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TB mortality rate in South-East Asia rose 8.6 per cent in 2021: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The tuberculosis mortality rate in the Southeast Asia region saw a rise of 8.6 per cent in 2021 as compared to 2015, according to an official release from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Love Heals Cancer and ZenOnco.io support 100,000+ cancer patients with fre
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 31: In India, there are approximately 6 million cancer patients, with over 70% diagnosed at advanced stage, leading to a mortality rate of 63%. This high mortality rate can be attributed to limited access to healthcare facilities and a lack of insurance
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Jehangir Hospital: A Beacon of Excellence in Women's Healthcare
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 18: Women possess distinct biological characteristics compared to men, and their complex physiological systems necessitate superior healthcare facilities. Throughout their lives, females of all age groups encounter bodily changes and health issues that sig
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Study finds use of habitat for agricultural purposes puts primate in dange
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in Current Biology, frequent trips to oil palm farms are significantly increasing mortality rates among baby southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) in the wild.
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Experts at Global Ayurveda Festival in Kerala deliberate on antimicrobial
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
India ranks among the countries with the highest mortality rates due to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), experts at the Global Ayurveda Festival said.
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More than 80% reduction in mortality rate in Thalassemia expected after Ra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Children suffering from thalassemia major and sickle cell anaemia require lifelong blood transfusion. These blood transfusions are life-saving, but this leads to problem of excess iron deposition in children suffering from these diseases. Excess iron in the body deposits in tissues and ca
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Black children 2.5 times more likely to die of sepsis: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to research presented at the 2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Centre, a retrospective analysis of paediatric sepsis deaths at a large hospital in Arkansas found that Black children in the hospital were 2.5 times more likely to die
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Global Hunger Index is erroneous, shows 'malafide intent': Swadeshi Jagran
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Days after the government said that the Global Hunger Index continues to be "an erroneous measure of hunger with serious methodological issues and shows a malafide intent", Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) also expressed its "deep anguish" at the report and said it is natural to raise questions
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Researchers find how genetics helps explain childhood cancer
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
With an overall survival rate of more than 85% five years after diagnosis, the number of children cancer survivors in the United States is rising. However, survivors may still be more susceptible to a number of illnesses, such as second cancers.
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Genetics helps explain childhood cancer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The number of childhood cancer survivors in the United States is growing, with an overall survival rate of more than 85 per cent five years following diagnosis. Survivors, however, may still be at higher risk of a variety of health issues, including second malignancies.
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Heart transplant patients from low-income communities have higher mortalit
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Between 2004 and 2018, recipients of heart transplants from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities had a 10 per cent higher relative risk of graft failure and death within five years than those from non-distressed communities.
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Certain types of cancer can be predicted using AI: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Over the past 50 years, there has been a sharp increase in esophageal and stomach cancer in the United States and other western nations. Both gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) have a high mortality rate.
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