While medical advances have reduced deaths, incidents of breast cancer continue to rise unabated
On World Cancer Day, as we raise awareness and promote prevention through a balanced and healthy lifestyle, FRANCE 24’s Genie…
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166 Cases, 5 Deaths: Waterborne Bacteria Causes Severe Guillain-Barré Outbreak in Pune
GBS is a curable but rare infectious disease, in which a patient’s immune system attacks the nervous system, leading to…
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85 pc increase in cancer cases, deaths expected by 2050 in SE Asia: WHO
South-East Asia region is expected to witness an 85 per cent increase in the number of new Cancer cases and…
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85 pc increase in cancer cases, deaths expected by 2050 in South-East Asia: WHO
South-East Asia region is expected to witness an 85 per cent increase in the number of new Cancer cases and…
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‘NHS dentistry is at death’s door’: health secretary urged to act
‘NHS dentistry is at death’s door’: health secretary urged to act 4 As a petition to save NHS dentistry hits…
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Opioid deaths on the decline…but why? – Healthcare Economist
In the US, opioid abuse has become and epidemic. However, in the past year, there…
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Nanded hospital deaths expose Maharashtra’s healthcare crisis
Azeem Khan, a carpenter from Parbhani district, found himself in a state of shock at Nanded’s Shankarrao Chavan government medical…
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Hydroxychloroquine: COVID ‘cure’ linked to 17,000 deaths
Amidst the panic of the first wave of COVID-19, existing drugs were repurposed as a treatment. Some ideas were fatal,…
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Malaria cases, deaths in India declined by 69 per cent between 2017-2023: WHO
India has seen significant progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality rates, according to the latest World Malaria report, from…
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INTERVIEW | Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist Shaibya Saldanha Discusses the Recent Spate of Maternal Deaths in Karnataka
The consultant obstetrician-gynaecologist says there is, at present, a poor system of procuring drugs and medical equipment for the public…
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Malaria cases, deaths plummet by 69 per cent in India between 2017-2023
India has seen significant progress in reducing malaria incidence and mortality rates, according to the latest World Malaria report, from…
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Tamil Nadu’s Liquor Dilemma: Policies Fail to Cork Hooch Menace
The latest hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi, Tamil Nadu (TN), in which 61 people died after consuming methanol-spiked moonshine, has triggered…
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