Health
ABORTION RISING AMONG MARRIED WOMEN, SOCIETY FOR FAMILY HEALTH CLAIMS
The society for Family Health (SFH) has said Abortion among married women is currently on the rise in Nigeria. Although SFH did not cite any survey or study to back its conclusion, it attributed the development to the rise in inflation and love for their families. The nonprofit, non-political, non-governmental organisation which intervenes in various…
UK PHARMACISTS DEMAND POWERS TO CHANGE WHOOPING COUGH PRESCRIPTIONS
Pharmacists are calling for fresh powers to provide patients with alternative prescriptions as they warned that drugs shortages are hampering their ability to tackle whooping cough. More than 2,700 cases have been reported across England so far in 2024 – more than three times the number recorded in the whole of last year. But some…
INFECTED BLOOD SCANDAL: INQUIRY INTO NHS DISASTER TO PUBLISH FINDINGS
The public inquiry into the infected blood scandal, known as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history, is due to publish its findings. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from 1970 to 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions. About 3,000 of them have since died – many haemophiliacs given…
SCIENTISTS MAKE POTENTIAL BREAST CANCER BREAKTHROUGH AFTER PRESERVING TISSUE IN GEL
Scientists say they have a made a potentially “gamechanging” breakthrough in breast cancer research after discovering how to preserve breast tissue outside the body for at least a week. The study, which was funded by the Prevent Breast Cancer charity, found tissue could be preserved in a special gel solution, which will help scientists identify…
INFECTED BLOOD SCANDAL: SURGE IN HEPATITIS C TESTS
There has been a surge in demand for hepatitis C tests since the BBC revealed that hundreds of people in the UK were unknowingly infected with the virus, the Hepatitis C Trust says. Up to 27,000 people caught it when they were given transfusions with infected blood from the 1970s until 1991. According to BBC…