A new treatment approach can significantly improve survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancer, a study suggests. The trial, led by Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, and published in Nature Communications, involved women with early-stage breast cancer who have inherited BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations. Giving them the targeted drug olaparib before surgery greatly … Read more
A file photo of Nair Hospital. | Photo Credit: The Hindu After over 500 tourists from Maharashtra returned home from Srinagar, the Maharashtra Government has announced support for mental health. Civic-run hospitals in Mumbai will now provide mental health support to the injured and their family members who have returned from Pahalgam. In the aftermath … Read more
NHS England has been urged to publish a full report after a major investigation into the care received by Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane. Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and 65-year-old Ian Coates were killed by Calocane on 13 June 2023. The Independent Mental Health Homicide Review is due to be published this … Read more
Family handout Jamie and Kate Scott on holiday before the pandemic Families of those harmed by Covid vaccines told the UK Covid Inquiry they were forced to support each other during the pandemic because there was no other help. Kate Scott, who represents the group Vaccine Injured and Bereaved UK (VIBUK), said they felt they … Read more
NEW YORK : The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared … Read more
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during a meeting with the families of the victims of violence in Sambhal, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (December 10, 2024) met families of the victims of violence in Sambhal at his 10 Janpath … Read more
Remember the popular Samdhi Samdhan song featuring actors Reema Lagoo, Alok Nath and Anupam Kher in the 1994 film Hum Aapke Hain Koun. A bride and groom’s families recently recreated the iconic wedding scene, and their heartfelt performance has gone viral on social media. Originally picturised during the wedding festivities of Renuka Shahane’s character Pooja … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of children with suspected neurodevelopmental conditions in England, including autism and ADHD, face unacceptably long waits to be diagnosed, the Children’s Commissioner has warned. Dame Rachel de Souza’s report into the issue said the system has failed to keep up with rising demand, leaving families “in the lurch” and expected to cope … Read more
Jamsetji Tata, J.R.D Tata and Ratan Tata. File photo Ratan Tata who ran the Tata Group for more than 20 years as chairman leaves behind a legacy marked by leadership and social commitment. RNT as he was called in the Tata Group, was chosen as J.R.D Tata’s successor in 1990. Also read | Ratan Tata … Read more
Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images Lawyers representing children who developed long-term pain and injury after operations at Great Ormond Street Hospital have criticised a heavily redacted report carried out for the trust. More than 700 cases linked to the surgeon Yaser Jabbar are being reviewed including some involving leg lengthening and straightening. Some of the … Read more