Deprivation a Driving Factor of Drug-Related Deaths Scotland continues to face the most severe drug-related mortality crises within the UK and across Europe (see Scotland Drug-Related Deaths Scandal this website) with significant disparities between the rates in socially deprived and affluent groups. Analysis of data from the National Records of Scotland reveals that drug-related deaths…
Two Decades of Rising Drug Related Deaths Data from National Records Scotland reveals Scotland's drug-related death (DRD) crisis has exploded over the past two decades. Since 2004 the DRD rate has grown from 356 to 1065 deaths per year (see Figure 1 and Table 1). Breaking down the data by gender reveals even more distressing…
The New Weight Loss Revolution A new class of drugs has been making headlines recently due to significant weight loss in people using these drugs. The drugs belong to a class know as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs). They were originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and only later approved for weight…
Women with Gynaecological Health Problems Face Long Delays for Treatment The issue of long waits for treatment for women with gynaecological conditions has recently featured in the mainstream media following a report by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). The report highlighted the huge backlog of 570,000 women in the English NHS system…