The government has expressed concerns about the timeline for implementing assisted dying, the BBC understands, before measures were tabled to delay when it could be available. Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP bringing the bill, said she was “disappointed” to be proposing deferring when it must be in force by until 2029. Some MPs expressed concern … Read more
Katy Prickett BBC News, Cambridgeshire Jozef Hall/BBC Staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital raised concerns about care provided by their colleague The care received by 800 patients at a world-renowned NHS hospital is to be reviewed by expert clinicians after a specialist surgeon was suspended. Last month, it was reported the orthopaedic surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, … Read more
BBC At-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer can give inconsistent and inaccurate results, BBC News has found. The tests, which resemble a Covid lateral flow strip, turn positive if a high level of a protein called PSA is detected in a drop of blood. Of five rapid tests analysed by the BBC, one … Read more
Panaji: The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) raised objections to the proposed collaboration between Swiggy Instamart and PharmEasy for ten-minute medicine deliveries via dark stores, citing potential legal standards violations and public health risks. AIOCD’s Goa president J S Shinde said that this partnership could likely ignore essential standards like proper prescription … Read more
A platform formed on the Kallai river due to sand accumulation. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh The long-awaited project to revive the Kallai river in Kozhikode, set to be inaugurated by Water Resources Minister Roshy Augustine on Tuesday, has been a persistent demand of local fishermen and environmentalists. Many of the city’s issues have been … Read more
The independent doctors’ regulator refused to investigate alleged medical malpractice at Harrods in 2017 because too much time had passed and it wasn’t “in the greater public interest”. A woman who underwent an intimate medical examination in 2008 while applying for a job at Harrods complained to the General Medical Council (GMC) nine years later … Read more
Icon Sportswire / Contributor Ron “Wolverine” Bata slapped Damien “The Bell” Dibbell in a five-round bout in Las Vegas in 2023 Doctors are worried a combat sport called slap fighting, watched by millions online and gaining in popularity, is causing serious brain damage. Competitors face off and take turns to deliver bare, full-force, open-handed strikes … Read more
After the PIL hearing, the High Court called for immediate measures by the State authorities and stated that the mental and physical well-being of students is an integral part of their growth | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court on July 30 raised serious concerns over rising suicide cases among students in Maharashtra. A … Read more
While bird strikes are a known hazard at many airports, the proliferation of peacocks at the Kannur airport poses a unique challenge owing to the ‘protected status’ of the bird under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE The rising number of peacocks around the Kannur International … Read more
BBC Panorama investigates patient safety at a major private provider used by the NHS. Source link