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Kerala HC permits gamete extraction from critically ill husband for ART procedure
The wife had, in her plea, sought permission to extract and...
SC forms panel to mull over safety of medical professionals
“We are deeply concerned that there is a virtual absence of safe...
Climate change: Threatening access to water and sanitation
And globally, each 1°C increase caused by global warming is projected to result in a 20 per cent reduction in renewable water resources, affecting an additional seven per cent of the population It is estimated that more than one third of the European Union will be...
EXPLAINER-How concerned should we be about monkeypox?
The risk to the general public is low at this time, a U.S. public health official told reporters at a briefing on Friday. Monkeypox is a virus that can cause symptoms including fever, aches and presents with a distinctive bumpy rash Global health officials have...
Efforts to improve air quality show positive trends: Bhupender Yadav
Bhupender Yadav,Union Environment Minister National Clean Air Programme 'is a national-level strategy for a 20 per cent to 30 per cent reduction in PM2.5 and PM10 concentration by 2024, with 2017 as the base year for comparison The programme covers 132 non-attainment...
Govt alerts NCDC,ICMR on rapid jump in monkeypox cases abroad: Report
"Keep a close watch on monkeypox situation abroad. Send samples (to NIV, Pune) only in such cases where people display certain specific symptoms. Not samples of sick passengers," sources told ANI New Delhi: Issuing an alert to the National Centre for Disease Control...
WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe
In what Germany described as the largest outbreak in Europe ever, cases have been reported in at least eight European countries – Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom - as well as the United States, Canada and Australia The...
Covid linked with risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, finds US Study
"Parkinson's is a rare disease that affects 2 per cent of the population above 55 years, so the increase in risk is not necessarily a cause for panic," said Richard Smeyne, Director from the Thomas Jefferson University, US SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the...
Climate change made extreme heatwaves in India 100 times more likely: Study
"With temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius in recent days, it is clear the current heat wave is an extreme weather event affecting communities and livelihoods," Professor Peter Stott, Met Office Science Fellow in Climate Attribution, said in a statement Climate...
Monkeypox infection: first 2022 US case identified in Massachusetts
If you get infected with monkeypox, it usually takes between five to 21 days for the first symptoms to appear. These include a fever, a headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen glands, shivering and exhaustion A case of the rare and potentially dangerous monkeypox...
Covid-19 cases cross11.57 mn in Africa, over 252,000 deaths reported
The specialised healthcare agency of the African Union said the death toll across the continent stands at 252,771 and nearly 10,892,454 patients have recovered from the disease so far The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Africa reached 11,570,885, the Africa...
‘India should envision assistive technology being integrated within health, social care systems’
The report notes that the number of people in need of one or more assistive products is likely to rise to 3.5 billion (350 crore) by 2050, due to populations ageing and the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases rising across the world New Delhi; India should reflect...