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Air pollution linked to higher hospitalisations for heart, lung diseases
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Global Burden of Disease study, exposure to PM2.5 accounts for an estimated 7.6 per cent of total global mortality and 4.2 per cent of global disability-adjusted life years (a measure of years lived in good health).
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Study reveals risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) may reduce breast cancer mort
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A study co-led by Professor Kelly Metcalfe of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and researchers from the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women's College Hospital discovered that risk-reducing mastectomies (RRM) in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic variant significantly redu
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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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According to a study, people may live longer using hearing aids
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Those who don't use hearing aids should make it one of their New Year's resolutions, according to a new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity by Keck Medicine of USC. Researchers found that the almost 25 per cent difference in mortality risk between regular hearing aid users and ne
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Hearing aids may help individuals live longer: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers found that the almost 25 per cent difference in mortality risk between regular hearing aid users and never-users remained steady, regardless of variables such as the degree of hearing loss (from mild to severe), age, ethnicity, income, education and other demographics; and medica
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Jehangir Hospital's Respiratory Excellence: Pioneering Advances in Pulmona
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 29: Respiratory illnesses constitute a significant threat to health, affecting individuals across all age groups and standing as common causes of morbidity and mortality. The intricate nature of these disorders necessitates specialised training for health
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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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Cow's milk antibodies are connected to increased risk of cardiovascular mo
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a paper published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology that describes analyses led by Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, pediatric allergy and immunology professor in the UNC Department of Pediatrics of two longitudinal studies, the authors show that the people who produced IgE antibodie
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WHO acknowledges India's success in declining TB incidence, mortality redu
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India's efforts have resulted in the reduction of TB incidence by 16 per cent in 2022 (from 2015), almost double the pace at which global TB incidence is declining (which is 8.7 per cent) while the mortality of TB has also reduced by 18 per cent during the same period in India and globally.
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Study finds hospital mortality from respiratory disorders is linked to amb
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Climate change-induced global warming may increase the burden of inpatient mortality from respiratory disorders throughout the warm season.
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