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With obesity among Indian adults on the rise and household expenditure on processed foods increasing significantly over the past decade, scientists from the ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) have called…
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J&J said the settlement will resolve about 69,000 cases consolidated in federal court and related cases in state court, totalling 99.75% of the remaining talc claims.
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According to preliminary information, the teen had bathed, along with his friends, in a pond located along the Kanhangad-Panathur State highway about a week ago. He developed health complications soon afterwards, and subsequent tests confirmed the infection
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On AI toys for children, nature prescriptions, what our gut microbiome says about our diets, the new dengue vaccine, and more
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Patients with an enlarged aortic root may not always need their heart valve replaced during surgery, with an Indian study finding that preserving the natural valve can lead to good long-term survival while avoiding lifelong blood-thinning medication
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Early evidence points towards the poor quality of reproductive surgical care provided to women from socio-economically disadvantaged groups, in addition to surgical options such as hysterectomies being incentivised under State insurance schemes over more conservative treatment options
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The two-year nationwide surveillance study by the ICMR-VRDL network reveals increased risk of severe disease, and fresh challenges for the rollout of future dengue vaccination programmes
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The centre to use next-generation sequencing, AI, and genomic technologies to facilitate early cancer detection and recommend personalised treatment based on a patient's genetic profile; as part of project, AI-enabled X-ray systems to be installed in government hospitals to ensure proper diagnosis
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The study titled: ‘Pan-India Molecular Surveillance of Dengue Serotypes, 2023–2025’— notes that India is entering a new epidemiological phase with multiple existing virus strains now circulating together across much of the country.
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In high-income countries like the U.S. and the U.K., it is well-established that people who live in poorer and marginalised localities are more exposed to pollution than those in wealthier…
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