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A new pilot is underway in Forth Valley to improve access to medications for common conditions - and alleviate pressure on A&E and out-of-hours services.

Émilie Dequenne, the Belgian actor who won a top Cannes Film Festival prize for her breakout role in “Rosetta,” has died, a news report says. She was 43.Her family and agent told the news agency Agence France-Presse that Dequenne died Sunday of a rare cancer in a hospital outside of Paris.

“60 Minutes Australia” in a recent interview.The “Fast Car” singer described his type of OCD, which is a more “obscure” form of the disorder, explaining, “It’s thoughts, essentially, that you don’t want to have… and then they cause you stress, and then you’re stressed out, and then the stress causes you to have more of the thoughts, and then you don’t understand why you’re having them, and you’re trying to get rid of them, but trying to get rid of them makes you have more of them.”He added, “It’s really tedious to pull yourself out of it. It takes a lot of… you have to know what to do.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s ball honoring Donald Trump’s inauguration, explaining that her commitment to addressing the nation’s mental health crisis transcends political divides.The 50-year-old singer-songwriter took to Instagram on Friday to share a video defending her performance at RFK Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” ball (aka MAHA), which took place in Washington, D.C., days earlier, while also apologizing to her “longtime fans” because she “caused pain.”At the event, Jewel sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for RFK Jr., 71, a vocal vaccine skeptic selected by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Health and Human Services.In her video, Jewel addressed her fans, apologizing to those who may have been disappointed by her actions.

“Unashamed with the Robertson Family,”Phil’s son, Jase, initially broke the news to fans that his father has the “early stages of Alzheimer’s” and is “unable to sit down and have a conversation.”“It’s like accelerated, and it’s causing problems with his entire body. And he has early stages of Alzheimer’s. So, if you put those things together, he’s really not doing well.

Cases of tuberculosis in Dumfries and Galloway have hit their highest level for nearly a decade.

Health authorities in the Canary Islands have issued ‘high risk’ alerts for the holiday destination as temperatures soar this week. A red alert, indicating a ‘high risk’ to health, is in place for Santa Lucía de Tirajana and San Bartolomé de Tirajana in Gran Canaria until August 22.

Whooping cough is sweeping Scotland with more than 5000 cases recorded this year already.

New hope for cancer patients in Scotland with the launch of a clinical trial for a form of the disease linked to asbestos exposure, a charity has announced.

Scientists have made a discovery that could help bring about new treatments for advanced breast cancer.

A mother has been 'unable to stop crying' since her baby daughter died just hours after she was rushed to hospital.

The NHS in Scotland is "fighting for its life" after another dire set of monthly figures revealed the severe pressure hospitals continue to face.

Experts have shared the symptoms of a new virus called Alaskapox following the death of its first victim.

“Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast.“I went into therapy when I turned 40,” Ripa explained. “I bumped into a girlfriend of mine at a Bar Mitzvah and she said, ‘How are you?’ and I started sobbing, and I wasn’t entirely sure why.” “She said, ‘I’m going to write down the name of my therapist,'” the “Live with Kelly and Mark” host recalled with a laugh.“I really got to know myself,” Ripa said after going to therapy. “I really got to understand why I had such trouble embracing success of any kind.”The TV personality has always been candid about her struggles with social anxiety disorder.

People experiencing symptoms linked to lung cancer are being urged to contact their GP as soon as possible in a bid to catch the disease early.

The Scottish Government has not started hiring 1,000 mental health specialists yet despite it being one of their key pledges from the last term of Government.

Under 50s across Ayrshire have until the end of the month to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as the rolling vaccine offer draws to a close.

Scottish Government’s consultation on proposals to restrict alcohol advertising, TRSNMT and Glasgow Summer Sessions – both DF events – have been named as examples in the section about advertising and promotion at non-sporting events.However, the consultation states: “Although there is strong academic evidence looking at the nature and extent of sports sponsorship in Scotland, as well as the impact sports sponsorship has generally, the extent and impact of sponsorship of non-sporting events has not been researched.”DF chief executive Geoff Ellis has said that the changes would “harm the Scottish economy, harm Scottish artists, harm Scottish businesses, reduce tourism and leave Scotland in a weakened position.”He also added that there would likely be job losses, with ticket prices increasing and music fans heading south instead as a result.In a letter to Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport, Ellis wrote (via The Glasgow Times): “This letter is not intended to ignore or try to dismiss the fact that there are problem drinkers in Scotland. Rather, it is to implore the Scottish Government not to pursue the misguided proposal to ban all forms of alcohol marketing sponsorship.”He continued: “A proposed restriction on alcohol sponsorship and advertising will be nothing short of disastrous for Scotland’s live music industry.

The boss of a Lanarkshire-based alcoholic drinks business has joined with over 100 other companies calling on the Scottish Government to rethink proposals to ban marketing of their products.

A Strathaven-based artisan drinks producer has branded Scottish Government proposals for a blanket ban on alcohol advertising as 'dystopian'.

Outbreaks of Strep A have swept across four South Ayrshire primary schools.