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Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Energy drinks increase risk of stillbirth, but caffeine guidance for pregnant women is confusing

Expectant mothers are being warned about potentially confusing guidance on the consumption of caffeine during pregnancy, as research suggests energy drinks could have potentially lethal consequences for their baby. A new report by Tommy’s Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre claims to have established a 27 per cent rise in the risk of stillbirth for…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

WHO introduces plan to eradicate cervical cancer and ‘end the suffering’

The World Health Organisation has begun plans to eradicate cervical cancer globally, with public health professionals celebrating the move as an “unprecedented milestone”. Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer for women in 42 countries, and a woman is killed by the disease every two minutes around the world. A strategy introduced…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Coronavirus – NHS waiting lists will take ‘years’ to recover

Andrew Goodall, chief executive of NHS Wales, has warned that it will take “a number of years” for NHS waiting times in the country to recover to pre-coronavirus levels. Waiting list figures have grown after the majority of non-urgent treatment was postponed to prepare the NHS for the first coronavirus wave. The service has since…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Sports Law

Azeem Rafiq gives evidence to YCCC investigation into racism

AZEEM RAFIQ GIVES EVIDENCE TO YCCC INVESTIGATION INTO RACISM On 13 November 2020, Azeem Rafiq made his first statement to the investigation into institutional racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC). An inquiry was initiated after Rafiq, inspired and encouraged by the Black Lives Matter movement, spoke out publicly about the racism and bullying he…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Royal college warns of NHS ‘workforce disaster’ which threatens a million operations and could cost lives

With nine out of ten hospitals reporting at least one vacancy, over a million operations could be delayed due to widespread shortages of anaesthetists in the NHS. More than 140,000 NHS patients have already waited over a year for treatment due to the pandemic, and the Health Foundation have warned that 4.7 million fewer patients…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

World Health Organisation warning that world’s poorest must not be ‘trampled’ in Covid vaccine race

The WHO has warned that the world’s poorest and most vulnerable must not be “trampled in the stampede” for Covid-19 vaccines. Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said vaccines must be distributed equitably and that £3.2bn was needed to help fund a sharing scheme. He said the question was “not whether the world can afford to…

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Energy drinks increase risk of stillbirth, but caffeine guidance for pregnant women is confusing

WHO introduces plan to eradicate cervical cancer and ‘end the suffering’

Coronavirus – NHS waiting lists will take ‘years’ to recover

Azeem Rafiq gives evidence to YCCC investigation into racism

Royal college warns of NHS ‘workforce disaster’ which threatens a million operations and could cost lives

World Health Organisation warning that world’s poorest must not be ‘trampled’ in Covid vaccine race

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Energy drinks increase risk of stillbirth, but caffeine guidance for pregnant women is confusing

WHO introduces plan to eradicate cervical cancer and ‘end the suffering’

Coronavirus – NHS waiting lists will take ‘years’ to recover

Azeem Rafiq gives evidence to YCCC investigation into racism

Royal college warns of NHS ‘workforce disaster’ which threatens a million operations and could cost lives

World Health Organisation warning that world’s poorest must not be ‘trampled’ in Covid vaccine race

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