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Public Health Scotland (PHS) is working with NHS Boards in Scotland, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and other public health agencies across the UK to investigate an increase in the number of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) cases across the UK in recent weeks.

The Tuberculosis (TB) Annual Report, published today, showing that the number of TB cases reported during 2023

Scotland’s drug harms early warning system has issued a new alert for the substance xylazine, which is increasingly being detected in overdoses and deaths across Scotland.

On No Smoking Day, it's important to know that stopping smoking increases your chances of living a longer and healthier life, and Quit Your Way Scotland increases your chances of stopping smoking and staying stopped.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) and the Scottish Directors of Public Health have published a consensus statement which outlines the urgent need for action to improve the health and wellbeing of Scotland’s population through decisive action to improve diet and weight.

We welcome the Scottish Government’s plans to continue with minimum unit pricing (MUP) and to increase the minimum unit price of alcohol from 50p to 65p by the end of September.

The Public Health and Sustainable Transport Partnership Group, hosted by Public Health Scotland, has published a new briefing on transport poverty. Transport plays a vital role in...

Following advice from the JVCI, Scottish Government and PHS will work with NHS boards to finalise plans for the roll out of Scotland’s spring COVID-19 vaccination programme.

Findings from a paper published by the World Health Organisation estimate that 22,138 lives in Scotland were saved as a direct result of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.

With Scotland’s Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccination programme set to begin later this summer, Public Health Scotland (PHS) is encouraging older adults to look out for their invitation letters arriving.