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Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study
Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to … Read more
Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study
Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to … Read more
देश के कई राज्यों में लगातार बढ़ रहे कोरोना वायरस के केस, गुजरात में 183, महाराष्ट्र में 86 नए मरीज
देशभर में एक बार फिर से कोरोना संक्रमण के मामले धीरे-धीरे बढ़ने लगे हैं. कई राज्यों में एक्टिव केस की संख्या में बढ़ोतरी देखी जा रही है. स्वास्थ्य विभाग द्वारा जारी ताजा आंकड़ों के अनुसार, हरियाणा, गुजरात, महाराष्ट्र, उत्तराखंड और पश्चिम बंगाल समेत कई राज्यों में नए मरीज सामने आए हैं. हरियाणा में इस समय … Read more
Police launch investigation into heart operation deaths at NHS hospital
Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent, BBC News BBC Christine Rymer says she had no idea what her mother, Dorothy Readhead, had endured until she was contacted by the BBC Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart operations at an NHS hospital, the BBC has learned. Documents seen by us suggest … Read more
Manslaughter case launched into Nottingham baby deaths
A corporate manslaughter investigation has been opened into failings that led to hundreds of babies dying or being injured at maternity units in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police said it was examining whether maternity care provided by the Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS trust had been grossly negligent. The trust is at the centre of the largest … Read more
Student suicide review says unis must act to stop more deaths
Getty Images Universities in England have been told to step up efforts to prevent student suicides, in a review commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE). A report, which has been in the works for nearly two years, says they should assess the safety of student halls and involve families more after a student has … Read more
What war hysteria hides: deaths, destruction, disinformation
A man inspects his house that was damaged by cross-border shelling, in Kotmaira village along the Line of Control in Akhnoor Sector, J&K | Photo Credit: Channi Anand The military escalation between India and Pakistan following the Pahalgam massacre has been accompanied by a barrage of misinformation and disinformation. Data shows that concerned citizens, particularly … Read more
Assisted deaths could top 4,000 a year within decade
The number of people choosing an assisted death could top 4,000 a year within a decade of the law coming into force if MPs vote for it, a review of the policy says. The estimate forms part of the official impact assessment, which has been carried out by civil servants to inform MPs as they … Read more
Hubballi case: Karnataka HC directs State government to follow Supreme Court’s guidelines for deaths in police encounters
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the State government to follow scrupulously guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in 2014 regarding the deaths of accused persons in police encounters, in the Hubballi case. This was the case in which a 35-year-old man, who is accused of allegedly murdering a 5-year-old girl after sexually … Read more