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Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
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...
Punjab records 5,300 high-risk C-section deliveries under Sehat YojanaPunjab's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has provided vital healthcare for over 7,300 mothers and newborns. The scheme covered 5,300 high-risk cae...
Let science, not age caps, guide IVFThe Bombay High Court has made a landmark ruling, permitting two women past the age of 50 to assess their eligibility for IVF procedures, t...
NICU care can cost Rs 5,000-10,000 per day: Why parents should know about newborn coverage and its sub-limits in health insuranceParents buy maternity cover for delivery, but the bigger financial risk is complications after birth.
Health experts warn against risks of preterm deliveries by Indians abroad amid citizenship law fears in USHealth experts and social activists are concerned about the rise in preterm deliveries among immigrant families, driven by fears of changes...
Global life expectancy projected to improve by 5 years in men, over 4 in women by 2050: StudyA global study published in The Lancet predicts nearly five years' improvement in men's and over four years' in women's life expectancy fro...
120 incubator babies at risk after Israel cuts Gaza fuel: UNThe lives of 120 newborn babies in Gaza are at risk as fuel runs out in the war-torn area, warns the UN children's agency. Over 1,750 child...
Bombay High Court refuses permission to minor girl to abort pregnancy as doctors say baby will be born aliveThe Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court in India has denied permission for a 15-year-old girl to abort her 28-week pregnancy after do...
WHO South-East Asia Region ministers to deliberate on priority issues next weekThe WHO statement said, that it will also review the progress made on other resolutions adopted by the previously led regional committee se...
Pregnant women should be informed about benefits, risks and likely side-effects of vaccine: Govt"The full impact of COVID-19 disease on pregnancy outcomes for mother and fetus as well as for newborn is still unclear. Therefore, pregnan...
Study shows Covid infected pregnant women need high careSupported by Covid-19 research response fund from the University of Oxford, the study has found that 12.1% of newborns of Covid-19 infected...
Pfizer, Moderna vaccines 'don't appear to pose serious risk' during pregnancy, says new studyCNN reported that pregnant women with COVID-19 are at increased risk for severe illness and may be at increased risk for adverse outcomes, ...
Air pollution biggest health risk in India, contributed to death of 16.7 lakh people in 2019: Study"Outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the death of more than 1,16,000 Indian infants in their first month of l...
India's child mortality rate declined between 1990 and 2019: UNThe 'Levels & Trends in Child Mortality' Report 2020 said that the number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record...
Untreatable infections caused two of three newborn deaths in Delhi hospitalThe data for AIIMS, Safdarjung and Lok Nayak, which cater mostly to inborn babies, was published in The Lancet in 2016. It showed nearly 25...
11.69% of pregnant women in West Bengal have gestational diabetes: StudyThe study published in the Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health, showed that 11.69 per cent women in West Bengal, suffered from ges...
Experts warn of malaria's adverse impact on reproductive healthExperts said on the occasion of World Malaria Day as they pointed out that, although rare, the disease can hamper semen quality in males an...
- Goa, Kerala best states in which to be born in India
Goa and Kerala seem to be the best place to be born in India, while Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha are the worst.
- Lured by higher salary, nurses make a beeline for govt hospitals in MP
But in a reverse brain drain, 30 nurses from private hospitals in Madhya Pradesh quit last year to work in government-run sick and newborn ...