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Can AI ease the pressure in front line emergency care?


Alongside Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and London's Air Ambulance, The University of Aberdeen is looking at how AI can support clinical decision-making in emergency care.  

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Regular use of common medication is putting older people at risk


Regular use of certain medications by older people can increase their risk of falls, heart attacks, dementia and even death.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Walls prepared for Denis Law murals which could make Aberdeen a Mecca for Man Utd fans

The Denis Law trail is set to be completed by the end of March.

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Colin Farquhar: Put filling in potholes on Aberdeen’s masterplan before you cost the public thousands

Aberdeen definitely has its fair share of potholes and they are the scourge of many an Aberdeen and Shire motorist.

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Income boost for fishers at Scottish ports including Peterhead and Fraserburgh

Latest figures show fewer people sharing bigger income pot.

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Pilot scheme launched to help oil and gas workers transition to renewables

The Energy Skills Passport is aimed at making it easier for workers to understand which qualifications they need to enter into the industry and provide help on which career paths are available.

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Missing Inverness teen Zara Cross found ‘safe and well’

The 13-year-old hadn't been seen since Monday morning.

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Police launch appeal after 'unexplained' death of man pulled from Ballater river

Officers say they are treating the 61-year-old's death as unexplained but say it is not believed to be suspicious after he was found on Sunday afternoon in the Deeside village.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Watch: Aulton Court resident tells of panic after finding landing thick with black smoke

Nicola Rae lives on the 11th floor, one below the origin of the fire.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Woman goes on trial accused of murdering man in Aberdeen high-rise flat

Elizabeth Sweeney, 36, is accused of killing Neil Jolly, 51, by repeatedly punching him and striking him to the head and body with a kettle.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Hungarian journalist travels 1,700 miles in quest for answers as hunt for missing Huszti sisters reaches two-week mark

Krisztina Vermes from TV2 in Hungary is on a mission to help locate Eliza and Henrietta Huszti.

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Meghan Markle's newest project 'tipped to be axed' in major blow

Meghan Markle's new Netflix project, With Love, Meghan, was due to be released earlier this week but delayed due to the LA wildfires - and now bookies have given their view on the show's future

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Taste of Garioch to DOUBLE in size in bid to make Inverurie ‘the foodie capital of Aberdeenshire’

Organisers are aiming to put Inverurie on the culinary map with this expansion.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Aberdeen man jailed after bloody knife attack in high-rise lift

Zoltan Anderson repeated punched his victim and stabbed him in the arm, a court was told.

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Legal bill to remove Aberdeen judge accused of inappropriate behaviour from office hits £541,000

Sheriff Jack Brown faced two tribunals after he was suspended on his full annual salary of £157,705 in December 2018 after allegations were first made against him.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

I spent the last day of the St Giles Centre inside the Elgin mall, it was a day like no other

Nostalgic shoppers sharing memories joined removal teams packing up what was left of units inside the shopping centre.

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Inverness carjacking: Chocolatier Lucas Story says brutal attackers have given him ‘lifelong’ sentence

The attack put Lucas Story in intensive care - and now he has now revealed he will never be able to work again.

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Shetland’s fat cows in spotlight at Shropshire event

Farmer Jamie Leslie explains how cattle that easily put on weight help to keep down costs.

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Aberdeen set to host largest Tall Ships Races fleet in 2025 extravaganza

A total of 44 ships have so far signed up for the maritime festival, with organisers on course to meet their target of welcoming 50 Tall Ships to the Port of Aberdeen this summer.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle 'made title demand to staff' before swift change

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, reportedly demanded to be called by their titles "sir" and "ma'am" after quitting the royal family