British Medical Association (BMA) leaders have met to discuss the approach being taken to children and young people struggling with their gender identity. The union’s senior doctors debated the Cass review on Wednesday at a meeting of its council – the BMA’s top decision-making body. Ahead of the meeting, a council member questioned the way … Read more
Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan inaugurating a public meeting organised by the district wing of the United Democratic Front in Kochi to highlight the role of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the Vizhinjam port project. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan on Friday said the Vizhinjam port project was the United Democratic … Read more
Getty Images A child receiving a vaccination The UK is at a “tipping point”, with low uptake of routine vaccinations putting children at risk of catching severe diseases, health officials say. Stalling vaccination rates against some diseases, such as whooping cough and measles, means population immunity is no longer high enough to stop outbreaks. Latest … Read more
Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: RAO GN Child rights activists in Tamil Nadu have written to all newly-elected MPs, demanding the repeal of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act 1986 and its amendments. Calling for the immediate eradication of child labour in all its forms across the country, … Read more
Labour has promised to create 100,000 extra dental appointments for children, in a bid to clear backlogs in England. The new appointments will be for urgent and emergency care and on evenings and weekends, according to Labour’s plan if they win the general election. Access to an NHS dentist has become increasingly difficult in many … Read more
1 day ago Joanna Morris,BBC News, North East and Cumbria Middlesbrough Council Nitazenes, which are more potent than heroin, have been found in illegal vapes used by children A child has been treated for an opiate overdose after using a “potentially fatal” black market vape, health officials have said. Vapes laced with illegal drugs like … Read more
K.T. Rama Rao | Photo Credit: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao claimed that his party had suffered defeat in the Assembly polls as they had failed to communicate BRS regime’s success in providing two lakh government jobs and increasing the salaries of government employees to the public. “We failed to convey our accomplishments. … Read more
The World Health Organization also finds higher rates of drinking and vaping among teenage girls. Source link
Celebrity fashion designer Masaba Gupta is pregnant. On April 18, the mom-to-be announced that she is expecting her first child with husband Satyadeep Misra. Masaba and Satyadeep’s announcement post can be read, “In other news – Two little feet are on their way to us! Please send love,blessings and banana chips ( plain salted ONLY) … Read more
The K.L. Deemed to be University (KLU), in collaboration with a United States (US)-based organisation Early Autism Service (EAS), established a Child Autism Care Centre and a Child Psychiatry Centre on campus. In a statement released on Wednesday, KLU vice-president Koneru Raja Harin said that the objective was to provide solutions to learning and developmental … Read more