BBC reporter Katharine Da Costa explains how some illegal imports of nicotine pouches contain very high levels of nicotine High strength nicotine pouches that are being sold illegally in the UK could cause inadvertent overdosing and harm to teenagers and young adults, experts have warned. Nicotine pouches – small sachets that fit under the top … Read more
Calls for change stem from the family of a teenager who died after an allergic reaction to a meal out. Source link
BSP MP Danish Ali. File | Photo Credit: PTI Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali has accused Parliamentary panels of applying different standards to recent complaints filed by and against MPs from the ruling BJP. In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Mr. Ali said that BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s complaint against Trinamool … Read more
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care in England said: “We have introduced tough regulations to deter the appeal of vaping to children, including restrictions on product advertising, setting limits on nicotine strength, labelling and safety requirements, and making it illegal to sell nicotine vapes to those aged under 18 years old. … Read more
More than half of England’s maternity units require improvements in safety, BBC analysis finds. Source link
See why the demand for cybersecurity is vital for automakers and how challenges are being tackled Source link
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Sanjay Bapna, Chief Commercial Officer, MyHealthcare, to find out more about the existing dots that dent the health tech landscape. Healthcare trends and innovations: Post pandemic 2020 was a defining year for the healthcare sector, where the growth of technologies such as patient management , detecting disease spread , … Read more
Feb. 7, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new changes to school nutrition standards for the next 2 school years, which will reinstate health goals that were rolled back during the Trump administration. The Biden administration is also tightening rules for fat and salt content in foods after restrictions were eased during … Read more
But even if an app does not fall into that category, its developer may, depending on the service offered, still need to contact a national regulator: the Care Quality Commission (England), Healthcare Inspectorate (Wales), Healthcare Improvement (Scotland), or the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Northern Ireland). Source link
Sept. 24, 2020 — Up to 70% of N95 masks certified in China do not meet U.S. standards for effectiveness, the nonprofit patient safety organization ECRI warned this week. “Because of the dire situation, U.S. hospitals bought hundreds of thousands of masks produced in China over the past 6 months, and we’re finding that … Read more