Are you ready to retire? Have you even started a retirement planning checklist? By 2030, one out of five Americans will be retirement age. Every baby boomer will be over 65, and the vanguard of ...

An Edinburgh hospital has been locked down after deadly bacteria was discovered. NHS Lothian bosses shut the doors of the Royal Edinburgh after the discovery of Legionella bacteria. Bosses confirmed ...

Thousands of people may have been mistakenly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes due to an error with testing machines. At least 55,000 people will need further blood ...

People struggling with their weight and associated health issues may be eligible for weight loss jab Mounjaro on the NHS. Figures suggest that thousands of people who could benefit from the injection ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A surgeon, who for "sexual gratification" deliberately froze his lower legs, leading to them being amputated, has been jailed. Warning: This article contains details that some readers may find ...

Sandie Peggie has launched fresh legal action in the employment tribunal against NHS Fife and three senior managers. The nurse’s tribunal case against Dr Beth Upton and Fife Health Board for sexual ...

Sandie Peggie was left in tears after NHS Fife made an eleventh hour bid to alter its defence at a landmark employment tribunal in a move branded ‘pure vindictiveness’. The A&E nurse was suspended ...

The tribunal hearing involving nurse Sandie Peggie, NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton will hear closing submissions for a second day. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get ...

The new software works up to an hour faster than existing scans and could triple full recovery rates among stroke patients. Half of all NHS stroke patients will be three times more likely to make a ...

The barrister for nurse Sandie Peggie is set to outline the summing-up submission for their client as the tribunal hearing involving NHS Fife resumes today. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...

AN NHS doctor has been suspended for a sixth time because she can't speak English, with colleagues warning she put patients at risk. Dr Monika Matko, who trained in Hungary, was working at the ...