AstraZeneca vaccine deaths: Families ask why warnings not shared

AstraZeneca vaccine deaths: Families ask why warnings not shared

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

Vilangad landslips: temporary rehabilitation facilities to be given to about 15 families

Vilangad landslips: temporary rehabilitation facilities to be given to about 15 families

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

Over 26,000 families evacuated in Konaseema, Chintoor Agency as second spell of flood ravages region

Over 26,000 families evacuated in Konaseema, Chintoor Agency as second spell of flood ravages region

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

Virtual consultations valuable to families living in remote areas or lacking paediatric specialists’ access – ET HealthWorld

Virtual consultations valuable to families living in remote areas or lacking paediatric specialists’ access – ET HealthWorld

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

Bird Flu (Avian Influenza): Facts for Families

Bird Flu (Avian Influenza): Facts for Families

​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

Seven tribal families continue legal fight against house contractor

Seven tribal families continue legal fight against house contractor

Rangi and other aggrieved tribespeople at Bhoothivazhi hamlet at Agali, Attappady. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Seven families of the Bhoothivazhi tribal hamlet at Agali in Attappady have embarked on a legal fight against a building contractor who allegedly swindled them out of ₹13.62 lakh given by the government for housing. Tribespeople Rangi, Reshi, Kalamani, … Read more

Covid inquiry in Wales: Families want answers as hearings start

Covid inquiry in Wales: Families want answers as hearings start

As the manager of two care homes in Wrexham, Gaynor Jones felt her sector was “thrown under a bus by the government” because the advice was unworkable. “For example, you cannot isolate people with dementia, they’re just not safe. And staying six feet away from someone you’re delivering personal care to is impossible,” she said. … Read more

Three Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes families in Uttara Kannada get back their land

Three Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes families in Uttara Kannada get back their land

Members of one of the beneficiary families receiving possession certificate for their land from Deputy Commissioner Gangubai Mankar. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Three families belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, which lost land granted to them because of the actions of their forefathers, have now been restored possession of their land, thanks to … Read more