Health

Reports of research suggest that people who have been vaccinated with the shingles vaccine are less likely to develop dementia.

Inverness Shinty Club’s own team mascot dropped in to the Inverness Donor Centre to show support for our Give Blood, Save Lives campaign.

NHS Highland has named its new Director of Public Health.

Alma was in her final year at Avoch Primary when she started to feel unwell. What happened next kickstarted a dramatic chain of events.

The National Autistic Society Scotland says its Highland Information Service will be forced to close due to lack of funding.

Thousands more operations will be carried out at the National Treatment Centre (NTC) Highland thanks to extra funding of £2.6 million.

The Grand National proved a grand old time for residents of a Highland care home after they held a special watch party celebration.

The visit came on the back of a sobering report outlining a care home sector ‘teetering on the brink of crisis’.

Have you ever wondered about what actually happens to the blood you give?

The Inverness High School High cluster have established the new points in a bid to combat a lack of access to suitable clothing.

Inverness Leisure is set to ‘beat the drum’ for World Parkinson’s Day with an afternoon of free activities.

A call for an emergency summit on social care in the Highlands has been backed by one of the region’s biggest independent care providers.

An interactive Nessie will be among the thrills in store for youngsters as an Inverness city park re-opens tomorrow.

Every Highland resident offered a Covid-19 vaccine this spring is being urged to come forward, get jagged and stay protected.

It brings a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘hanging out with friends’ at the park.

Highland News & Media editor Megan Carr has shared how a sudden thyroid cancer diagnosis changed her life forever.

The analysis reveals an 18% drop in care homes over 10 years while the over-75 population rose by almost 72%.

Residents at a Black Isle care home are inviting the local community to a daffodil tea with a difference this weekend.

This Friday’s charity event will feature a special appearance from a Caley Thistle cup winner too.

On Trans Day of Visibility, a trans man has described the impact that having top surgery had on his life.