CALLS to allow gay men to give blood were rejected by health officials yesterday, amid concern about protecting the safety of donations.

LIFE science firms are likely to attract millions of pounds of investment now that funds are ruling out the beleaguered financial services and property sectors, say analysts.

SCOTTISH Enterprise has launched a new service for life science companies in Scotland.

THE case of a dying man who had to pay for his own anti-cancer drugs has forced politicians to confront a difficult dilemma which could help determine the future shape of the National Health Service.

THE future of the organisation that promotes Scotland's medical technology sector has been thrown into doubt after it was told that Scottish Enterprise would no longer fund it.

Soon after the 1997 election, while president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, I tried, to no avail, to persuade the late Geoffrey Scaiffe, chief executive of NHS (Scotland), that it was time to consider rebranding NHS (Scotland) as the Scottish National Health Service. The brand nam...

A SPECIAL celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the National Health Service has been staged by West Lothian Council.