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
Lesley Clarke Richard Still’s cornea and kidneys were donated after he suffered a brain haemorrhage Families are increasingly turning down requests to donate a relative’s organs, sometimes because their loved one’s wishes were unknown. With the transplant waiting list at a 10-year high, the NHS is urging people to talk about what they would want. … Read more
A report about the neonatal unit where Lucy Letby worked was only shown to parents in full eight years after it was written, a public inquiry has heard. An external review was commissioned in September 2016 after consultants at the Countess of Chester Hospital voiced their concerns about the serial killer. A public version of … Read more
BBC Marina Waldron, 21, died of complications after being given the AstraZeneca Covid jab The parents of a young woman who died after being given an AstraZeneca Covid jab have accused the NHS of failing to pass on known safety warnings about the vaccine. Marina Waldron, 21, visited hospital with excruciating headaches three times in … Read more
Efforts are in full swing under the leadership of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and the Revenue department to arrange temporary rehabilitation facilities for those who have lost their houses in the recent landslips at Vilangad in Kozhikode district. As of now, the affected people are staying in three relief camps in Vanimel panchayat. … Read more
National Disaster Response Force personnel shifting a pregnant woman from a flood-hit village in the Chintoor Agency of Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT AMALAPURAM/CHINTOOR More than 26,300 families were evacuated by July 29 (Monday) in the Konaseema region and Chintoor Agency as the second spell of the Godavari flood … Read more
Mumbai: Dr Nihar Parekh, Lead Paediatrician, Second Opinion Online Consultation For Children (SOCC), interacted with ETHealthworld’s Prabhat Prakash on how technology is helping to bridge the gap in improving paediatric care regardless of geography. He also shares how early detection of ailments allows parents and doctors to provide needed care to children. Edited Excerpts: How … Read more
By: Robert W. Frenck Jr., MD, FAAP Birds in the United States can be affected by avian flu (also called H5N1 bird flu or avian influenza). But can it affect your family? Here’s what parents need to know about bird flu. What causes bird flu? Bird flu is caused by avian influenza type … Read more