BBC News Nafsika, a teacher at the school, has been trained to carry out the hearing checks Children and young people in England with special educational needs, including severe autism, are to be offered NHS eyesight, dental and ear checks in their schools from next year. Students with learning disabilities can struggle to say when … Read more
In the wake of Onam celebrations, a joint inspection was carried out recently to ensure coastal security and curb smuggling of liquor and narcotics through sea routes. The operation, jointly conducted by the Vadanappilly Excise Circle Office, Chavakkad Excise Range Office, Fisheries Station Azhikode, Marine Enforcement & Vigilance Wing, and Munakkakadavu Coastal police, aimed at … Read more
More than 130,000 people in England will be offered free workplace health checks in the next six months under a new initiative to try and prevent heart disease. From September, employees in several sectors including building and hospitality will be able to access quick assessments that will determine their risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), … Read more
2 hours ago By James Gallagher, @JamesTGallagher, Health and science correspondent, BBC News Getty Images The cervix is the canal joining the vagina and the womb More than one million extra women could have life-saving cervical-cancer checks if the NHS adopted do-it-yourself testing, researchers estimate. The team at King’s College London said the results of its self-testing trial … Read more
Millions of people do not realise they have dangerously high blood pressure that needs treating, says NHS England. Source link
Offering regular colonoscopies to people with Lynch syndrome at any age will save lives, NHS England says. Source link
Intensified vehicle checks at Tamil Nadu’s border with Karnataka at three places in Erode district continued for the third consecutive day, to prevent suspected Maoists from escaping. A Kerala police special forces Thunderbolt team exchanged fire with suspected Maoists in the Uruppumkutty forest in Karikkottakary, in Kerala on November 13, after which five suspected Maoists escaped into the forest area. Of the five, A. … Read more
“It seems utterly ludicrous you go to this health check as a woman in your early 40s, which is exactly when perimenopause starts for most women, and the one thing you don’t find out about is the one thing that you will absolutely 100% be experiencing over the subsequent decade,” the author and journalist said. … Read more
Chief pharmaceutical officer for England David Webb said: “The enormous expansion in the number of blood-pressure checks delivered over the last year is thanks to the hard work of community pharmacies, which have more than doubled the number of blood pressure checks delivered, and the innovation of local teams, going into the heart of communities, … Read more
Referrals for respiratory tests will also be allowed in bid to speed up diagnosis in England. Source link