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What Is "Obesity" As Defined By Lancet Commissioner
Healthy Living: In January, a global commission of 56 experts, endorsed by 76 international medical organisations, proposed a new framework for diagnosing obesity, moving beyond the traditional reliance on Body Mass Index (BMI).
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How Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the Core
Human-driven disruptions to ecosystems are linked to the rising frequency of pandemics. Climate change and biodiversity loss affect pathogen spread, increasing human exposure. Experts highlight the need to address root causes, including wildlife-human interactions, to prevent future outbreaks. The planetary health approach, focusing on ecological p...
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Delhi's Severe Pollution Takes Centre Stage At COP29
Delhi's hazardous air quality was a key focus at COP29, as experts warned about the health risks of air pollution and called for immediate global action.
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Delhi's Hazardous Air Quality Key Focus At COP29
Delhi's hazardous air quality was a key focus at COP29, as experts warned about the health risks of air pollution and called for immediate global action.
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Sewage Surveillance Might Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Reveals
Sewage surveillance is emerging as a crucial method in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to new research from Virginia Tech. Published in Nature Water, the study demonstrates that monitoring wastewater provides a more efficient and comprehensive approach to tracking antibiotic-resistant bacteria than testing individuals. This meth...
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How This Mpox Outbreak Is Different, According To Experts
The World Health Organization declared the last mpox global emergency over in May 2023. And just over a year later, here we are again.
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India Sees Highest Suicides In The World - 12.4 Per 1,00,000: National Data
Even as the latest suicide case of a father-son duo in Mumbai shocked us, experts on Thursday said that suicide is the largest public health crisis facing people, both young and old in India.
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Explained: Health Risks Of Global Heatwave Amid Record High Temperatures
With extreme heat gripping much of the Northern Hemisphere this week, authorities and public health experts have issued heat warnings to help keep people safe.
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Heat Projected To Kill Nearly Five Times More People By 2050
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
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World Hypertension Day 2023: This Year's Theme And Significance, Plus Diet Dos And Don'ts
World Hypertension Day 2023 aims to bring awareness about the importance of prevention and management of high blood pressure.
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Indian-American Lawyer On Panel To Address Racism, Discrimination, Health
Indian-American health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel and four other US-based experts have been named to the O'Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.
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Changing Diet May Prevent Heart Diseases Deaths - Experts Explain How
Heart health: The study claims that more than two-thirds of heart-related fatalities may be avoided globally with the help of a healthier diet.
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World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping
Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools.
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Trivandrum Medical College: Global Health Experts To Share Thoughts At Platinum Jubilee
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the conclave at the Diamond Jubilee Alumni Auditorium, Trivandrum Medical College on August 26.
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Is Monkeypox Global Health Emergency? WHO Experts Split On Decision: Report
Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group are split over whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, but the agency's director-general may still issue the maximum alert on Saturday.
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What Is "Obesity" As Defined By Lancet Commissioner
Healthy Living: In January, a global commission of 56 experts, endorsed by 76 international medical organisations, proposed a new framework for diagnosing obesity, moving beyond the traditional reliance on Body Mass Index (BMI).
-
How Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the Core
Human-driven disruptions to ecosystems are linked to the rising frequency of pandemics. Climate change and biodiversity loss affect pathogen spread, increasing human exposure. Experts highlight the need to address root causes, including wildlife-human interactions, to prevent future outbreaks. The planetary health approach, focusing on ecological p...
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Delhi's Severe Pollution Takes Centre Stage At COP29
Delhi's hazardous air quality was a key focus at COP29, as experts warned about the health risks of air pollution and called for immediate global action.
-
Delhi's Hazardous Air Quality Key Focus At COP29
Delhi's hazardous air quality was a key focus at COP29, as experts warned about the health risks of air pollution and called for immediate global action.
-
Sewage Surveillance Might Be a Powerful Tool to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance, New Study Reveals
Sewage surveillance is emerging as a crucial method in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to new research from Virginia Tech. Published in Nature Water, the study demonstrates that monitoring wastewater provides a more efficient and comprehensive approach to tracking antibiotic-resistant bacteria than testing individuals. This meth...
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How This Mpox Outbreak Is Different, According To Experts
The World Health Organization declared the last mpox global emergency over in May 2023. And just over a year later, here we are again.
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India Sees Highest Suicides In The World - 12.4 Per 1,00,000: National Data
Even as the latest suicide case of a father-son duo in Mumbai shocked us, experts on Thursday said that suicide is the largest public health crisis facing people, both young and old in India.
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Explained: Health Risks Of Global Heatwave Amid Record High Temperatures
With extreme heat gripping much of the Northern Hemisphere this week, authorities and public health experts have issued heat warnings to help keep people safe.
-
Heat Projected To Kill Nearly Five Times More People By 2050
Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the "health of humanity is at grave risk".
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World Hypertension Day 2023: This Year's Theme And Significance, Plus Diet Dos And Don'ts
World Hypertension Day 2023 aims to bring awareness about the importance of prevention and management of high blood pressure.
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Indian-American Lawyer On Panel To Address Racism, Discrimination, Health
Indian-American health justice lawyer Priti Krishtel and four other US-based experts have been named to the O'Neill-Lancet Commission on Racism, Structural Discrimination, and Global Health.
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Changing Diet May Prevent Heart Diseases Deaths - Experts Explain How
Heart health: The study claims that more than two-thirds of heart-related fatalities may be avoided globally with the help of a healthier diet.
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World Fears A New Wave Of China's Covid, Ponders How To Help Xi Jinping
Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools.
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Trivandrum Medical College: Global Health Experts To Share Thoughts At Platinum Jubilee
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the conclave at the Diamond Jubilee Alumni Auditorium, Trivandrum Medical College on August 26.
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Is Monkeypox Global Health Emergency? WHO Experts Split On Decision: Report
Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group are split over whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, but the agency's director-general may still issue the maximum alert on Saturday.
