Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an NHS investigation found The head of NHS England backed a doctor whose failures contributed to several deaths to resume her career as a heart surgeon. Sir Jim Mackey told the family of a patient who … Read more
Michael Buchanan, Social affairs correspondent and Adam Eley LinkedIn Karen Booth carried out operations she wasn’t skilled enough to perform, an investigation found Seven people have died following multiple failures by a heart surgeon who continues to work for the NHS, the BBC has learned. An NHS investigation found problems in Karen Booth’s cases included … Read more
In 2023, civic negligence claimed 23 lives in Karnataka, the highest in the country, followed by Madhya Pradesh (12) and Chhattisgarh (5), according to National Crime Record Bureau data. These cases of civic negligence include incidents such as electrocution from Escom lines, deaths due to poorly maintained roads, tree falls, and similar occurrences. On Monday, … Read more
Out of use furniture and cushions lying in a room in the basement of the Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui At dusk on August 29, Manju Devi was rushed to the primary health centre (PHC) in Rajod town of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. Her labour pain had begun … Read more
Jack FenwickPolitical correspondent Family handout Hilary’s son Ben died from a heroin overdose in 2018, but his death was never included on official opioid death statistics More than 13,000 heroin and opioid deaths have been missed off official statistics in England and Wales, raising concerns about the impact on the government’s approach to tackling addiction. … Read more
James CookScotland editor Getty Images Scotland has seen high numbers of people dying from drug misuse for the last seven years Official figures suggest that Scotland remains the drugs death capital of Europe for the seventh year in a row despite a 13% fall in fatalities. There were 1,017 drug misuse deaths in 2024, down … Read more
Katy Prickett BBC News, Cambridgeshire Family handouts Anne Martinez (left) and Karen Starling died the year after undergoing double lung transplants at the hospital A hospital trust has paid a “six-figure settlement package” in the case of nine patients following an outbreak of a bacterial infection linked to its water supply. Three patients died and … Read more
We try to figure out why drug deaths are at an all-time high – and what can be done. Source link
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
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