Tejasvi Surya, incumbent Bengaluru South MP, was among the prominent among the 183 candidates who filed 224 sets of nomination papers on Thursday, April 4. Former Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, his brother-in-law and cardiologist C.N. Manjunath also filed their nominations. Mr. Surya had declared that he does not possess any immovable assets. The BJP MP … Read more
These youngsters would have been eligible for a jab when the vaccination rates began to fall in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Take up of the MMR jab started to drop following a 1998 report by Andrew Wakefield which falsely linked the jab with autism, according to a UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) 2023 … Read more
The 109 identified in 2023 compared with 58 in 2019, and 49 in 2018, before the pandemic. The BBC also found 62 cases in 2022, 45 cases in 2021, and 37 in 2020, when it was more likely Covid may have affected the number of inquests held and reports written. Source link
There have been more than 500 cases of the risky infection since the start of the year, officials warn. Source link
The doctors’ union is concerned about patient safety because of a new law regulating those roles. Source link
Becky has spoken out as official figures show testing for HIV remains below pre-pandemic levels. Source link
The Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, revealed she had malignant melanoma this week. Source link
The system of banding doctors was also to be streamlined. The change was designed to ensure consultants spend less time on the bottom band and rise to the top more quickly, which it is hoped will help women who have taken time out to have, and care for, children. Source link
Speaking about the situation in Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, regional director at the WHO, said: “We have seen, in the region, not only a 30-fold increase in measles cases, but also nearly 21,000 hospitalisations and five measles-related deaths. This is concerning. Source link
“Also measles is incredibly contagious, so if you have pockets where lots of people are not immunised, you only need a few cases to cause a pretty significant outbreak. So, unfortunately this is something that is going to occur.” Helen Bedford, professor of children’s health at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, urged … Read more