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Scientists have been doing an array of regular health checks on the same group of people since they were born in 1946 – the world’s longest running cohort study. Now the brains of some of its participants are revealing new insights into the risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease.

You're Still the One singer Shania Twain has opened up about the possibility of never being able to sing again after undergoing a potentially career-altering operation

The faster people are diagnosed, the better the chance that medical intervention can help stave off the progression.

The pair have been told by doctors it is “a complete mystery” why they both have had the serious disease

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Cases of scarlet fever in Scotland are “unseasonably high”, according to NHS Borders Health Protection team.

'One day I was struggling to take a deep breath, it frightened me so much I went to A&E. After hours of waiting, I was finally seen by a nurse who said it was down to a chest infection'

Warm weather and stagnant flood waters have created ideal conditions for mosquito-borne diseases

She was one of the programme's early hosts