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Childhood in care raises risk of entering English youth justice system eightfold

Largest study of its kind in England finds 33% of care-experienced children received youth caution or conviction

The Guardian - UK

Fewer school leavers in UK accepted on university courses – Ucas

A record number of British 18-year-olds have secured a higher education place using clearing, figures show.

The Independent UK

Global education crisis is a problem America can help fix

New data from UNESCO shows that 250 million school-age children are not in school. But there is hope in legislation now pending in Congress.

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Health services involved in transgender woman’s care ‘underfunded’, coroner says

A coroner investigating the death of a trans young woman has adjourned her conclusion until two weeks’ time.

The Independent UK

‘I had a hair transplant and it changed my life’

The stigma has gone, the procedure is state-of-the-art, and it’s a hair ‘movement’ not a transplant. Tim Samuels finds going thin on top can now be optional

Evening Standard

‘Inadequate’ safety in Leicester maternity care ‘worrying but unsurprising’

A law firm that represents patients in maternity negligence claims against the trust said concerns raised by families had been ‘batted away’.

The Independent UK

Safety of maternity care at two NHS trust hospitals rated ‘inadequate’

Three sites run by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust were inspected by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year.

The Independent UK

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Billy Chemirmir preyed on elderly women in a murder spree that landed him behind bars. Then he was killed by his own cellmate

Under the guise of being a healthcare aide, he would slip into their rooms where he’d smother them and steal their valuables. How a jewelry box led police to a Texas serial killer. Andrea Cavallier reports

The Independent UK

Dear Abby: In debt, I might ask for money from birth mom

Reader spends a lot helping adoptive parents who are in poor health.

Chicago Sun-Times

Young people ditching ambitions over UK cost of living crisis, research finds

Survey of 18- to 24-year-olds for Prince’s Trust found two-thirds had lowered their career expectations

The Guardian - UK

UK-wide day of reflection among Covid Commission’s recommendations

The UK Commission on Covid Commemoration was launched last year.

The Independent UK

Record number of centenarians in England and Wales, census shows

There were 13,924 people aged 100 or older in 2021, the Office for National Statistics said.

The Independent UK

Taskforce ‘needed in nightmare disputes’ over care of critically ill children

A review containing 16 recommendations comes after high-profile court cases involving the families of Charlie Gard and Archie Battersbee.

The Independent UK

Sick children’s health worsening as record numbers wait for NHS care in England

Exclusive: Number of under-18s waiting for ‘frequently time-critical’ paediatric care is at a record high

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Show some respect for your elders

Respect for the Aged Day is Sept. 18 and goes against the currents of America’s youth-obsessed culture.

The Independent UK

Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home

Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units, and the number keeps dropping

The Guardian - UK

Majority of Scottish voters support assisted dying bill, poll reports

YouGov finds 77% in favour of proposal to allow terminally-ill people to take their own lives

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Damning report into rest-home closure

The threat of Omicron was just the final nail in the coffin of a mismanaged DHB-owned and run aged-care facility.

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‘We never thought Aari would die’: parents urge families to register their children for organ donation

Bereaved parents and those awaiting transplants for their children are supporting Consider This – which encourages people to give consent for donation

The Hindu

100th patient enrolled at Centre of Excellence for Rare Diseases in Indira Gandhi Child Health Institute in Bengaluru

Six-year-old Brithi, who was born premature weighing 2.2 kg, did not cry at birth. While her parents Laxman K.R. and Sushmita got worried when doctors told them she had to be admitted in the neonatal ICU for a week, little did they realise that she would be diagnosed with a…

The Times of India

Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to lead people in taking pledge for organ donation in Agra

AGRA: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya will lead a large number of people in taking a pledge for organ donation in Agra on Saturday. Around ten thousand people are expected to join the event.

The Independent UK

Critically ill baby cannot be helped by ‘best of modern medicine’, judge told

A specialist outlined his views as a High Court judge began to consider six-month-old Indi Gregory’s case at a hearing in London.

The Hindu

Mention time limit in birth certificate for including child’s name: Karnataka High Court

Observing that a child cannot be made to suffer due to the mistake of parents in failing to include name in the birth certificate within the prescribed period, the High Court of Karnataka has directed the authorities to issue an amended birth certificate to a 23-year-old woman by inserting her…

The Hindu

Har Ghar Jal initiative: liquidating the hand pump

Sandhya Kumari, 18, enjoys free time due to tap installed in her house, part of Jal Shakti Ministry's Har Ghar Jal initiative. It aims to provide piped, potable water to every rural household in India. In Mahoba, UP, 97.5% of households now have taps. Hand pumps are still critical to…

The Guardian - UK

A doctor’s view: Martha’s rule should be a last resort when other systems fail

It is a warning sign that the hospital’s safety policies haven’t worked, says a consultant anaesthetist

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