Vidushi Tiwari

A new drug targeting tumours in breast cancer patients is now available on the NHS in Scotland – but testing to determine who would benefit from the treatment is not available in the country. The Scottish Medicines Consortium has approved two new drugs, Elacestrant and Capivasertib, which could be life-extending for some people with metastatic breast cancer. Eligibility depends on genetic testing to confirm gene mutations before treatment can be prescribed.

The families of children who received just a tenth of the morphine they should have been given after cardiac surgery at Scotland’s largest children’s hospital are taking legal action against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. Seven children, the youngest just 11 weeks old, were underdosed following operations at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children in June 2025.

Helensburgh businesses fear they “won’t be here next year” after a key route through the town closed due to a dangerous building. A stretch of East Clyde Street between Sinclair and Maitland Street in the coastal town has been closed since June 9 due to a dangerous building, with traffic diverted from the area. It is not yet known when the road could reopen, with Argyll and Bute Council awaiting a report on the options for demolition.