Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with Congress MP Sonia Gandhi and fellow Opposition MPs protest over the Adani Group issue at Parliament House complex during Budget Session, in New Delhi on Monday, March 27, 2023. The MPs wore black in protest against the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha. … Read more
Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly Edappadi K Palaniswami addresses a press conference in Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI The AIADMK’s interim general secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, on Wednesday said he and his colleagues were wearing black shirts while taking part in the Assembly proceedings to highlight the problem of law and order in … Read more
The NHS says there is an “urgent need” for ethnic minority organ donors to help find the best matches. Source link
“Studying triple negative breast cancer in women with different ancestral backgrounds, we are learning that some of the genetic markers which were related to developing resistance to different infectious agents have downstream effects on the inflammatory landscape of different organs, such as the breast,” Dr Newman says. Source link
Mutations that saved lives from the plague are causing auto-immune diseases today. Source link
A mix of factors are at play and greater awareness is needed, the researchers say. Source link
Professor Kevin Fenton, regional director for London for the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, said: “Being able to provide high quality clinical care to sickle cell patients both saves and improves the quality of their lives and is an important step in helping tackle health inequalities.” Source link
During the 70s and 80s an estimated 26,800 NHS patients who needed blood transfusions after surgery, childbirth or miscarriages were infected with hepatitis C. This is according to findings published by the public inquiry into the scandal, which has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the NHS. Source link
SOURCES: Nick Battle, EdD, vice president, Association of Black Therapists; professional counselor licensed in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Earl Turner, PhD, associate professor of psychology, Pepperdine University; founder, Therapy For Black Kids; member, American Psychological Association Task Force on Police Use of Force Against African Americans; founder, Turner Psychological and Consulting Services. … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Surgery for uterine fibroids can often be done through minimally invasive techniques that avoid a hospital stay. But Black and Hispanic women may be less likely to receive these treatments, a recent study finds. Uterine fibroids are non-cancerous growths in the uterus. Sometimes … Read more