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Your mental health can show up in a blood test

March 27, 2023

This test provides objective information about a person’s current mental state, future risk, and the appropriate treatment options, in addition to other...

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Developing medication that treats Tuberculosis in 3 months: Bill Gates

March 22, 2023

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Around 10.6 million people across the world were diagnosed with the TB in 2021, an increase of 4.5 percent from 2020, while 1.6 million patients died of the...

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Apollo hospital performs 500 pediatric liver transplants in 25 years

March 20, 2023

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Apollo hospital receives liver transplant patients from over 50 countries including those in Middle East and North Africa In 1998, Apollo Hospitals conducted...

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700 000 people die by suicide every year: Lancet

March 17, 2023

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Only 38 countries had national suicide prevention strategies in 2021, according to WHO More than 700,000 people worldwide commit suicide each year, and 77...

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COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health of transgenders: study

March 15, 2023

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The paper illustrates how unstable livelihood, unsupported kinship structures, and new forms of underlying stigma can worsen vulnerabilities during public...

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Global collaboration to widen equitable access to Tuberculosis tests

March 15, 2023

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Truenat is a portable, battery-operated, multi-disease, real-time PCR platform with a sample-to-result time of less than an hour Rapid Molecular Tests are...

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Mozambique faces growing Cholera outbreak amid heavy rains

March 13, 2023

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The outbreak in Mozambique is part of a larger regional trend, with neighbouring Malawi facing the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history, WHO said...

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Late morning exercise better at burning fat: study

March 13, 2023

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Researchers found that mice who performed physical activity in the late morning appeared to have a higher metabolism than those who exercised in the late...

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Excessive intake of salt kills 1.89 million every year

March 10, 2023

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WHO says the world is off track to reduce sodium consumption by 30 percent by 2025 The largest number of diet-related deaths, an estimated 1.89 million each...

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Traffic pollution impairs brain function: study

March 9, 2023

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The changes in the brain, however, were found to be temporary, and participants’ connectivity returned to normal after the exposure to pollution stopped Common...