The family of a woman who suffered a severe brain injury while on holiday say they were faced with having to accept her return to the UK against medical advice or her travel insurance policy would be cancelled. Jane Rubens was involved in an accident in the United States earlier this month and remains in … Read more
The slums on the shores of Mumbai, against the skyscrapers under construction. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The story so far: October 31 is observed every year as World Cities Day. The world’s urban population has reached an estimated 4.7 billion, or 57.5% of the world’s total population, with projections to double by 2050. The … Read more
Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic Ambulance crews faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients in the pandemic because of the time it took to put on protective equipment, the Covid inquiry has been told. Ambulance technician Mark Tilley appeared … Read more
5 hours ago By Matt Precey, BBC News, Bedfordshire Getty Maternity services at the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust have been downgraded to ‘inadequate’ Maternity staff at an NHS trust faced racism from their own colleagues, a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said. The problem was identified at both the Luton and Dunstable (L&D) and Bedford hospitals during … Read more
By Rachael Levy London: Neuralink‘s disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue the Elon Musk company has known about for years, according to five people familiar with the matter. The company knew from animal testing it had conducted ahead of its … Read more
TN CM Stalin at the Women’s Rights Conference organised by the DMK’s Women’s Wing in Chennai on Saturday. Also seen, from left: Former MP Sushmitha Dev, Priyanka Gandhi, AICC general secretary, Mehbooba Mufti, Congress Leader Sonia Gandhi, MP Kanimozhi, MP Supriya Sule, MP Dimple Yadav. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on … Read more
New Delhi: Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help fight systemic challenges straining global healthcare systems with AI-driven diagnosis, infectious disease intelligence and clinical trial optimisation showing the highest potential, a new study said on Monday. The report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) cited several case studies, including one from India, to highlight the transformative … Read more
The world’s most popular YouTuber has responded to criticism over him funding life-changing operations. Source link
Only 69% of patients were seen, admitted or discharged within four hours in October, below the 95% target. Source link
Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate the Tamils of Hill Country origin further into the Sri Lankan society Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the government will appoint a committee to seek how best to integrate the Tamils of Hill Country origin further into the Sri Lankan … Read more