University Hospitals Birmingham: Improvements but ‘a mountain to climb’
Prof Mike Bewick’s report highlights new allegations of misogyny and sexual harassment. Source link
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Active COVID-19 cases in country climb to 1,960
Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B India recorded 140 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases increased to 1,960, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on January 22. The COVID-19 case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,81,921). The death toll stands at 5,30,733, with one fatality reported by Meghalaya and two … Read more
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese. From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds, a new analysis of nationwide … Read more
UK heatwave: Heat-health alert issued as temperatures set to climb
People are asked to check on the vulnerable as temperatures look set to top parts of the Med. Source link
UK Covid infections climb by a million in a week
About 4.3 million people – or one in every 16 – are thought to have the virus, compared to 3.3 million the week before. Source link
As Opioid Deaths Climb, Human Trials Begin for Vaccine
Sept. 15, 2021 — Opioid-related drug overdose deaths in the United States exploded to an estimated record high of 69,031 people in 2020, topping the 49,860 deaths logged in 2019, according to a new report from the CDC. Most of the deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. President Joe Biden has pledged more … Read more