Netherlands to ban flat-faced dogs, cats with folded ears due to ‘miserable’ health conditions The Dutch National Government is proposing a ban on dogs with flat faces and cats with folded ears, as well as animals that suffer from serious health problems as a result of their appearance. “We make life miserable for innocent animals … Read more
Dr. Jo Wilson dies after a three-year battle with dementia A woman with dementia, who the media has been following for months as her husband battled to secure care for her, has died. Dr. Jo Wilson of Newcastle was a business executive before being diagnosed with cancer in 2020. She was admitted to a nursing … Read more
HPV vaccination rates decline among South East schoolchildren According to data, the use of a cervical cancer vaccine among schoolchildren in the South East has declined from pre-pandemic levels. In 2019, 75% of East Sussex Year 9 girls received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. That figure had fallen to 62% by 2022. According to Jo’s … Read more
Ambulance Strikes: Births suspended at Frome Birthing Centre … Women will be unable to give birth at a birthing center while ambulance workers go on strike, according to an NHS trust. Births at Frome Birthing Centre have been temporarily halted, according to Bath’s Royal United Hospital, because safe transfer to the hospital cannot be guaranteed … Read more
Rushden boy’s organs used to save others after choking death … The organs of a 10-year-old boy who died after choking on a sweet, according to his mother, were used to save four lives. Quintis Gouws, from Rushden, Northamptonshire, died in hospital in October. Odette Green said the family was “devastated” and “shocked,” but that … Read more
Gauteng Health Dept Aims to Stem Measles Outbreak Gauteng Health Dept Target 95% Measles Vaccination Rate Among Children following a measles outbreak in which more than 200 cases were confirmed, the Gauteng Department of Health has announced its intention to vaccinate 95% of children in the province, according to Eyewitness News. According to the department, … Read more
Covid-19 support worth £4.5bn lost to error and fraud. An estimated £4.5bn in Covid-19 support has been lost to error and fraud since 2020, the tax authority has revealed. The funds were distributed through programs designed to aid businesses and households in coping with the pandemic’s economic effects. A letter to a committee of MPs … Read more
Indonesia court hearing into children killed by toxic cough syrup. Since last year, 200 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney injury, and dozens of cases linked to cough syrup have been reported in The Gambia and Uzbekistan. Families of Indonesian children who died after consuming tainted cough syrup have sought restitution in a … Read more
Charlie Bird Shares ‘Good News’ Update Amid His Health Battle. After noticing speech problems, the former RTÉ correspondent underwent diagnosed with motor neuron disease in 2021. The 73-year-old thanked his followers on Twitter for their prayers and shared some “good news” with them over the weekend. He wrote: “I want to thank everyone who has … Read more
Vaccines or villains? Government admits multiple side-effects of COVID-19 jabs in RTI reply! The COVID-19 vaccines, which were administered to over a billion Indians over the course of more than two years, have “multiple side effects,” according to the government’s two top watchdogs. The shocking information was provided in an RTI response to Pune businessman … Read more