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Doctors in end-of-life cases can be named, Supreme Court rules
Jim Reed BBC News Reporting fromSupreme Court, London Pamela Tickell BBC News, North East and Cumbria BBC Parents of the deceased children heard doctors involved in their care could be named Doctors in two end-of-life cases can be named, the Supreme Court has ruled, after the parents of two children said they wanted to “tell … Read more
Kerala Police has prepared list of repeat offenders in drug cases, says Minister
Minister M.B. Rajesh | Photo Credit: KVS GIRI The Kerala Police has prepared a list of repeat offenders in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Abkari Act as part of efforts to clamp down on drug trade, Excise Minister M.B. Rajesh said in a reply to questions in the … Read more
UK authorities on lookout for Lassa fever cases
UK officials are checking for any possible cases of Lassa fever after a traveller to England, who has since returned to Nigeria, is known to have been infected. The virus does not spread easily between people, and the overall risk to the public is very low, experts advise. Anyone yet to be contacted by the … Read more
Kerala Assembly: CM Pinarayi Vijayan agrees to adjournment debate on rising cases of violence among youth and drug abuse
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday agreed to an adjournment debate in the Assembly on the rising tide of juvenile delinquency, youth violence and increasing synthetic drug abuse in the State. Replying to a Rule 50 motion moved by senior Congress legislator and former … Read more
Norovirus hospital cases reach highest level ever in England
There are a record number of patients in hospital with Norovirus in England. Data from NHS England showed 1,160 patients a day were in hospital with the vomiting bug on average last week – double the level at the same period last year. It comes after a 22% rise on the week before, pushing it … Read more
Norovirus cases at more than double expected number, UKHSA says
Getty Images Norovirus cases in England are currently more than double the expected number for this time of year, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. Separate data from NHS England showed 898 hospital beds were filled on average every day last week by patients suffering from norovirus-like symptoms – a 15% increase from … Read more
Five arrested with 7.6 kg ganja in separate cases
The Excise Department officials in Musheerabad arrested two people transporting ganja in an autorickshaw, in Domalguda, on Wednesday. Over six kilograms of the contraband was seized from them. Guddu Kumar and Chetukumar Yadav, both natives of Jharkhand, were arrested. The accused came to Hyderabad in search of employment and were working as auto drivers. They … Read more
HMPV in India: Nine-month-old child tests positive for virus in Gujarat; cases rise to four in State
Gujarat has reported its fourth human metapneumovirus (HMPV) case, with a nine-month-old child catching the virus. File | Photo Credit: PTI Gujarat has reported its fourth human metapneumovirus (HMPV) case, with a nine-month-old child contracting the infection in Ahmedabad, officials said Saturday (January 11, 2024). All the cases have been reported in less than a week. … Read more
Alarm as skyrocketing flu cases add to NHS strains
Getty Images Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of patients in hospital in England with the virus topped 5,400 a day on average – around 1,000 higher than a week before. NHS England’s Prof Julian Redhead said cases were going up at a … Read more