Inside Health – Health risks of bin strikes, measles warning and ethics – BBC Sounds
We ask what’s brewing in Birmingham’s bins, plus measles and challenges for medical ethics Source link
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Inside Health – Health risks of bin strikes, measles warning and ethics – BBC Sounds
We ask what’s brewing in Birmingham’s bins, plus measles and challenges for medical ethics Source link
IVF concierge clinics warning: ‘I paid £15,000 then it went bust’
Emer Moreau Business reporter, BBC News Syreeta Sandhu Syreeta Sandhu has spent £15,000 on IVF IVF patients are being warned over unregulated “concierge clinics” after a popular one went bust leaving scores of clients without treatment or refunds. As the number of privately funded IVF cycles has risen, online concierge companies have emerged, acting as … Read more
Warning over IVF concierge clinics: ‘I paid £15,000 then it went bust’
Emer Moreau Business reporter, BBC News Syreeta Sandhu Syreeta Sandhu has spent £15,000 on IVF IVF patients are being warned over unregulated “concierge clinics” after a popular one went bust leaving scores of clients without treatment or refunds. As the number of privately funded IVF cycles has risen, online concierge companies have emerged, acting as … Read more
Warning over fillers and botox being offered in public toilets
Getty Images Unlicensed practitioners giving cosmetic injections are putting people’s lives at risk, officials say Cosmetic procedures such as fillers, Botox and Brazilian butt lifts are taking place in public toilets, hotel rooms and other “shocking locations” in Britain, officials have warned. People’s lives “are being put at risk every single day” by the lack … Read more
Warning over TikTok filming by hospital patients
Getty Images Patients who film their own medical treatment for TikTok or Instagram could be putting themselves and NHS staff at risk, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned. The trade union’s annual conference heard that more patients were videoing their procedures on mobile phones, often without asking permission. This could distract staff or make … Read more
Measles warning to holidaymakers as cases rise across Europe
Dominic Hughes Health Correspondent Getty Images Health experts warn that measles spreads very easily and can lead to some children suffering life-long consequences Families travelling abroad this summer on holiday or to visit relatives are being warned about the rise in measles cases in Europe and other regions. Measles infections in Europe are at a … Read more
Leeds endometriosis sufferer’s warning over ‘silent assassin’
Olivia Richwald BBC News, Yorkshire OLIVIA RICHWALD/BBC Stacey, 47, from Leeds has suffered from endometriosis for 25 years A woman who lost a kidney, her womb and parts of her vagina and bowel due to endometriosis has urged others to fight for a diagnosis of what she has described as a “silent assassin”. Stacey, 47, … Read more
Harvard may lose ability to enroll foreign students if…: Trump’s big warning
The US Department of Homeland Security said Harvard University will lose its ability to enrol foreign students if it does not meet demands from the Trump administration to share information on some visa holders, marking the government’s latest escalation against the educational institution. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also announced on Wednesday the … Read more
Meeting to discuss improved tsunami warning systems
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Hyderabad, in collaboration with University College London (UCL) will host the first annual meeting of the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI)-MoES funded project titled ‘People-Centred Tsunami Early Warning for the Indian Coastlines (PCTWIN)‘ here from April 8 to 11. Launched … Read more