By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On Monday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said at a media briefing that enhanced surveillance has identified 6 cases of the Omicron variant in Scotland so far – 4 of these...

Scotland health officials have received at least four notifications of wound botulism cases (3 confirmed and one probable) since February. The source of the infection is believed to be heroin contaminated...

The number of hepatitis A cases has grown by nearly 20 cases in Lanarkshire, Scotland in the past two weeks, according to health officials Friday, prompting NHS Lanarkshire’s Department of Public Health...

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in Lanarkshire, Scotland, linked to JB Christie Bakeries, the number of confirmed cases has increased from nine to 42, according to NHS Lanarkshire today. Most...

NHS Lanarkshire’s Department of Public Health along with North Lanarkshire Council Environmental Health and other agencies are investigating nine confirmed and nine suspected cases of hepatitis A in...

Scotland health officials are investigating two suspected cases of wound botulism in injecting drug users. Both individuals are receiving hospital treatment. One of the patients is from the NHS Greater...

Officials with Health Protection Scotland (HPS) are reporting a surge in mumps cases during the first quarter of 2015, reporting some 5-times the number of cases reported during the same period last year,...

Health authorities in Lanarkshire, Scotland are advising the young adult public (20-35 years) to get vaccinated with the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine in light of a surge of mumps reported...