Rob Sissons BBC News, Nottingham Dan Martin BBC News, East Midlands BBC Consultant neurosurgeon Stuart Smith said the test could assist “surgical strategy” A new test has been developed that reduces the time it takes to diagnose types of brain tumours from weeks to just hours, researchers say. Surgeons have described the “ultra-rapid” method of … Read more
BBC At-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer can give inconsistent and inaccurate results, BBC News has found. The tests, which resemble a Covid lateral flow strip, turn positive if a high level of a protein called PSA is detected in a drop of blood. Of five rapid tests analysed by the BBC, one … Read more
Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire Anna Cieslik Beatrice, 5, was diagnosed with Batten disease at the age of 3 The mum of a five-year-old girl with a terminal genetic disorder has said her daughter’s health is likely to deteriorate quickly if the NHS removes provision of the vital drug which is “keeping her doing”. Two … Read more
Zanskar Valley, Ladakh. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to the Centre and others in a matter regarding the rapid expansion of the Himalayan glacial lakes, raising concerns over the increasing risk of natural disasters. The NGT took suo motu (on its own) cognisance of a news … Read more
Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw conducted an inspection of the stretch between Kempegowda International Airport Railway Station (halt) and Bengaluru Cantonment. Union Minister of State V. Somanna accompanied him. | Photo Credit: special arrangement Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday (Oct. 5) that the Namo Bharat Rapid Rail will be introduced … Read more
Rapid Raja Manu Wackernagel and Rapid Rani Marissa Kaup at the valedictory function of Malabar River Festival at Elanthukadavu on July 28. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Rapid Raja Manu Wackernagel and Rapid Rani Marissa Kaup after they completed the Down River race of the Malabar River Festival at Elanthukadavu on July 28. Manu Wackernagel … Read more
The RRTS system unlike the Metro, caters to commuters travelling relatively longer distances with fewer stops and at higher speed. It also differs from conventional trains by providing reliable, high-frequency, point-to-point regional travel along a dedicated pathway Should the low-capacity, low-speed, hugely expensive Metro rail system be extended to the far-flung suburbs and the adjacent … Read more
The disease is likely to spread rapidly across the UK unless more people take up the vaccine, officials warn. Source link
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In an apparent change of tack on SilverLine, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has signalled that it would not unqualifiedly oppose the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s bid to develop a rapid mass transit railway system for Kerala. BJP State President K. Surendran, who called on metro rail expert E. Sreedharan at the latter’s residence … Read more