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Late diagnosis kills 2 in 3 cervical cancer patients in India every year: Doc
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Late diagnosis kills 2 in 3 cervical cancer patients in India every year: Doc

Faridabad, Jan 18: Nearly two in three cervical cancer patients die in India owing to late diagnosis, said a doctor on Thursday. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian women accounting for about 18 per cent of all cancers occurring in this demographic group. January is...
Scientists decode what causes cell damage in long Covid
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Scientists decode what causes cell damage in long Covid

London, Jan 19: A team of Swiss researchers has identified that the complement system, a part of the body’s immune system, plays an important role in long Covid. Most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus recover after the acute illness. However, a significant proportion of infected...
GRAP-III revoked in Delhi-NCR as air quality now in
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GRAP-III revoked in Delhi-NCR as air quality now in 'very poor' levels

New Delhi, Jan 18: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Thursday revoked the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)–III as the air quality of Delhi and its peripherals dipped from "severe" to "very poor" levels. "The sub-Committee in its meeting held on 18 January, 2024 further...
Delhi HC dismisses plea for court-monitored probe into Mohalla Clinic lab tests
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Delhi HC dismisses plea for court-monitored probe into Mohalla Clinic lab tests

New Delhi, Jan 18: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking a court-monitored investigation into allegations of fake laboratory tests conducted at mohalla clinics established by the Aam Aadmi Party government. The application referenced an incident from August last year,...
Samsung to launch smart health device Galaxy Ring this year
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Samsung to launch smart health device Galaxy Ring this year

San Jose, Jan 19: Samsung Electronics plans to launch a new digital health care device, the Galaxy Ring, this year, a senior company executive has said. Details of the new smart ring are scant, but Samsung released a surprise teaser for the device during the Unpacked event for its latest Galaxy S...
LA health department investigates illnesses linked to raw oysters
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LA health department investigates illnesses linked to raw oysters

Los Angeles, Jan 17: The Los Angeles public health department said that it was investigating a cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses potentially linked to raw oysters. There are 27 associated cases so far, and the department is currently working with the California Department of Public Health to...
Closing women’s health gap can boost global economy by $1 trn annually: WEF
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Closing women’s health gap can boost global economy by $1 trn annually: WEF

Davos, Jan 17: Closing women’s health gap can help more women to live healthier, higher-quality lives, and provide an unprecedented boost to the global economy by $1 trillion annually by 2024, according to a new World Economic Forum (WEF) report released on Wednesday. The report developed in...
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New 'smart glove' can boost hand mobility of stroke patients: Study

Tokyo, Jan 17: Canadian researchers have developed a new "smart glove" to aid recovery and ultimately restore use of limbs and hands in survivors of stroke. The new "smart glove" is capable of tracking the patients' hand and finger movements during rehabilitation exercises. The glove...
New MRI technique may relieve depression symptoms up to 6 months
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New MRI technique may relieve depression symptoms up to 6 months

London, Jan 17: A new MRI technique that delivers magnetic stimulation to the brains of people with severe depression may help ease symptoms for at least six months, which could vastly improve their quality of life. The results of the trial, published in the journal Nature Medicine, found that on...
China develops new mutant Covid strain with 100% death rate in humanised mice
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China develops new mutant Covid strain with 100% death rate in humanised mice

Beijing, Jan 17: Scientists in China are experimenting with a mutant Covid-19 strain that can cause 100 per cent death rate in "humanised" mice, according to a study not published yet. The virus, dubbed GX_P2V caused 100 per cent mortality in human ACE2-transgenic mice, potentially due to...
IISc study explains why older adults have worse cancer outcomes
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IISc study explains why older adults have worse cancer outcomes

New Delhi, Jan 16: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, have found that cancer cells can spread more easily in tissues that are senescent or aged, a finding that may explain worse outcomes in the elderly patients than the young. In the study, published in Cellular and...
SC issues notice on PIL seeking creation of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons
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SC issues notice on PIL seeking creation of DNA data banks for unidentified dead...

New Delhi, Jan 16: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking establishment of DNA data banks for unidentified dead and missing persons. A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, sought response of the Union government, the National Crime Record Bureau...
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