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Pollution Dips, But Fine Particulate Matter Still Top Public Health Threat

India’s particulate pollution slightly dropped in one year, between 2021 and 2022. Despite this decline, the annual average particulate pollution…

1 year ago
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The Next Pandemic – Are We Better Prepared?

The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with…

1 year ago
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Behind Gaza’s Casualty Counts: The Enduring Injuries Of War

On 25 October, more than two weeks after the deadly Hamas raid on Israel, US President Joe Biden was asked…

2 years ago
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WHO Seeks To Make Traditional Medicine Use Safer, More Accessible

For approximately 80% of the world’s population, the first stop after catching a cold or breaking a bone isn’t the…

2 years ago
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Why India Has Most To Gain From Beating AMR – Antimicrobial Resistance

Antimicrobial resistance stands as one of the most pressing global health concerns. However, it is in developing and economically challenged…

2 years ago
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WHO Confirms MERS In UAE-Based Man And Expects More Cases

A 28-year-old man in the United Arab Emirates has been diagnosed with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), according…

2 years ago
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4 ‘Cs’ Pose Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN Report

Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per cent of them being born…

2 years ago
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Covid, Conflict, Climate Change Major Threats To Women, Babies: UN

Source: PTI An estimated 13.4 million babies were born preterm in 2020, with 45 per cent of them being born…

2 years ago
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Climate Change Can Drive Global Outbreaks In Dengue, Chikungunya: WHO

Climate change can lead to global outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases dengue, zika and chikungunya, the World Health Organization has warned.…

3 years ago
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Covid-19 Rebound? 6,050 New Cases, Highest In Over 6 Months

India reported 6,050 fresh Covid-19 cases and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours, the highest in over six months,…

3 years ago
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No Definitive Conclusion Yet On Covid-19 Origin Theory: White House

Source: PTI There is no definitive conclusion on the origin of COVID-19 and the intelligence community and the rest of…

3 years ago
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Covid-19 Likely Came From Lab Leak In China: Report

Source: PTI The virus that drove the COVID-19 pandemic, killing close to 7 million people globally, most likely emerged from…

3 years ago
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No Safe Limit Of Alcohol Consumption: WHO

(Source: PTI) There is no safe limit to alcohol consumption and any amount of drinking can severely impact one’s health,…

3 years ago
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Lack Of Info On China’s Covid Outbreak Stirs Global Concerns

Moves by the US, Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that…

3 years ago
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China Hospital Data Absent From WHO’s Latest Covid Reports

(Source: Reuters) The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new Covid hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its…

3 years ago
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Over 1 Billion Youngsters Face Risk Of Hearing Loss: Study

(Source: PTI) Over one billion teenagers and young people are potentially at risk of hearing loss due to their use…

3 years ago
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Noxious Air Sinks Life Expectancy By 10 Years, Yet No Action Plan

(Source: IANS) India is the world's second most polluted country. Air pollution shortens the average life expectancy in the country…

3 years ago
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WHO Chief Scientist Says Omicron Variant May Cause Another Covid Wave

(Source: PTI) Chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Soumya Swaminathan, on Thursday said some countries may see…

3 years ago
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India Home To 18 Of 20 Cities With Severe Rise In Air Pollution: Study

India is home to 18 of the 20 cities with the most severe increase in fine particle pollutants (PM2.5) from…

3 years ago
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India Confirms Asia’s First Monkeypox Death

India confirmed its first monkeypox death on Monday, a young man in the southern state of Kerala, in what is…

3 years ago
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WHO’s Methodology For Estimating Covid-19 Deaths Unscientific: Govt

The mathematical modeling approach adopted by the WHO to project excess mortality estimates related to Covid-19 suffers from erroneous assumptions…

3 years ago
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At What Point Is A Disease Deemed To Be A Global Threat?

Whenever there is an outbreak of a disease in the world – such as monkeypox – it is up to…

3 years ago
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‘Pandemic Is Changing But It Is Not Over’

The Covid-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday,…

3 years ago
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Covid-19 Origins Unclear But Lab Leak Theory Needs Study: WHO

Over two years after the coronavirus was first detected in China, and after at least 6.3 million deaths have been…

3 years ago
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Air Pollution Reducing Life Expectancy By 5 Yrs In India: Study

Air pollution is the greatest threat to human health in India and the average Indian resident is set to lose…

3 years ago

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