‘No pads at school, so my period leaked on exam chair’
Some pupils are struggling to access period products in schools, data shared with BBC News suggests. Source link
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NHS: Woman, 90, forced to wait three days in A&E chair
Morwen Griffiths had low oxygen levels and suspected sepsis, but there were no hospital beds. Source link
Deepak Nayyar appointed as Kluge Chair
The only other academic from India to have been invited as Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South by Washington-based Library of Congress is Romila Thapar The only other academic from India to have been invited as Kluge Chair in Countries and Cultures of the South by Washington-based Library of Congress is Romila … Read more
Chair Yoga Poses: How to Get Started
Social media feeds filled with photos of fitness models twisted into poses requiring extreme strength, flexibility, and balance may leave you thinking, “Yoga is not for me.” Nadine Kelly, MD, founder of Yogi MD, wants to change your mind. “We tend to think of yoga as an athletic endeavor that has to … Read more
‘My chair is my freedom’
A woman who raised funds for an all-terrain wheelchair, so she could access the Peak District home she loves so much, says it has liberated her. Naomi Wheeler, 28, from Matlock, Derbyshire, has cerebellar ataxia, which affects her balance, coordination and speech. Although Naomi was diagnosed with the condition at the age of 23, after … Read more
Kerala rejects Centre’s proposal of borrowing by states to meet GST revenue shortfall
NEW DELHI: Kerala will reject “lock, stock and barrel” the Centre’s proposal of borrowing by states to meet GST revenue shortfall, state finance minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday. The Centre and opposition-ruled states like Punjab, Kerala, Delhi and West Bengal, are at loggerheads over the financing of the Rs 2.35 lakh crore Goods and … Read more
UK government strikes 90 million dose deal for two potential COVID-19 vaccine candidates
LONDON: The UK government on Friday confirmed new in-principle agreements to secure 90 million more doses of two potential coronavirus vaccine candidates. The deal includes 60 million doses of a vaccine being developed by US biotech company Novavax and 30 million doses of one in the works by Belgian pharmaceutical company Janssen. If the vaccines … Read more