BBC Laura Tongue and Shane Bevan said delays were “cruel” for families at “their lowest point in grief” Grieving families are waiting up to a year to find out how children have died due to a shortage of pathologists. Among those who have faced a delay for post-mortem results are Shane Bevan and Laura Tongue, … Read more
Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images People who have cosmetic filler injections in their face should be warned of the risk of a dangerous complication involving blocked arteries that can lead to skin loss and even blindness due to damaged blood flow, say experts. Researchers used ultrasound to study 100 cases of filler injections that … Read more
A 36-year-old woman suffered burns on her face and neck after her husband allegedly poured hot fish curry on her for refusing to participate in a black magic ritual in Kerala’s Kollam district. The accused, identified as Sajeer from Vaikkal near Chadayamangalam, is currently absconding, police said. According to the FIR, the incident occurred around … Read more
PMK leader Anbumani’s supporters are confident that the AIADMK and BJP would end up recognising him as the “face” of the PMK when elections draw closer in the State even if the leadership tussle with his father and PMK founder S. Ramadoss remains unresolved. Recently, BJP Tamil Nadu election in-charge, Baijayant Panda, met Dr. Anbumani in Chennai. … Read more
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Watch science correspondent Victoria Gill put herself through a thermal imaging stress test When I was asked to give an impromptu five-minute speech and then to count backwards in intervals of 17 – all in front of a panel of three strangers – the acute stress was written on my … Read more
The dark monsoon clouds that hung over Fazilka have given way to sunlight that filters through the eucalyptus trees surrounding the government middle school at Salem Shah village. Kirna Rani, 22, cannot enjoy it. She sits on the floor of the corridor, gently stirring a saucepan of water and a flour-jaggery mixture over a shared … Read more
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Nat WrightHealth Producer Getty Images Errors by machines used to diagnose diabetes mean at least 55,000 people in England will need further blood tests, a BBC investigation has discovered. Some patients have been wrongly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and even prescribed medication they don’t need – and there could be more people affected say … Read more
Matthew Hill West of England health correspondent BBC One of the walls of the unit was damaged during an incident earlier in the year Nurses have been assaulted and “punched in the face” amid violent behavioural problems at a hospital’s children’s unit, staff have told the BBC. Since April, nurses at the Great Western Hospital … Read more
Getty Images Parents are being prevented from vaccinating their children because of obstacles such as difficulty booking appointments and a lack of reminders on what jabs are needed and when, a report suggests. Child health experts say “practical or logistical reasons” are discouraging families more often than fears over the vaccines. Vaccine uptake in the … Read more