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Women in healthcare paid 24% less than men: UN report
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Although women represent 67 per cent of workers in the healthcare sector globally, they are paid 24 per cent less than their male counterparts, according to the first-ever global sectoral gender pay gap report!-->…
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Simple skin biopsy can assess blood clots related to Covid-19
New York, July 15 (IANS) Researchers used non-invasive skin biopsy to identify clots in small venous and arterial blood vessels in skin of patients with severe Covid-19 that appeared normal.
The clots were, however, not seen in the skin of!-->…
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25 mn kids, including in India, missed life saving vax due to Covid
Geneva, July 15 (IANS) A whopping 25 million children missed life saving vaccinations in 2021, increasing their risk of devastating but preventable diseases, according to a new report from WHO and UNICEF on Friday. It is the "largest!-->…
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Trial shows VR may help reduce common phobias
Wellington, July 14 (IANS) Virtual reality (VR) therapies may reduce phobias as a new trial suggests fresh hope for the estimated one in 12 people worldwide suffering from a fear of flying, needles, heights, spiders, and dogs.
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US approves eye drops that could replace reading glasses
New York, July 14 (IANS) The US has approved a new type of eye drop which they say could eliminate the need for reading glasses.
The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) recently approved the use of an eye drop designed to improve age-related!-->…
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Long Covid patients paying over Rs 40,000 for washing blood: Report
London, July 13 (IANS) Thousands of people experiencing the debilitating symptoms of long Covid are paying more than Rs 40,000 for unproven treatments such as "blood washing", according to an investigation carried out by The BMJ and ITV!-->…
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Centre to provide free Covid booster dose for 75 days
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Centre will provide free booster doses of Covid vaccines for the 18-59 age group at government vaccination centres under a 75-day special drive from July 15, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on!-->…
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India’s first qHPV vaccine against cervical cancer gets DCGI’s nod
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday granted market authorisation to India's first Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical cancer.
The vaccine is manufactured by Serum!-->…
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