Why are measles cases rising in the UK and who can get the MMR vaccine?

Why are measles cases rising in the UK and who can get the MMR vaccine?

Getty Images A young child has died at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Hospital after contracting measles, raising concerns about the spread of the disease. Cases have been rising in the UK and around the world, with more than 500 reported since January in England alone. The increase is being blamed on the poor uptake of the … Read more

Odisha heightens coastal and strategic security amid rising tensions

Odisha heightens coastal and strategic security amid rising tensions

Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi. | Photo Credit: Biswaranjan Rout In view of the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the Odisha government on Friday (May 9, 2025) intensified security across key defence installations and its extensive coastline, citing potential external threats. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi stated that credible intelligence inputs had … Read more

Kerala Assembly: CM Pinarayi Vijayan agrees to adjournment debate on rising cases of violence among youth and drug abuse

Kerala Assembly: CM Pinarayi Vijayan agrees to adjournment debate on rising cases of violence among youth and drug abuse

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday agreed to an adjournment debate in the Assembly on the rising tide of juvenile delinquency, youth violence and increasing synthetic drug abuse in the State.  Replying to a Rule 50 motion moved by senior Congress legislator and former … Read more

Rising from the ashes: inside Bihar school run from cremation ground

Rising from the ashes: inside Bihar school run from cremation ground

A class under way on the premises of Mukti Dham, a crematorium at the Sikandarpur locality in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district.  | Photo Credit: Amit Bhelari A 31-year-old teacher, Sumit Kumar, has been educating over 100 slum children at a cremation ground in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, since 2017. Mr. Kumar’s initiative, Appan Pathshala, has transformed the lives … Read more

Bowel-cancer rates rising among younger people

Bowel-cancer rates rising among younger people

Rates of bowel cancer are rising among younger adults, with no clear reason why, experts are warning. Although the disease still affects older people far more often, the increase in many countries among the under-50s is concerning, Cancer Research UK says. England is one the countries with the biggest rise, averaging a 3.6% increase per … Read more

Rising NHS physician associate use questioned after Oldham death

Rising NHS physician associate use questioned after Oldham death

BBC/Brijesh Patel Roy Pollitt thought his late wife was being treated by a doctor rather than a physician associate A man whose wife died after a drain was mistakenly left in her abdomen for 21 hours has condemned the increased use of physician associates (PAs) within the National Health Service. Susan Pollitt’s inquest concluded her … Read more

EY employee’s death: Ajit Pawar says rising cases of young people dying due to stress needs attention

EY employee’s death: Ajit Pawar says rising cases of young people dying due to stress needs attention

Ajit Pawar. File | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has raised the cases of “young people dying due to stress”, referring to the death of a 26-year-old Ernst & Young employee in Pune, allegedly because of extreme work pressure. Mr. Pawar, who is the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, said in … Read more

Whooping cough: Nine infant deaths reported as cases keep rising

Whooping cough: Nine infant deaths reported as cases keep rising

Getty Images Nine babies have died from whooping cough since November 2023, with cases continuing to rise, the UK Health Security Agency says. Its latest figures for England show 2,591 confirmed cases in May, with a total of 7,599 since January. Experts worry this is a bumper year for the bacterial infection, which can be … Read more

Rising peacock population at Kannur airport raises safety concerns

Rising peacock population at Kannur airport raises safety concerns

While bird strikes are a known hazard at many airports, the proliferation of peacocks at the Kannur airport poses a unique challenge owing to the ‘protected status’ of the bird under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATIONAL PURPOSE The rising number of peacocks around the Kannur International … Read more