A nursing union has warned that “a surging flu virus could soon overwhelm” wards and A&E departments. Schools have been forced to cut hours and move to online teaching after a spike in flu cases in ...

Health Protection Scotland has published annual surveillance reports for Listeria, hepatitis A and E, norovirus, Shigella and Yersinia. Data shows a decline in Listeria, Shigella, Yersinia and ...

The annual healthcare cost for Campylobacter infections in Scotland is £3 million ($3.9 million), according to recently released research by Health Protection Scotland. The study on Campylobacter, ...

Flu cases have fallen across Scotland, dropping by 20% in the week to 14 December, official health figures show.

Contaminated heroin may have caused an anthrax outbreak among drug addicts in Scotland, killing six people and infecting 12 in total, health officials said Thursday. All of the people stricken with ...