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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…

6 months 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…

8 months 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…

8 months 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…

9 months 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…

12 months 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…

12 months 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.…

1 year 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,…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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,…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

1 year 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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…

2 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,…

2 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…

2 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…

2 years ago
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Monkeypox: What Is It & How Can We Prevent Its Spread?

The World Health Organization has confirmed about 80 cases of monkeypox with recent outbreaks reported in 11 countries, according to…

2 years ago
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‘Science Doesn’t Lie, PM Modi Does’: Rahul On 4.7 Mn Covid Deaths

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over a WHO report that claimed that there were…

2 years ago

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