For many going in for an MRI scan can be a stressful experience but now, thanks to a technology overhaul, Doric speakers in Aberdeen will be able to hear instructions in their native tongue. The University of Aberdeen’s MRI scanner already had 17 different languages programmed into it but now, with help from the university’s Elphinstone Institute, the machine can issue instructions in Doric.Dr Gordon Waiter, a senior lecturer and brain imaging expert at the university, said that for many an MRI

An antiviral pill for those most at risk of serious Covid-19 will be rolled out on the NHS from next month, the Government has announced. The Department of Health and Social Care( DHSC) said the UK’s second antiviral, PF-07321332+ ritonavir, will be made available to thousands of people with weakened immune systems from February 10, with the aim of saving lives. Clinical studies have suggested the drug, which is made by Pfizer and also known as Paxlovid, can cut the risk of hospital admission or

Roofers, beauticians and bar staff are among the occupations where people work close to each other but which are likely to have the highest levels of non-vaccination against Covid-19, new figures suggest. Around one in five( 20.8%) roofers and tilers in England aged 18 to 64 have not received a vaccine, along with roughly the same proportion of complementary medicine professionals( 20.9%) and beauticians( 19.5%). Other jobs that involve working in close physical proximity with fellow employees b