Dhaka, April 7 – As Bangladesh grapples with an outbreak of measles, a total of 118 people, mostly children, have died from suspected cases, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).According to the DGHS, the deaths have been recorded...
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epi program
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fund shortage
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immunization campaign
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measles
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public health
rajshahi medical college hospital
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New Delhi, April 3 – Scientists have found that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a 71 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) or death from any cause (all-cause mortality) compared to those without OSA.New research, to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity...
cardiovascular events
case-control study
eli lilly and company
european congress on obesity
health records
imperial college health partners
mortality
obesity
obstructive sleep apnea
sleep disorders
New Delhi, March 24 The South-East Asia region continues to bear a disproportionate burden of tuberculosis, one of the leading infectious diseases worldwide, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) official on Tuesday.On World TB Day, the WHO called for stronger national leadership...
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hiv co-infection
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tb control
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tuberculosis
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Chandigarh, March 19 Nearly 18,000 people in the 18-45 age group died due to heart attacks or heart failure in Haryana between January 2020 and January 2026, the Assembly was informed on Wednesday.The government shared this information in the House in a written reply to a question from a...
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Chandigarh, March 18 Nearly 18,000 people in the 18-45 age group died due to heart attacks or heart failure in Haryana between January 2020 and January 2026, the Assembly was informed on Wednesday.The government shared this information in the House in a written reply to a question from a...
New Delhi, March 17 High temperatures caused by climate change could lead millions around the world to become physically inactive by 2050, and be linked to up to 700,000 additional premature deaths annually and $3.68 billion in lost productivity, according to a study published in The Lancet...
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climate change
exercise
global health
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india
latin america
mortality
physical inactivity
productivity
sedentary transition
temperature
tropical regions
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New Delhi, March 3 A new study has found that breast cancer is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among women worldwide, with India registering a staggering 477 per cent increase in breast cancer cases and 352 per cent increase in deaths caused by the disease between 1990 and 2023.The...
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global health
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high-income countries
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lancet oncology
low-income countries
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New Delhi, February 10 People with obesity are 70 per cent more likely to be hospitalised or die from infectious diseases, including flu, COVID-19, and pneumonia, according to a study published in The Lancet journal.In 2023, obesity was linked to one in ten global deaths related to infections...