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US sees meningococcal disease outbreak in gay, bisexual men: CDC
Washington, June 23 (IANS) The state of Florida in the US has seen one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in the history of the country, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Multiple organs harvested from brain-dead youth in Coimbatore
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) Multiple organs were harvested from a brain-dead youth, a medical centre said on Wednesday.
The Kovai Medical Center and Hospital (KMCH) said that a youth, Dhineesh (22) hailing from Narosothipatty near Alagapuram in…
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Reducing air pollution may improve brain development in children
Toronto, June 22 (IANS) Having a portable air cleaner in the home can reduce the negative impacts of air pollution on brain development in children, says a new study.
The study, published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives,…
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Abortions hit a record high during Covid in UK: Report
London, June 22 (IANS) Abortions reached another all-time high last year in England and Wales as official data has revealed that nearly 2,15,000 terminations were carried out during 2021, up 2 per cent from the year before, media reports…
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Monkeypox jab be given to at-risk gay, bisexual men: UK report
London, June 22 (IANS) Some gay and bisexual men, who are at a higher risk of contracting monkeypox, should be offered a vaccine, say the UK health officials.
According to the BBC, this could help to control the recent outbreak of the rare…
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Call to eliminate cervical cancer in Commonwealth
Kigali (Rwanda), June 22 (IANS) Cervical cancer researchers, policymakers, academics, advocates, civil society and political leaders gathered in Kigali for the first time since the pandemic, to discuss the current challenges, priorities,…
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School closures during Covid spiked mental health crisis in kids: WHO
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Closure of schools during Covid-induced lockdowns across the world had a "deep impact" and spiked "global mental health crisis" in young children, according to a recent report by the World Health Organisation…
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How Netflix-style algorithm may help in personalising cancer treatments
London, June 21 (IANS) Just as Netflix algorithm generates data to determine the shows one can choose to binge watch next, doctors will soon be able to predict how tumours can behave and thus offer personalised cancer treatments.
A typical…
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