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NHS Highland publishes frequent press releases to let you know about new services and the latest health information and advice from our experts. See NHS Highland news stories that were released in 2003 below.

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News
09/06/2003
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) Screening is to be offered to around 1500 men in the Western Isles for the first time. Screening begins this week and will be carried out in GP surgeries by locally trained staff.
News
25/08/2003
Around 600 men in the Highlands will have a better chance of surviving in later years of life, thanks to a successful screening programme in Highland. Over 7000 men have so far been screened for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in the first large screening programme of this kind to take place in Scotland.