Out-of-pocket expenditures remain a major barrier to healthcare access, despite existing health insurance programmes, highlighting the need for more effective and comprehensive coverage solutions …
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Excessive salt consumption is fuelling a silent epidemic in India with people at increased risk of hypertension, stroke, heart disease, and kidney disorders, according …
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President Trump visits Texas a week after the devastating floods. Questions are now being raised whether cuts to FEMA hampered the rescue response. Also, …
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Contrary to popular belief, using cutting-edge artificial intelligence tools slowed down experienced software developers when they were working in codebases familiar to them, rather …
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Health
Going without food, water to avoid using toilet due to fear of safety continues among urban women, impacting health, study finds
Withholding water when away from home – 33% in Kampala and 12.8% in Tiruchi – was the most common withholding scenario compared with withholding …
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Kuwait-based Indian student wins Rs 1 cr Global Citizen Scholarship to study in Singapore
Kuwait City: Arnav Rai, a student of Fahaheel Al Watanieh Indian Private School (FAIPS) in Kuwait, has been awarded the prestigious Global Citizen Scholarship …
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Diagnostic centres were found to deliver 71 % of reports within 48 hours, as opposed to 47 % from hospitals. Report accuracy was also …
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Some 2,300 people are likely to have died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave that ended last week, with …
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Health
Study projects over 15 million people born during 2008-2017 could develop gastric cancer in life
The study projected 10.6 million of new gastric cancer cases will occur in Asia, with 6.5 million cases expected in India and China alone. …
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Polluting cooking fuel users may be at a higher risk of cognitive impairment finds study in Karnataka
A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia has found that polluting cooking fuel users may be at a higher …
