The amount of flu circulating has started to fall in England, latest data suggests. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it was encouraging news heading into Christmas, but warned the virus could always bounce back in the new year. The UKHSA uses a range of different measures to monitor flu rates, including sample testing … Read more
Helen Ledwick When Helen Ledwick typed “why do my insides feel like they’re falling out” into Google a decade ago, she had no idea that search would mark the beginning of a life-changing journey. The former BBC 5 Live journalist and podcaster was experiencing pelvic organ prolapse – a condition that affects around one in … Read more
A 43-year-old man working as a pump operator with Transmission Corporation of Telangana Limited (TGTRANSCO) and Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO) died after falling from a mango tree within the premises of the Electricity Souda office near Khairatabad. The deceased, Uppula Kumar, a resident of Jagadamba Nagar in Asif Nagar, sustained serious injuries after falling … Read more
The popularity of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes has fallen ahead of a UK-wide ban on their sale on 1 June, a study has found. Researchers believe vape users are switching to refillable and rechargeable vapes in anticipation of the ban. The percentage of people aged 16-24 who mainly use disposable vapes has dropped by nearly … Read more
The PWD NH wing is gearing up to do stone mastic asphalt resurfacing of the busy, 2-km-long Kundannoor-Thevara bridge that links Kochi with Willingdon Island, since the rain has taken a break. But alternative roads have not been developed to divert vehicles, which include container lorries. | Photo Credit: H. VIBHU With the rain taking … Read more
(This story originally appeared in on Dec 12, 2023) MUMBAI: It is highly unusual for the rupee to reach a new low against the dollar while the sensex hits new all-time highs. This anomaly occurred recently when the rupee breached 83.39 for the first time on the day the sensex closed at a new high. … Read more
Seventeen-year-old Leia is one of a growing number of teenage vapers – but she’s trying hard to quit. Source link
A 75-year-old woman died after falling from the Kannur Government Medical College Hospital building at Pariyaram here on Monday. According to the police, Omana, a native of Nidiyangodi, Sreekandapuram, had accompanied her brother Narayan who was undergoing treatment at the hospital. Omana reportedly fell from the seventh floor of the building and died on the … Read more
The ONS says it will “closely monitor” the numbers testing positive as children return to school. Source link
Family therapist David Kalergis remembers one 8-year-old girl in particular. She plopped down on the cushy chair in his Mount Pleasant, SC, office, unsure of what to say. Her parents had already told Kalergis that in recent months the girl smelled differently, pungent. By lunchtime she already needed a bath. Her parents felt “in over … Read more