Health

Adults who do not opt in or out of organ donation could in future be deemed to have given the go-ahead for organ transplantation.

The number of drug-related deaths in the Falkirk Council area has spiralled in 12 months.

Generous donations are helping cancer sufferers find an oasis of calm in the grounds of Forth Valley Royal Hospital.

Teenage pregnancies in Falkirk are at their lowest level since reporting began in 1994.

Friendly pooches are helping patients in a Larbert hospital improve their wellbeing.

A recent study carried out by national charity Heart Research UK has revealed that 76 per cent of people living in Central Scotland have been affected in some way by heart disease.

Organisers of a race held to support the work of a palliative and end-of-life care service hope this year’s event will be bigger than ever before.

A caring gesture by a couple celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary proved they really are a pair of diamonds.

A thoughtful – and daring – group of friends are banding together to model for a Calendar Girls-type photoshoot in aid of charity.

People in Falkirk stepped up to give the district their backing and help it walk off with the title of Britain’s Best Walking Neighbourhood 2019.

Forth Valley Sensory Centre (FVSC) has welcomed two new members of staff to its workforce.

Urgent action is needed to stop prescription painkillers associated with a large increase in drug deaths being over-prescribed in the Falkirk area.

Cigarettes are becoming an increasingly rare sight in Falkirk, as smoking rates hit a seven-year low, figures show.

A Big Bike Revival event is taking place in Falkirk next month.

An inspirational grandad is setting off on a 185-mile cycle to fundraise for his granddaughter as she fights Rett Syndrome.

It may look like a giant hi-tech polo mint but Forth Valley Royal Hospital’s brand new £1 million MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner while help reduce hospital waiting times.

A mass summer solstice sing-along and dance-athon saw hundreds of people gather at The Kelpies to fundraise for a worthy cause.

A man diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer has raised more than £10,000 for Maggie’s Forth Valley.

Young adults in Falkirk who help to care for someone receiving a specific type of disability benefit are set to gain a new £300 social security payment.