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Ninewells Hospital HIV specialist estimates 'worrying' numbers of undiagnosed cases
Almost 400 HIV-positive patients attended clinics in Tayside and Fife last year. (...)
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Suspected case of flesh-eating bug at Ninewells Hospital
A suspected case of the flesh-eating bug necrotising fasciitis is being investigated at Ninewells Hospital. (...)
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NHS Tayside reports E. Coli 0157 case
A patient in Tayside is being treated for the life-threatening infectious disease E. coli 0157. (...)
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Cost of deep cleaning of Ninewells Hospital wards could hit £1 million
Discovery of a potentially serious bug that caused no symptoms in most patients prompted health bosses to spend almost £300,000 in three wards at Ninewells Hospital. (...)
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Four more cases of superbug VRE at Ninewells
A further four patients at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee have tested positive for the potentially serious antibiotic-resistant bug VRE — bringing the total to 26. (...)
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Rates of norovirus infection in NHS Tayside more than doubles
NHS Tayside had the second-highest rate of the winter vomiting bug in Scotland last year. (...)
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Falling rate of new HIV cases may be misleading
Nearly one in 10 of new HIV cases in Scotland were reported in Tayside or Fife last year, new figures reveal. (...)
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Dundee teenager David Owen dies from swine flu
An 18-year-old Dundee man has died from swine flu, leaving his family "utterly devastated." (...)
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Expert urges more Taysiders to come forward for flu jab
One of Tayside's leading health experts has urged people to get vaccinated against flu. (...)
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Six more flu deaths bring Scotland's winter total to 10
Six more people with flu have died in the last week, bringing the total flu deaths across Scotland this winter to 10. (...)
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Two more die in Scotland after contracting swine flu
Two people have died after contracting swine flu in Scotland over the last week. (...)
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Secret Garden Outdoor Nursery's hand hygiene U-turn joy
An award-winning north-east Fife outdoor nursery is celebrating a landmark decision over children's hand hygiene policy which has helped to secure its future. (...)
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Secret Garden nursery says future threatened by hand hygiene rules
The future of a pioneering outdoor nursery in north-east Fife has come under threat due to Scottish Government hygiene policies. (...)
Warning against C. diff complacency
Scottish health minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned against complacency after Tayside and Fife recorded a significant decrease in the number of people with the potentially fatal Clostridium difficile infection. (...)
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C. diff cases fall but threat remains: Sturgeon
Scottish health minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned against complacency after Tayside and Fife recorded a significant decrease in the number of people with the potentially fatal Clostridium difficile infection. (...)
More on: Tayside | Perth Royal Infirmary | Fife | Ninewells Hospital | Nicola Sturgeon
