Campaigner says Post Office scandal helped infected blood fight
Campaigner Andy Evans said it has raised awareness of those given infected blood products. Source link
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Young nose cells may help children fight off Covid
Lab tests show ageing adult nose cells contain 100 times more virus soon after an infection. Source link
Maha Vikas Aghadi seat-sharing woes continue, Congress wants ‘friendly fight’
The fissure within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra has deepened after Congress leader Naseem Khan said his party wanted “friendly fights” in six Lok Sabha seats. However, Congress’s allies NCP (Sharad Pawar) and Shiv Sena (UBT) opposed the proposition, saying it would divide the votes and benefit the BJP. A friendly fight would … Read more
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
Telangana CM urges newly-recruited police constables to fight ganja manace
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy participating in the event to hand over appointment letters to police constables, at L.B Stadium in Hyderabad on February 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Â Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy ceremoniously handed over appointment letters to 10 police constables at L.B. Stadium on Wednesday evening as … Read more
INDIA bloc will unitedly fight against injustice across country: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi waves at supporters at a rally in Dhubri, Assam on January 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Rahul Gandhi expressed confidence in the unity of the opposition INDIA bloc in combating injustice nationwide, a day after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha polls … Read more
AI use in Mozambique jails spawns new hope in TB fight – ET HealthWorld
Maputo: A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that the new tech can help eradicate the disease. Teeming prisons are a hotbed of TB, the world’s second deadliest communicable disease after COVID, according to the World Health Organisation. Mozambique, a country of 32 … Read more
NHS pay: Health staff begin legal fight over Covid bonus
The workers were told they did not qualify for the payments of between £1,655 and £3,789 because they were not directly employed by the NHS. Instead, they work for not-for-profit organisations, such as social enterprises, which together provide a third of community health services for the NHS. Source link
Indi Gregory: Parents to appeal after losing baby treatment fight
A judge had ruled doctors could lawfully limit treatment for critically ill baby girl Indi Gregory. Source link
From mosques to classrooms, fight against drug addiction among youth intensifies in Kashmir
Dr. Muzaffar Khan, a clinical psychologist, addresses a religious congregation about drug abuse at the Magam Imambara in north Kashmir in August 2023. Photo: Special Arrangement Religious centres and educational institutions are assuming a new role in Kashmir by doubling up as counselling and testing centres to curb the fast-spreading menace of drugs. These rare … Read more