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Mental health professionals to assess transgenders opting for gender assignment surgery
According to the document, one cannot undergo gender affirmation...
Prostate cancer cases rising in men under 50 in India
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) figures,...
US Fed eaises rate by 75 bps to over a decade high at 3.75-4.0% in fight against inflation
Russia's war against Ukraine is causing tremendous human and economic hardship. The war and related events are creating additional upward pressure on inflation and are weighing on global economic activity The statement added that the assessments would take into...
Mild disease, no severity among Indian patients: INSACOG on Omicron’s XBB variant
"The community need not panic and adherence to coronavirus appropriate behaviour is recommended in the light of ongoing festivities," Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) said. Among the Indian patients the disease is mild like with other Omicron...
Europe hotting up more than twice global average: WMO
In 2021, high impact weather and climate events led to hundreds of fatalities, directly affected more than half a million people and caused economic damages exceeding $50 billion. About 84 per cent of the events were floods or storms As the climate continues to...
China locks down area around world’s largest iPhone factory after Covid spike
Foxconn’s Zhengzhou facility is responsible for 80% of capacity for the iPhone 14 series, with more than 85% of iPhone 14 Pro capacity based there, according to Counterpoint senior analyst Ivan Lam. Any disruption there threatens to snarl Apple’s finely orchestrated...
Sharp rise in stroke cases among young adults in UK, reveals study
Among young people who had a stroke, there was a significant increase in the proportion of those in more skilled occupations, particularly professional or managerial jobs, the study said. Incidence of stroke in young adults have witnessed a sharp increase, according...
Workers leave biggest iPhone plant in China to escape Covid curbs
China’s zero-tolerance approach to the pandemic has idled factories and up-ended supply chains. Closed loops enable companies to stay operational during lockdowns but take a toll on workers, whose movements are severely limited, with some even required to sleep on...
AIIMS Delhi to create database, mechanism for cross-referrals with other govt hospitals
AIIMS Director M Srinivas launched the 'AIIMS Main Hospital Casualty Dashboard' and also held a meeting with medical superintendents of government hospitals where he emphasized on the need for real-time emergency bed availability of all the hospitals, integrated...
Delhi air in ‘very poor’ zone, farm fire smoke may push it to ‘severe’
New Delhi: Delhi recorded its air quality in the 'very poor' category on Sunday morning and forecasters said slow wind speed and an increase in stubble burning, especially in Punjab, may push it to the 'severe' zone. With pollution levels worsening, the Centre's air...
As inflation crisis hits Britain, healthy diets are a casualty
Close to 10 million adults - or one in five households - are unable to put enough food on the table, with some skipping meals or going without for an entire day, the charity's nationwide survey carried out in late September suggests. That’s double the number affected...
Bima Sugam to be game changer for insurance sector: IRDAI Chief
"So it's like a shopping mall. So you go and shop there. And as far as the KYC is concerned, the moment you enter the portal, type your Aadhaar number, the data will auto populate. The KYC will be done through your Aadhaar number which will be masked for security...