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Sodium divide: Women more prone to high blood pressure from salt intake

May 19, 2023

A new study suggests that women across all ages and ethnicities are more salt-sensitive than men, a fact that could significantly impact blood pressure control...

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Diagnostics, data and digital technology

March 17, 2023

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Connected diagnostics not only streamlines healthcare workers’ access to accurate data in private and public settings but also leverages technological...

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Leveraging data to combat COVID-19

July 1, 2022

Reporting of COVID-19 data has been under the scanner since the pandemic began. Experts address the ongoing need to make sound decisions with the limited data...

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Explained: India’s Personal Data Protection Bill

December 28, 2021

India’s Personal Data Protection Bill was approved by the country’s parliamentary committee on December 2. What is the Bill about, and what does it hold for...

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Future of health would be defined by the innovations, data and collaborations

August 16, 2021

The second edition of the Health of India virtual E-Summit, held on 13 August 2021, saw Dr. Roderico H Ofrin, WHO representative to India, along with the other...

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Fighting loneliness during the pandemic

February 26, 2021

Japan’s fight against loneliness and suicide during the pandemic That humans are inherently social beings is well-established. Strong social relationships have...

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The inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

February 11, 2021

An analysis of vaccine orders shows that 82% of the COVID-19 vaccines produced are for high income and upper-middle-income countries. Scientists across the...

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Global leaders who have tested positive for COVID-19

October 9, 2020

Over 70 leaders and politicians across the globe have been infected by the novel coronavirus. HealthLEADS maps out the countries where COVID-19 has penetrated...

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The math of death: Calculating fatalities in a pandemic

August 21, 2020

Over 22 million people have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 so far, and 780,000 have lost their lives. Two different takes present two numerically divergent...

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‘Big data analytics will be the backbone for combating pandemics’

May 8, 2020

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The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed the shortcomings of healthcare systems across the world. Strengthening of public health as well as data analytics, along with...