The number of confirmed and suspected cases of Legionnaires' disease in the Edinburgh outbreak rises slightly to 82.

Doctors will be referred to a new independent tribunal service if they are involved in fitness to practise hearings, as part of reforms by the General Medical Council.

People are taking more risks with their food as finances become tighter, such as ignoring use-by dates, a Food Standards Agency survey suggests.

Researchers say action is needed to reduce suicide rates in Scotland - which are higher than in other parts of the UK.

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Researchers at Zurich University have found that we are 14% more likely to die on our birthday than any other day of the year. Psychologist Richard Wiseman explains the reasons for this.

An army medic from Aberdeen denies making untrue statements about the death of the Iraqi detainee Baha Mousa.

A research centre to develop new drugs and treatments for arthritis sufferers is unveiled at Cardiff University's School of Medicine.