)

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3 years

Warning to under 30s as quarter hospitalised from Covid suffering serious complications

Warning as quarter of under 30s hospitalised with Covid suffer serious complications

HALF of patients hospitalised with Covid develop at least one complication, with large numbers of "young, previously healthy" individuals…

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4 years

Doctors brand £500 pandemic thank you payment 'embarrassing and not needed'

DOCTORS have branded the £500 "thank you" payment for their services during the pandemic as "embarrassing and not needed".

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3 years

Hospitalisation data for the first time showing impact of boosters in Scotland. Rate of hospitalisation with Covid is 10 TIMES lower in boosted individuals compared to those who have had two doses - and that's after age-standardisation 2.77 vs 29.7 per 100k (and 34.5 unvaxxed)

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EXC Revealed: Hundreds of hospital wards closed due to Covid outbreaks

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Coronavirus: Glasgow has highest Covid rate in UK

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6 years

Blown away! Thank you @heraldscotland for giving me time tk work on NHS Tayside charity story!

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4 years

Analysis: Chile was hailed as a vaccine success story - so why are its hospitals now buckling under a second wave?

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5 years

If you've not had enough pandemic-ness, #Contagion is on itv2 now...make sure you're sitting at least 2metres from the screen though🍿

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4 years

Great to interview @TravellingTabby - if you don't follow him already, you should!😊👍 EXC Coronavirus: How a student blogger who 'knows nothing' about statistics set up Scotland's most popular Covid tracker site

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Results in: Herald readers show huge support for masks in healthcare

Herald readers have shown overwhelming support for using masks in healthcare settings. A three-day poll on the HeraldScotland website asked people…

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1 year

"When I speak to people, they don't want me to be protected - they just want me to take the risk." Part 2 of my special report for @heraldscotland on why #CovidIsNotOver for so many Scots who are still living very restricted lives - but who say ppl "dont want to know"

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SPECIAL REPORT Covid's not over: The 'forgotten' Scots still shielding - why don't we want to know?

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3 years

EXC Anger as Glasgow father-of-three dies at home after 40-hour wait for ambulance

Anger as Glasgow father-of-three dies at home after 40-hour wait for ambulance

AN INVESTIGATION is underway after a frail pensioner found collapsed at his home in Glasgow died following a 40 hour wait for an ambulance.

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'Silenced' vaccine injured and bereaved will give evidence to UK Covid inquiry

Groups representing hundreds of people who were injured or bereaved as a result of adverse reactions to the Covid vaccines will give evidence to the…

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2 years

ANALYSIS The SNP says Scotland's A&E's outperform England - but is that really true?

The SNP says Scotland's A&E's outperform England - but is that really true?

ANOTHER week, another set of statistics painting a dismal picture of A&E in meltdown.

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'Flawed and dangerous': Call for masks to be reinstated in hospitals and care homes

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3 years

1) Latest antibody data from ONS indicates that the prevalence of Covid antibodies in community as of week ending June 20 was 85% Scotland; 90% England; 87% Northern Ireland; and 92% Wales - and yet cases are still soaring across UK. Why? Various possible reasons:

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This afternoon, the #ScotCovidInquiry heard from @HelenMMGoss of #LongCovidKids Scotland 👇 Jason Leitch branded Long Covid kids campaigners 'extremists', inquiry told

Jason Leitch branded Long Covid kids campaigners 'extremists', inquiry told

A campaigner for children with long Covid said she was shocked to overhear a top Scottish Government official describe parents as…

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5 years

One for the journos: Byres Road restaurant where you can't start eating until one minute past midnight...??😅

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Covid is continuing to cause more disruption to the health service than all other infectious diseases combined (norovirus, flu, RSV etc) when in comes to sheer numbers of ward closures. That's a major headache for NHS capacity and recovery

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EXC Revealed: Hundreds of hospital wards closed due to Covid outbreaks

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Deadliest cancers being diagnosed later than ever amid Covid crisis

PEOPLE with some of the deadliest forms of cancer are being diagnosed later than ever as a result of disruption to healthcare caused by the Covid…

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3 years

Striking graphs from @TravellingTabby which demonstrate just how much the increase in cases in Scotland is being driven by infections in young (esp. 20-24s) rather than the 65+ age group Also helps explain why we're not seeing cases=hospitalisations in same way

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THREAD Scot Govt says key test for Glasgow is how well vaccines are 'breaking the chain' between cases and serious illness What does the data tell us so far? Take the wk/ending May 18*: - There were 1,964 cases; hospital admissions averaged 9.6 per day; ICU 0.3 per day

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3 years

Runner up!...just like Scorcese an that! #specialist #ScottishPessAwards

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Probably the most depressing graph in a very depressing report on Scotland's drug deaths. Yes, it has always been the cases that drug death rates are highest in the most deprived areas, but way this gulf has widened from 2013 onwards is just appalling

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Effect of the pandemic on dentistry here: 76.5% year-on-year drop in courses of dental treatment for adults. That's 3 million fewer treatments administered than in 2019/20

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5 years

The revelation that CMO went to her holiday home 2 weekends in a row when the original statement said it was a one-off is particularly excruciating. Understand that this only conceded after press tipped off that she had been there previous wknd 😳😳 #neverthecrimealwaysthecoverup

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Coronavirus: Estimated 7000 Scots living with undiagnosed cancer - as campaigners warn many cases will now be found too late

Coronavirus: Estimated 7000 Scots living with undiagnosed cancer - as campaigners warn many cases...

AN ESTIMATED 7000 people in Scotland are believed to be living with undiagnosed cancer as a result of the "devastating impact" of the…

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3 years

Oddity in latest data from Scotland: Covid case rates lowest since mid-Dec in unvaccinated, and death rate twice as high in double-vaccinated than unvaccinated (all after age-standardisation and per 100k). Stumped...

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Spoke to @SalWitcher about #InclusiveNewNormal and Lara Wong from @cv_cev about masks, ventilation, and why #CovidIsNotOver & we should be doing much more to tackle Covid: "there's a huge public health disaster coming our way but govts persist in only looking at acute infections"

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1 year

BIG READ Masks, ventilation, vaccines: Covid is still causing harm - so why have we given up?

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3 years

Vaccine passport will NOT be extended to additional venues in Scotland (for now) - but Nicola Sturgeon notes situation 'precarious'. However, proof of a negative lateral flow can now be used to access nightclubs, large events etc as well as being fully vaccinated

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5 years

Yesterday's Herald reporters lunch was a bittersweet occasion as we said goodbye to our fabulous colleagues @naysmithHT and @LeaskyHT But in fine newspaper tradition they depart with their own affectionately offensive front pages😅👌 You'll be missed guys!!😓

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'What is going on?': Covid rates lowest in unvaccinated as Omicron spread 'ignores the rules'

DOUBLE-JABBED Scots are now more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid than the unvaccinated amid an increase in elderly people falling ill…

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1 year

1) @SGriffin_Lab did a good job highlighting NHS Covid testing changes that had been so quietly introduced they're still taking lots of staff by surprise... INSIDE THE NHS Is the NHS Covid-ready for winter? Questions over vaccine rollout and testing

Is the NHS Covid-ready for winter? Questions over vaccine rollout and testing

How is the NHS preparing for its fourth winter with Covid? The vaccine rollout has been accelerated, but the UK's approach has been criticised as…

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9 years

Have to say the #Clutha bar in Glasgow was looking amazing tonight - if you haven't been, go! Great ppl, great food, great music - and beer!

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Fears for junior doctor 'exodus' as 44 per cent look to quit NHS

Scotland’s NHS faces a “mass exodus” of junior doctors if the Scottish government fails to make working in the NHS an attractive and rewarding…

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2 years

Good to interview @devisridhar (for the first time!) this week. Can we learn from Sweden? Yes - but not necessarily in the way that the lockdown sceptics like to claim Devi Sridhar: Yes, Sweden has lockdown lessons for us - we need to get healthier

Devi Sridhar: Yes, Sweden has lockdown lessons for us - but not what sceptics claim

SCOTLAND must prioritise improvements to population health if we want to reduce mortality from future pandemics and emulate the less restrictive…

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1 year

#CovidScotland : number in hospital has gone from 65 on july 10 to 420 by sept 10. But the way we count Covid cases in hospital has also changed which makes it difficult to gauge situation now, versus a year ago 'Pirola' cases also up - but surveillance massively down👇

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As the number of people in hospital with Covid doubles, Health Correspondent Helen McArdle delves into the figures. @HMcArdleHT

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Finally: there were 1741 deaths recorded in Scotland, for ALL causes, in week ending April 5. That compares to an average of 1098 for the same week in the past 5 years ie: there were 59% MORE deaths last week than the average. How many Covid19-linked but not recorded as such?🤔

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'Grim situation': GP practices 'collapsing' as doctors flee overseas and junior medics quit NHS for jobs in finance

'Grim situation': GP practices 'collapsing' as doctors flee overseas and junior medics quit NHS for...

THE NHS “is crumbling and patients are being failed”, according to the new leader of the BMA in Scotland.

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3 years

The combination of highly-transmissible Delta strain (R number estimated at 6) plus the fact that the Delta strain has weakened the effectiveness of vaccines at preventing *infection* makes herd immunity much harder, if not impossible, to reach:

Coronavirus: Why Delta variant has left herd immunity from vaccines alone mathematically impossible

FROM the beginning of the pandemic, herd immunity has been touted as a sort of finish line or Holy Grail at which point the virus runs out steam and…

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3) There is some evidence from India that people with antibodies from prior infection with non-Delta Covid can be re-infected with the Delta strain

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@MAFShysteria The way Tori and Jack talk about sex is like they're training for the Olympics: "we're almost ready"🤦‍♀️😅🏃

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SPECIAL REPORT 'We're basically in 2020': The people still living under lockdown as UK shuns 'life-changing' Covid drug

'We're basically in 2020': The people still living under lockdown as UK shuns 'life-changing' Covid...

THOUSANDS of people are "still living under lockdown" nearly three years on amid growing questions over the UK's decision not to buy a…

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5 years

Puzzled by the '50-80% of population could be affected' comment from Scot Govt briefing - even in Hubei Province, the epicentre of the outbreak, the confirmed case/population ratio = an incidence rate of just 0.1% ?? (WHO, March 1: 66,907 Hubei cases to date to 59,170,000 pop.)

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Coronavirus in Scotland: Report reveals there have been no new Covid admissions to ICU for at least 10 days

Coronavirus in Scotland: Report reveals there have been no new Covid admissions to ICU for at least...

NO new patients with Covid-19 have been admitted to intensive care in Scotland for at least 10 days, as the death toll from the virus fell for a…

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@HelenMMGoss says her family has faced 'medical gaslighting' and been forced to incur 'substantial expenses' getting her daughter private treatment👇 Health board sued for medical negligence in landmark long Covid case

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1 year

In tomo's @heraldscotland , part 2 of my special report talking to the ppl for whom #CovidIsNotOver - the Scots #stillshielding who say there is no safe new normal until we rethink policies on ventilation, indoor air, masks

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HERALD On Sunday: “Millions of Scots face being penalised for having a boiler” #TomorrowsPapersToday

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It's 7am at King's Barns beach St Andrews and I'm about to run into the north sea...in the name of wellness!!😯

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4 years

Finally seeing signs of a sustained fall in new Covid cases in Glasgow - down 38% since November 7 (from average of 289 per day to 177.9 per day by yesterday - Nov 22). The 7-day cumulative rate is also falling: from 288.7 per 100,000 on Nov 1 to 220/100k by Nov 20 (down 24%)

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2) People who have been vaccinated once will have antibodies, but a single dose only reduces the risk of infection by around 30%. Two doses vital against Delta (and even then protection from symptomatic infection is roughly 60-80%)

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ANALYSIS Antidepressants: From a 'hidden' withdrawal scandal to the chemical imbalance row

Antidepressants: From a 'hidden' withdrawal scandal to the chemical imbalance row

They were once considered a wonder drug for anxiety, stress and insomnia. As prescriptions for benzodiazepines boomed in the 1960s some of the best…

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3 years

After Covid, is it time to make indoor air as safe as tap water?

IN the 1830s, a new disease began sweeping through Britain which is said to have "shocked society like no other illness had done in recent…

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'I am puzzled that at this final and vital stage for children and young people with Long Covid the Inquiry has chosen to close the process to them' #longcovid Long Covid campaigners anger over 'shameful' UK Covid inquiry ruling

Long Covid campaigners anger over 'shameful' UK Covid inquiry ruling

Campaigners for children with long Covid say they are "profoundly disappointed" after being refused official status to participate…

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3 years

4323 Covid cases detected in Scotland in past 24 hours - a new record (previous daily high, in July this year, was 4,234)

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INSIDE STORY Blood tests missed - care 'cancelled': Disabled Scots and the Covid mask backlash

Mum told disabled girl's care package may be 'cancelled' if she asked nurses to mask

A disability campaigner was left "shaken" and in tears after a nurse who had come to her home to take a blood sample "stormed…

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What is it like to be vaccine injured or bereaved? In today's @heraldscotland I speak to some of those who have gone thru the UK's damages process - INSIDE STORY: 'Everybody thinks it's ok to attack us': The Scots living with vaccine injury and loss

'Everybody thinks it's ok to attack us':The Scots living with vaccine injury and loss

Like most people, Alex Mitchell experienced mild flu-like symptoms after his first Covid vaccination but recovered quickly. As a scaffolder, the…

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3 years

Cases in Glasgow and Clackmannanshire going up again (graphs by @TravellingTabby )

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3 years

Tributes paid to renowned Scottish doctor after 'long battle' with Covid -19

Tributes paid to renowned Scottish doctor following death after 'long battle' with Covid-19

Tributes have been paid following the death of a renowned Scottish obstetrician after a long battle with Covid-19.

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5 years

Delighted to have been nominated for Regional Reporter of the Year and News Story of the Year in the @mjauk Medical Journalist Awards for coverage of NHS Tayside's charity cash use, and the rise in bowel cancer among young Scots

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Couldnt make the @mjauk awards - but celebrating at home! #NewsStoryoftheYear Braw!👌

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EXC 'Shock and outrage' as Cancer Research axes funding for Beatson clinical trials unit

'Shock and outrage' as Cancer Research axes funding for Beatson clinical trials unit

A spokesman for NHS GGC said: “The vast majority of cancer trials being run at the Beatson are completely unaffected by this decision.

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Uptake is encouraging in younger population too, but there still 30% of people in 18-49 age group yet to get a 1st dose. In the 18-39 age group, 38% still unvaccinated(nearly 600,000 people) - some will have Covid antibodies from infection, but still a lot of potential spreaders

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More people in hospital with Covid now in Scotland than at previous Omicron peak in January (1,636 vs 1,571 on January 19th)

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Rising death rate in Scotland driven by mystery 'other' causes - as Covid mortality halves

Rising death rate in Scotland driven by mystery causes - as Covid mortality halves

THE death rate from Covid has halved in Scotland compared to a year ago, with mortality rates from cancer, dementia and respiratory diseases also…

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4 years

This isnt true - asked a question at the briefing today; no one asked me in advance what it would be

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5 years

In my excitement at finally having a flat big enough for a real tree, I may have gone slightly overboard...😳🌲

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3 years

Lovely to be recognised at Scottish Press Awards🥳🤗

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Specialist Reporter of the Year award goes to @L_A_Kelly of DC Thomson Media, with @HMcArdleHT of the Herald as runner up.

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4) There is still a substantial portion of the population either unvaccinated or partially vaccinated (only 63% of ADULT population fully vaxxed), who are most likely to catch and spread it - particularly as they are the younger, more social end of the population

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Catching up on the @ScotPressAwards and very happy to have been shortlisted in the Nicola Barry Award and Specialist Reporter of the Year categories😊 Congratulations and good luck all!

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@MAFShysteria He's the kind of bloke of a certain age who can't ever accept they're in the wrong🤦‍♀️

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5 years

New health correspondent at the helm today for @heraldscotland ...😹

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7 months

Could I just get the free pet and forego the baby...?😅

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My latest column on why pushing women to have babies by offering free pets might be misguided…

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🤣🤣for health correspondents everywhere...

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My exclusive in today's @heraldscotland - investigation after Scotland's post-neonatal mortality rate breaches an upper warning limit in April, for first time EXC Third mystery spike in baby deaths probed amid 'upward shift' in infant mortality

Third mystery spike in baby deaths probed amid 'upward shift' in infant mortality

A third spike in deaths among infants in Scotland has triggered an investigation by public health experts.

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Edinburgh scientists crack genetic puzzle behind Crohn's in breakthrough which could pave way to new type of drug treatment

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Is Covid over? Why Scotland is reaching Beyond Zero in a better place than many expected

IS it over? Confirmed Covid cases are a third of what they were a month ago. The number of people in hospital with the virus peaked on July 19 and…

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Delighted to be shortlisted for Specialist/Impact Writer category at the @EditorsUK Regional Press Awards, & congrats to fellow nominees from Wales Online, Irish News, Liverpool Echo and Sunday Life @AbbieWightwick , Ciaran Barnes, @joe_thomas18 , @LiamThorpECHO & @SeaninGraham22 🥳

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ANALYSIS Coronavirus: Scotland's virus rate is a third of the UK's and among lowest in Europe - but Taiwan is the gold standard

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Separate PHS report also suggests that antibody prevalence in 0-19 age group in wk beginning June 21 was just 23.6% (given that vast majority ppl in this age group not eligible for vaccination, this mainly signals prior infection)

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Latest ONS antibody surveillance report: As of week ending July 4 in Scotland 88.6% of adults (ie. people aged 16+) were estimated to have Covid antibodies (based on extrapolations from random population surveillance) But the age breakdown is the striking bit...

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Have been trying to get some clarity today on how the over-70s rollout is going to work - and it's a bit more complicated than it first appears. Depends if you are over or under 75, your health board, and even your individual GP surgery...A THREAD

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Cocktails in Glasgow #lebowskis #level3

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This week I have been asked whether the SNP 'are paying my salary', while at the opposite end of the spectrum being dubbed a 'tiresome' anti-independence Yoon. What a time to be in journalism!🤪

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Absolutely delighted to have won for this piece from @heraldscotland last year - just gutted that overhead wire damage scuppered my train to London. Again!🤦‍♀️😑 Have a wonderful time at @absw ceremony all🥳

Coronavirus: Why Delta variant has left herd immunity from vaccines alone mathematically impossible

FROM the beginning of the pandemic, herd immunity has been touted as a sort of finish line or Holy Grail at which point the virus runs out steam and…

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@HMcArdleHT has won the Stephen White Award for reporting of science in a non-science context with her article "Variant has made herd immunity through vaccination 'mathematically impossible' in Scotland", published in the @HeraldonSunday #abswawards

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*This* is why we need #communitylinkworkers so badly in #DeepEnd GP surgeries (much higher multimorbidity and premature mortality in most deprived areas which is NOT matched by an uplift in funding per registered patient @deependgp @Stewmercer @grahamwatt4 @NalwScotland

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For this week's Inside the NHS, I take a look at the row over #communitylinks cuts and the #inversecarelaw @deependgp @NalwScotland ANALYSIS How can we solve health inequalities when resources keep flowing away from the poorest patients with most needs?

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Scots who can't cook basic meals fuel obesity crisis

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Dinner of champions...what better way to start off a trip to Wimbledon (a lifelong ambition!) than a night on the @CalSleeper ?? And a lot of cheese, G&T, and crisps...😋😁

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@BBCArchive I don't think mine would pass a performance review. Unless attacking trainers is part of the job spec 😅

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First time PHS has included vaccination of 16/17 age group in daily update - so far 31% of people in this age group have had a 1st dose Covid vaccination Separately, 40.9% of 'higher risk' 12-15 year olds have had a 1st vaccination & 78.9% of adults fully vaxxed #CovidScotland

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Very sad about the @cineworld closures - I love my Unlimited card and I just love going to the cinema. Really hope this isnt the beginning of the end. A world with home streaming instead of cinemas would be rubbish🍿😪

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Footballers' tribute to club hero who will help scientists find MND cure after death at 45

Sister's tribute to football club hero who 'loved a hard tackle' and is helping find MND cure after...

THE sister of a former footballer who died at 45 of Motor Neurone Disease has said it gives her some comfort to know that young players from his old…

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