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COVID-19 pandemic caused global life expectancy to fall back to 2012 levels, erasing a decade’s worth of progress: WHO
The far-reaching consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have reshaped humanity’s future in ways we a…
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Over 6,500 adolescent girls die giving birth every year across South Asia, says a recent study
According to the joint analysis, every year, nearly 6,500 adolescent girls die in childbirth in Sou…
PTI
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Nipah virus: Health Ministry instructs Kerala to enforce four immediate safety measures following 14-year-old's death
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has confirmed that an additional 60 people have been identified…
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Delhi world's most polluted capital, Begusarai top polluted metro says IQAir
Bihar's Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified…
PTI
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Parasitic worms are set to become a whole lot more common because of climate change, study says
Climate change is often associated with rising temperatures, but it has also led to an overall incr…
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Bad air might indirectly be a major culprit behind suicide-related spike, Chinese study finds
More than just a straightforward impact on the residents' physical health, scientists have always w…
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Switching to plant-based diets could help clean up the air, save over 2 lakh people worldwide: study
World Health Organisation estimates showed that one-fifth of premature deaths, amounting to nearly …
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WHO confirms human case of bird flu in India! H9N2 virus detected in a four-year child in West Bengal
The World Health Organisation has confirmed the human case of bird flu in India, after the H9N2 vir…
ANI
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Almost 4 lakh diarrhoeal disease deaths can be averted if Jal Jeevan Mission meets target: WHO study
Almost 4 lakh diarrhoeal disease deaths can be averted if 'Jal Jeevan Mission' meets its target of …
PTI
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Climate change may soon be considered a public health emergency worldwide, if doctors get their way
As climate change exacerbates extreme weather, pollution and disease, humans — particularly those f…
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Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks
The Ministry of Health (MOH) said the estimated number of COVID-19 cases in the week of May 5 t…
PTI
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End of Covid emergency to affect sales of diagnostics cos: GlobalData report
The report by data and analytics company GlobalData predicts that in the coming years, fewer new Co…
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WHO calls on China to be transparent in sharing data to determine Covid's origins
The Huanan market in central China's Wuhan city was the epicentre of the pandemic. From its orig…
PTI
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Should you be worried about the potential side-effects of the Covishield vaccine?
Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS), can lead to dangerously low blood clot and platele…
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TTS: Clot in blood vessels occurs in rare cases with certain vaccines, says medical expert amid reports over AstraZeneca
This comes in the wake of a recent admission by AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company, that its C…
ANI
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How Covid can disturb your sleep and dreams and what could help
With the true number likely much higher, and the tally increasing by hundreds of thousands every…
PTI
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Diabetes claims 1.5 million lives every year, globally: WHO
According to Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, around 422 milli…
ANI
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Vivek Murthy is the new US representative on WHO board
Vivek Murthy is the new US representative on WHO board
PTI
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Here’s why heart problems are rising among young Indians
Doctors across the globe have reported a spurt in cardiovascular problems related to Covid-19 throu…
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Pak floods: WHO concerned about water-borne diseases
In a statement issued by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the global health watchdog said w…