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Learn from Indian women how to invest in gold and silver: Jim Rogers
According to a recent report by the World Gold Council (WGC), the...
Risk Control 2030: A look at the future and reflections of the past
Considering climate change, pandemic identification and control, years of environmental abuse, and rapidly increasing chemical development, the safety professional is ensured a prominent position in the future world.
Healthcare: ‘Public-private partnership to be given a boost in Kerala’
”The public-private partnership in the healthcare sector in the State will be strengthened and its brand of healthcare system will be taken forward effectively,” Kerala Health Minister Veena George said.
U.S. drug overdose deaths rise 30% to record during pandemic
“We do know the primary driver of the increase (in deaths) involves synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl,” Bob Anderson, chief of the Mortality Statistics Branch at the health statistics center, said.
Covid-19: Third wave of pandemic looks more real now, says report
The risks are real and rising because the pace of vaccination has slowed down to under 3.4 million doses daily from 4 million earlier and also as many as 45 per cent of the daily infections are being reported from rural areas, points Tanvee Gupta-Jain, the chief economist at UBS Securities India.
India accounted for highest number of govt requests for account info in Jul-Dec 2020: Twitter
India also ranked second in terms of volume of legal demands for content removal, after Japan, Twitter — which has an estimated 1.75 crore users in India — recently appointed a Resident Grievance Officer, days after it designated a Chief Compliance Officer, and also released its first India Transparency Report on Sunday to comply with the new IT rules.
Alcohol linked to 1 in 25 global cancer cases: Study
The study, published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, estimated that there were more than 6.3 million cases in 2020 of mouth, pharynx, voice box larynx, oesophageal, colon, rectum, liver, and breast cancer — all of which have established links to alcohol.
Hospitals’ revenue likely to grow 20-22% in FY2022: ICRA
“Overall, ICRA expects at least 200 bps improvement in profitability in FY2022, though the margins are expected to moderate from the level seen in Q4 FY2021 due to normalisation of some of the cost-cutting measures and higher proportion of Covid-19 treatment. Further, the restrictions on treatment charges for Covid-19 patients in certain states could keep the margins in check,” ICRA Assistant Vice President & Sector Head, Mythri Macherla, said in a statement.
Misinformation spikes Google searches on infertility, Covid jabs
“Misinformation is a significant threat to healthcare today and a main driver of vaccine hesitancy,” said Nicholas Sajjadi, osteopathic medical student at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
The inaccurately represented information spread rapidly on social media channels, potentially influencing public perception and decision-making among pregnant patients or those seeking to become pregnant, according to research published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
Delta variant makes it even more important to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
For people who do develop immunity, the strength and duration of the protection can vary a lot. Up to 5% of people may lose their immune protection within a few months. Without a strong immune defense, these people are susceptible to reinfection by the coronavirus.
WHO experts seek limits on human gene-editing experiments
Their recommendations, made after two years of deliberation, aim to head off rogue science experiments with the human genome, and ensure that proper uses of gene-editing techniques are beneficial to the broader public, particularly people in developing countries, and not only the wealthy.