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India makes gains in child, maternal health but nutrition challenges persist: SBI reportIndia's latest health survey reveals significant improvements in maternal care and child vaccination rates. Stunting among children has see...- China’s EV boom is cleaning the air, and may have prevented 262,000 deathsElectric vehicles are proving to be life savers. Studies show China's shift to electric cars has prevented thousands of premature deaths. A...
- Is India winning the wrong battle on infant mortality?India's infant mortality rate has significantly dropped to 24 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024. This progress is largely due to a surge...
- India makes significant progress in reducing maternal mortality decline, on course to meet SDG targetIndia's maternal health has seen a remarkable transformation, with maternal deaths having fallen significantly, a global achievement. This ...
- In 1920, a husband’s homemade fix for his wife’s finger cuts led to the adhesive strip revolution in everyday medicine that changed how people treat cuts and scrapesEarle Dickson's home-grown invention, the Band-Aid, revolutionized minor wound care. Frustrated by gauze slipping and bandages failing, he ...
- Scientists found a shockingly simple way to predict your lifespan — here's how to test yourselfNew research indicates that stronger grip strength and the ability to easily stand from a chair are powerful predictors of a longer, health...
- Cancer, heart disease, stroke-linked deaths are declining globally but there is warning about other diseases. Here's what research study revealsDeaths from dementia, other neuropsychiatric conditions including alcohol use disorder, and some other cancers like pancreatic and liver ha...
- Why infant death rates have doubled in Mississippi and are rising across the USMississippi has declared a public health emergency due to a soaring infant mortality rate, nearly double the national average, highlighting...
- Coffee lovers with sedentary lifestyle tend to live longer than others: StudyThe study, conducted on US adults, suggests that coffee consumption may offer a protective effect against the negative health impacts assoc...
- Contrary to popular belief, new study finds no link between Covid vaccines used in India and heart attack riskAn observational study conducted in India has found no association between the country's Covid-19 vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin, and an ...
- No link between Covid vaccines used in India and heart attack risk"Our study found that vaccines used in India are safe. There was no association of vaccination in India with heart attack. In fact, the stu...
- TB patients at increased risk of all-cause mortality even after treatment: ICMRThough there is improved treatment outcome and a steady decline in mortality in recent years, long-term survival of these patients post tre...
- India registers 26.9 per cent decline in Maternal Mortality Rate since 2013: SRS BulletinThe ratio has declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in 2014-2016 and to 122 in 2015-17, registering a 6.15 per cent reduction since the las...
- Take up walking & cycling; physical activities can reduce risk of death from liver cirrhosisMuscle-strengthening exercises can cut the risk of liver diseases and its complications.
- 42 per cent global child deaths due to diarrhoea in India, NigeriaLancet study finds that diarrhoea is the fourth leading cause of death for children and responsible for 8.6 per cent of all deaths of child...
- United Nations identifies world's all-time deadly stormsAn 1888 hailstorm in India has been identified by the UN weather agency among the all-time deadly weather events. The severe hailstorm near...
- Nuts & peanuts can lower your risk of dyingPeople who eat at least 10 grams of nuts or peanuts daily have a lower risk of dying from several major causes of death, says a new study.
- UN lauds India's improved disaster risk managementComparing the casualty figure of 9,843 in the 1999 super-cyclone that had hit Odisha, the report said no more than 47 people died during Ph...
- Sauna use reduces risk of cardiac failure: StudyThe study suggests men who engaged in frequent sauna use had reduced risks of fatal cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, research...
- High milk intake tied to increased mortality riskResearchers of Uppsala University in Sweden found that the high levels of lactose and galactose in milk mean the drink in large quantities ...
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