Health Secretary Wes Streeting, is “actively reviewing” banning or restricting the private prescription of cross-sex hormones to young people, according to evidence given to the High Court. Government lawyers say an expert panel will report in July on the use of this type of medication by under 18s wishing to change their gender. An application … Read more
Getty Images Snacks high in sugar, fat and salt with not be allowed to be displayed at tills or the end of aisles from next March Supermarkets will be banned from displaying unhealthy snacks near tills or on their website homepages from next year after the Senedd narrowly approved obesity-tackling plans. The new rules mean … Read more
Stuart Woodward/BBC Broomfield Hospital said it took the decision “to protect our patients” Visits have been severely restricted at a hospital battling a surge in flu cases. Broomfield Hospital, in Chelmsford, said the emergency department, acute medical unit and medical wards were closed to visitors, except for patients receiving end of life care. A statement … Read more
Other HRT treatments have faced similar limits but ministers say there is good stock of most products. Source link
Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, and Sakshi Malik addressing a press conference during their protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on April 29. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, between sets of barricades in central Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, sat the wrestlers, khap leaders, politicians, activists, and the common people, … Read more
CDC: “CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Recommendations,” “Phased Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccines,” “COVID-19 Vaccinations in the United States.” CNN: “A vaccination site meant to serve a hard-hit Latino neighborhood in New York instead serviced more Whites from other areas.” KUOW: “People jump vaccine line in Washington state, while others try to get appointments.” Clarksville Now: “COVID … Read more
Tighter restrictions have been introduced in Bolton, including only allowing takeaways from hospitality venues, after a rise in Covid-19 cases. The Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the increase was “partly due to socialising by people in their 20s and 30s”. Source link