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Private equity investments in healthcare increase expenses, enhances treatment quality: Study
Private equity ownership was also associated with mixed to harmful...
Remote working preferred by employees, helps companies in attracting talent: Experts
Companies can embrace these new working arrangements through...
India’s state-funded helmet promises ‘fresh air’ in battle on winter smog
Helmet is designed with an air purification unit, fitted with a replaceable filter membrane and a fan powered by a battery that runs six hours and can be charged through a microUSB slot. NEW DELHI: As India's capital of New Delhi prepares for winter - and the...
Lifestyle choices, lack of proper sleep, food and exercise causing rise in heart attacks: Experts
"Smoking is the most important among other risk factors like diabetes, high blood pressure, and cholesterol. Lifestyle choices, lack of sleep, nutritious food and exercise, and increased stress levels are probably responsible for heart attacks in young people,"...
Korea shatters its own record for world’s lowest fertility rate
Korea is the world’s fastest-aging nation among economies with per capita GDP of at least $30,000, according to United Nations global population projections and World Bank data. By 2100, its population will fall by 53% to 24 million, up from a 43% decline forecast in...
Safety, performance top concerns for electric scooter buyers: Survey
Consumers of various brands of these vehicles have reported fire incidents, which many of the manufacturers have attributed to the battery, LocalCircles said. Safety and performance of electric scooters remain top concerns for customers amid a spate of fire incidents...
Singapore will decriminalize sex between men, prime minister says
In Singapore, under Section 377A, offenders can be jailed for up to two years under the law, but it is not currently actively enforced. There have been no known convictions for sex between consenting adult males for decades and the law does not include sex between...
Second-hand smoking tenth biggest risk factor for cancer: Lancet study
The study found that smoking, alcohol use, and high body mass index (BMI), were the top three risk factors for cancer. These were followed by unsafe sex, high fasting blood glucose, particle air pollution, asbestos exposure, diets low in whole grains and milk, and...
Monkeypox virus can linger on common household items, shows US govt study
More than 90 per cent of monkeypox cases in the US were associated with recent male-to-male sexual contact, according to a different CDC study People visiting the home of someone with monkeypox should still protect themselves “by wearing a well-fitting mask, avoiding...
Scientists discover ‘weak spot’ across all major COVID-19 variants
"This is a highly adaptable virus that has evolved to evade most existing antibody treatments, as well as much of the immunity conferred by vaccines and natural infection," said Sriram Subramaniam, a professor at the University of British Columbia, and the study's...
Over 30 pc of Indian employees want to change jobs: PwC survey
Millennials are the most likely to seek new employment, with 37 per cent indicating that they are likely to switch employers in the next 12 months While Gen Z employees are less likely to quit, about a third of them are extremely or very likely to ask for a reduction...
India home to 18 of 20 cities with most severe increase in PM2.5 pollution: Study
Among the most populous cities in each region, Delhi and Kolkata featured in the top 10 with the highest PM2.5-related disease burden in 2019 Breathing even low levels of pollution over time can produce a myriad of health effects, including reduced life expectancy,...