Drug and alcohol treatment sees rise in deaths in England
Changes to support and access during lockdowns are likely to be factors, a report says. Source link
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Mental health: Western Trust sees rise in children treated for depression
Dr Raymond Nethercott, the officer for Ireland at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, said all children’s wards across Northern Ireland had been seeing more children and young people “requiring place of safety admissions for mental distress, illness and harm”. Source link
Pandemic sees big rise in obese children in England
Levels of obesity rise to 25% in primary school year six and 14% in reception year in England. Source link
NHS blunder sees wrong woman given invasive procedure
She was checked in at the reception desk at the same time as another patient, who had arrived for a colposcopy appointment. This is a procedure to look at the cervix, the lower part of the womb at the top of the vagina, often carried out if cervical screening finds abnormal cells in the cervix. … Read more
Bird flu: China sees first human case of rare H10N3 strain
It’s unclear how the man caught the H10N3 strain but human transmission is thought to be unlikely. Source link
At 1.73 lakh, India sees lowest new Covid cases in 6 weeks; active cases drop by 1 lakh
India has registered over 1.73 lakh new Covid cases, the lowest in the past six weeks, pushing the coronavirus caseload in the country to 2.77 crore. The active cases in the past 24 hours have dropped by 1 lakh. India has seen 1.73 lakh new Covid cases in past 24 hours (Reuters photo) India on Saturday … Read more
UK sees further drop in coronavirus numbers
The number of new infections in the community has decreased in all regions, latest data shows. Source link
Covid-19: UK sees over 80,000 excess deaths during pandemic
The UK is continuing to see more deaths than expected for this time of year, ONS data shows. Source link
Delhi sees deadliest month amid raging pandemic
India has the second highest number of Covid cases in the world. November was the deadliest month for the capital Delhi, which has been struggling to contain the virus, with more than 100 deaths on some days. The death toll has overwhelmed the Indian capital’s crematoriums, where many families say goodbye to their loved ones … Read more
Nicholas Pooran is so good to watch: KL Rahul sees positives despite KXIP’s thrashing to SRH
IPL 2020, SRH vs KXIP: KL Rahul said he backs his under-fire players even as Kings XI Punjab suffered one of their biggest loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai and remained at the bottom of the table with just 1 win from 6 matches in the season. KL Rahul heaped rich praise on Nicholas Pooran … Read more