12 hours ago By Aileen Moynagh & Marie-Louise Connolly, BBC News NI health team Getty Images A small number of biomedical scientists are being investigated following fitness to practise concerns relating to cervical screening in the Southern Trust, BBC News NI understands. In October 2023, it emerged smear tests of more than 17,000 women in the trust … Read more
It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that a staff member at the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports. Source link
Dr Jonathan Lord, medical director at MSI, which is one of the UK’s main abortion providers, believes the “unprecedented” number of women now falling under investigation may be linked to the police’s increased awareness of the availability of the “pills by post” scheme – introduced in England and Wales during the Covid-19 lockdown. Scotland also … Read more
Police arrived at a distraught mother’s house the day after her daughter died at Kettering General Hospital. Source link
Depression or thoughts of suicide is listed in the product-information leaflet, which advises users: “You should pay attention to any mental changes, especially sudden changes in your mood, behaviours, thoughts, or feelings. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any mental changes that are new, worse, or worry you.” Source link
“Possible gross negligence manslaughter” is being investigated after a baby died, police say. Source link
Though no vaccine has been approved for Monkeypox in Europe, Spanish health authorities have reportedly purchased thousands of smallpox vaccines to deal with the outbreak, according to Spanish newspaper El País. Monkeypox is a member of the same family of viruses as smallpox. Source link
Cases are being detected worldwide but UK scientists are no clearer on what’s behind the rise. Source link
Public Health Scotland is looking into eleven cases across four health boards in the central belt. Source link
Some cases of the Indian variant have been found that are not linked to travel, a scientist says. Source link