Addenbrooke’s surgeon in Cambridge suspended after children hurt

Addenbrooke’s surgeon in Cambridge suspended after children hurt

A specialist surgeon has been suspended from a world-renowned NHS hospital after nine children under their care were left with lasting injuries. A review was commissioned at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, after concerns were raised by the surgeon’s colleagues in October. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said an independent expert found care fell “below expected … Read more

Were retail investors hurt by the June 4 market crash? | Data

Were retail investors hurt by the June 4 market crash? | Data

FILE PHOTO: A security guard walks past the logo of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) inside its building in Mumbai, India, May 28, 2019. | Photo Credit: FRANCIS MASCARENHAS The activity of the stock market as the general elections drew to a close has been a subject of controversy. Indian stocks hit record highs after … Read more

Three youths hurt in police firing while trying to escape from custody in Assam: Official

Three youths hurt in police firing while trying to escape from custody in Assam: Official

Three youths nabbed by police while purportedly en route to join the banned ULFA (I) were injured when they attempted to escape from custody in Assam’s Tinsukia district, a police officer said on December 24. The incident happened late on Saturday night when the trio was being brought to Sadiya, which is a police district … Read more

‘Patients’ rights and access to drugs could be hurt by proposed amendments in patent rules’

‘Patients’ rights and access to drugs could be hurt by proposed amendments in patent rules’

A patient receives medicines at a clinic in New Delhi. File image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Some clauses in the draft Patents (Amendment) Rules, 2023 have triggered fears that important public health safeguards against patent evergreening and unmerited monopolies will be diluted. Civil society organisations, academics, and intellectual property and … Read more

Arunachal locals hurt by Sikh claim on medieval Buddhist shrine 

Arunachal locals hurt by Sikh claim on medieval Buddhist shrine 

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu at Neh-Pema Shelpu Drupkhang on April 8, 2023. | Photo Credit: Rahul Karmakar GUWAHATI A Colonel in the Indian Army apparently sowed the seeds of a Buddhism-Sikhism dispute near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh 36 years ago. On April 24, the National Commission for Minorities sought a … Read more

Do #MentalHealth TikToks Help or Hurt? A Therapist Breaks It Down

Do #MentalHealth TikToks Help or Hurt? A Therapist Breaks It Down

By Jay Lankau Healthy breakfast recipes, falling off milk crates, beauty hacks, and 10 ways to know if your husband is cheating on you: TikTok has it all. There are millions of videos on TikTok, and hundreds of thousands using the hashtag #mentalhealth. Some videos have more than 9 million views. And some are from … Read more

Exercise Helps the Heart, But Can Manual Labor Hurt?

Exercise Helps the Heart, But Can Manual Labor Hurt?

May 12, 2021 — All exercise is not created equal, and the exercise you get during leisure time is better for your heart health than on-the-job exercise. In fact, on-the-job physical exercise may actually be harmful to heart health, according to a study published in April. The difference in leisure-time exercise and workplace exercise … Read more

Brain Scraper: Why Do Some COVID Tests Hurt So Much?

Brain Scraper: Why Do Some COVID Tests Hurt So Much?

Hattey Lennerman, Lexington, KY. Business Insider: “A doctor explains why some people faint when they get a coronavirus test.” CDC: “COVID Data Tracker: United States Laboratory Testing,” “Interim Guidelines for Collecting and Handling of Clinical Specimens for COVID-19 Testing.” Nature: “Equivalent SARS-CoV-2 viral loads by PCR between nasopharyngeal swab and saliva in symptomatic patients.” … Read more