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Tuberculosis deaths: India most affected in Group of 8

September 21, 2023

WHO and the Stop TB Partnership have forecasted approximately 1.4 million additional deaths between 2020 and 2025 Two-thirds of all tuberculosis-related deaths...

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Weekend warrior approach to exercise linked to heart benefits: study

September 20, 2023

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Squeezing a week’s worth of exercise into one or two days proves beneficial for heart health The “weekend warrior” approach to exercise...

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Number of people with hypertension doubles between 1990 and 2019

September 19, 2023

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Elevating hypertension treatment rates to those of high-performing countries by 2050 could prevent 76 million deaths, 120 million strokes, 79 million heart...

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Over 4.5 billion people denied vital healthcare services in 2021: report

September 19, 2023

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Two billion people also face severe financial hardship when paying out-of-pocket for the health services Over four and a half billion people, ranging from...

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Early-onset cancer cases surged 79% between 1990 and 2019: study

September 18, 2023

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Dietary risk factors, such as high red meat consumption, low fruit intake, excessive sodium consumption, and insufficient milk consumption, along with alcohol...

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Medical experts challenge proposed German cannabis legalization

September 18, 2023

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In January 2017, Germany unanimously approved the use of medical marijuana, while recreational use remained illegal German government’s draft law legalizing...

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Tobacco use falls in pregnant, lactating Indian women

September 16, 2023

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COVID-19 severity and mortality rates prompted many tobacco users in India to quit, says a survey by the National Family Health Survey of India Tobacco use...

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Unsafe healthcare claims 3m lives a year: WHO launches Patient Safety Charter

September 15, 2023

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The agreement that outlines the core rights of all patients was signed at the conference held on September 12-13 at WHO headquarters in Geneva The World Health...

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Shaping hope, not despair: WHO to leverage media for suicide prevention

September 14, 2023

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The guidelines say widely disseminated stories of death by suicide are often followed by more suicides, while stories of overcoming a suicidal crisis can lead...

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COVID-19 may be forgotten but it is not gone: JAMA

September 13, 2023

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Hybrid immunity which combines vaccination and infection provides the most robust protection against severe disease, hospitalization, and death, cautions the...