The government has been urged to get a grip on long A&E waits with campaigners saying it is the rot eating away at the heart of the NHS. The plea by Age UK comes as it publishes a report detailing “heartbreaking” stories of how older people are suffering, spending hours in corridors and side-rooms. It … Read more
A recently-published study to estimate “child food poverty” among children aged between 2 and 5 in urban slums found that they lacked adequate nutrition in energy and protein. Most children in urban slums were suffering from moderate child food poverty and had poor feeding practices. Inadequate dietary intake in early childhood can lead to failure … Read more
Michel Danino, Guest Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Archaeological Sciences) and Head of the Curricular Area Group for Social Science textbooks – a body working in collaboration with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) – speaks to The Hindu about the process of designing new middle school Social Science … Read more
Ken Banks and Ben Philip BBC Scotland, Aberdeen Chronic pain breakthrough makes me feel like I’m not crazy Marlene Lowe has lived with chronic pain for more than a decade but believes a “ground-breaking discovery” by researchers may offer her and millions of fellow sufferers new hope. Marlene, 35, is among the estimated one-in-five people … Read more
Osmania General Hospital doctors from multiple specialisations coordinated to perform liver transplantation on a patient suffering from Marfan’s syndrome and hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS). The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL In a medical breakthrough, doctors at Telangana government-run Osmania General Hospital (OGH) in Hyderabad have successfully performed a liver … Read more
As a special case on humanitarian considerations, the government will allot 6 cents of land at Bedadka village in Kasaragod district for Ratheesh who is suffering from cerebral palsy. It is being given in exchange for land without road access in the name of the applicant’s father, which was relinquished to the government. The stamp … Read more
A farmer showing his unsold paddy at Wyra market yard in Khammam district. | Photo Credit: P. Sridhar BJP Deputy Legislature Party leader and Adilabad MLA Payal Shankar demanded the Congress government to present an affidavit to the bankers about its resolve to implement the farm loan waiver from August 15 so that fresh loans … Read more
Cori Broadcast says she “started breaking down crying” after being told she had had a stroke at 24. Source link
Chennai: The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) researchers have developed 3D-printed face implants for patients suffering from black fungus, which has been reported in COVID-19 patients as well as those with uncontrolled diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other medical conditions. Around 50 implants have already been done on patients from economically weaker sections. The institute … Read more
Doctors in Hyderabad successfully saved a 35-year-old man from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, grappling with end-stage liver disease, with a dual lobe liver transplant. This marks the first instance of such a complex procedure being executed in the Telugu States, said doctors. The surgery involved three individuals simultaneously undergoing the surgery, an unprecedented scenario that required … Read more