Chennai: One child died, and four others were hospitalised due to paracetamol overdose after routine vaccination in 2024, the directorate of public health has said. In all five incidents, documented among 454 cases of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI), caregivers used concentrated paracetamol formulations multiple times a day, far exceeding recommended paediatric doses and resulting in...
SINGAPORE: An Indian-origin man has been convicted for voluntarily causing hurt to a compatriot who died in hospital five days later from neck and head injuries. Sakthivel Sivasurian, 33, also pleaded guilty to a charge of giving false information to a public servant while out on bail.Sakthivel will return to court in November for sentencing, The Straits Times reported.After they alighted from a taxi,...
KOLKATA: The victim was singled out for severe pre-planned ragging, which included possible sexual abuse — the inquiry committee formed by Jadavpur University to probe into the circumstances leading to the death of a fresher has concluded.The 17-year-old boy fell from the second-floor balcony of a hostel on August 9 allegedly during ragging by seniors who were staying in the facility illegally.The...
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