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Social media firms urged to tackle pro-anorexia posts affecting vulnerable Scots
Social media platforms are being urged to be more proactive in tackling harmful content that promotes eating disorders and dramatic weight loss.
Tory MSP asked 11 questions on abortion in a month
The Tories’ shadow equalities minister Jeremy Balfour has asked 11 questions this month of the Scottish Government about abortion.
Claim Scots drug death statistics are not comparable with UK and Europe is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the way Scotland reports data on drug deaths.
NHS board gave different Covid-19 isolation advice to councils
Health officials for Glasgow and Clyde issued different Covid-19 isolation instructions to those in place in the rest of Scotland, The Ferret can reveal.
Claim Scotland is first place in UK to get Covid-19 vaccine into care homes is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that Scotland is the first UK nation to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to care homes.
Fighting to save lives in Scotland’s drug death crisis
With the 2019 drug death statistics expected to reach record levels for the sixth year running, families say they need support so their loved ones can access the help they need to survive.
Revealed: Covid’s toll on hospital operations could ‘take four years’ to fix
The dramatic reduction to operations in Scotland across specialisms including cancer and cardiology has been revealed by new health board figures obtained and analysed by The Ferret.
Claim public are ‘lab rats’ as Covid-19 vaccine not safe for pregnant women is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about pregnant women and the new Covid-19 vaccine.
£10.2m contact tracing deal prompts fears over outsourcing
Critics have urged the Scottish Government to invest in a 'proper public health response' to the Covid-19 pandemic.
