Author: Harshadha Nayak

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences recently announced their development of a unique tool to measure work-related stress. Employers and employees can make use of the tool to gauge and understand employees’ levels of stress relating to the workplace. A group of researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Sciences, India, have developed a tool called the TAWS-16 (Tools to Assess and classify Work Stress), which is a simple questionnaire that can be filled out by employees to assess their levels of stress related to work. It was developed by Dr. Gautham Melur Sukumar…

The new monarchy and government of the United Kingdom are contemplating whether or not to invite Prince Harry to the upcoming coronation of King Charles III. The current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, shall advise the king on this matter. Charles III Takes the Throne The coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 6 May 2024, at Westminster Abbey. The date of the coronation was announced in October 2022. Charles III was declared king on 8…

At least 6 people are dead in Alabama, United States, after tornadoes struck the state on Thursday. A five-year-old boy was also killed in the state of Georgia due to the deadly storm, bringing the total death count due to the recent Southeastern storms to 7. Tornadoes and deadly storms swept through the Southeast region of the United States on Thursday. Some states affected by the devastating tornadoes and storms include Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. Nearly 200,000 electric customers experienced power outages across Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia; bringing the lives of the citizens to a halt. Responses to The Emergency…

Dr. Paul Ransom, a notable doctor from the United Kingdom, has asserted that hospitals in the country are worse than those in war-torn regions like Ukraine, due to overcrowding. He has also said that no other country in Europe would subject their patients to such conditions, revealing the dire state of the British healthcare system. The United Kingdom has seen its worst season yet, with numerous people falling ill during the winter. Flu cases have spiked since the beginning of January 2024 as hospitals across the country have reached full capacity, with patients being admitted for health services but not…

The Health Ministry of Ecuador confirmed on Tuesday that the country had seen its first case of avian influenza or bird flu virus infection in humans. The infected individual is a nine-year-old girl in the central province of Bolivar, Ecuador. She is reported to have been infected with the A-H5 strain of the bird flu virus. The Government’s Response Being a disease that has so far only affected birds in the country, Ecuador’s Health Ministry speculated that the minor girl may have been infected with the virus due to direct contact with infected poultry animals. The ministry did not report…