[ Dear Rocio, Why are vet fees such a dog’s dinner? Name and address supplied Every pet owner dreads a trip to the vet – especially unplanned ones. How severe is the injury? Are there underlying medical issues only to be discovered on the treatment table? Beyond the worry for your furry friend’s health is … Read more
[ Four months into her first junior doctor role in 2021, Piyal Modi was caring for 100 patients on a urology ward with only one other person to help her. The minimum staffing was usually six, but due to colleagues being off with suspected Covid, the responsibilities of all 100 patients bore down on two … Read more
[ Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is reportedly admitted to a hospital in Mumbai. Details about the health visit have not been revealed yet. Navbharat Times had attributed to sources that Amitabh Bachchan was undergone an angioplasty on his leg for a clot, however, there is no official confirmation about the same. Just hours before … Read more
[ The NHS waiting list would become even larger if the Chancellor does not plug a £2bn shortfall in health spending in his Budget, experts have warned. Health spending in England is set to be 2.4 per cent lower in 2024-25 without any further funding from Jeremy Hunt, according to analysis from the Institute for … Read more
[ Welcome to Thursday’s Early Edition from i. Ten years ago, the NHS was ranked as the best healthcare system compared to other wealthy nations, including Australia, Switzerland, Canada and France. By 2021, the same survey placed it significantly lower – at number 4 – due to its “lower performance on several domains (such as … Read more
[ At a children’s birthday party recently, the conversation among the mothers had somehow turned to birth stories and a woman I had never met before asked me about my experience of giving birth to my almost two-year-old son. “I had an elective C-section, and it was probably as stress-free and painless as a birth … Read more
[ Two months have passed since Shreyas Talpade suffered a heart attack last December. He had complained of chest pain and collapsed at his residence on December 14. He was swiftly rushed to Bellevue Hospital in Andheri by his family. Following a harrowing battle for his life, the actor underwent an angioplasty and was discharged … Read more
[ Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israeli forces on Friday raided a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis which has been besieged for weeks, said the Palestinian Red Crescent Society which runs the facility. “The occupation (Israeli) forces stormed Al-Amal hospital and started searching it. We’re finding it difficult to communicate with … Read more
[ Saif Ali Khan, who was recently admitted to a hospital in Mumbai for tricep surgery, recently got discharged. He opened up about his operation and also slammed media outlets for publishing exaggerated reports on his health.In an interview with Zoom, he mentioned that his tricep had been intermittently aching for a while, with varying … Read more
[ Kate Middleton underwent a “planned abdominal surgery” at The London Clinic, media reports have said citing a statement from Kensington Palace. “The surgery was successful, and it is expected that she will remain in hospital for ten to fourteen days, before returning home to continue her recovery,” the statement said. “Based on the current … Read more
