Two of the top three killers among women – breast and cervical cancer – can be identified at an early and treatable stage if a regular screening routine is put in place for all women.
International Diabetes Federation recommends 1-hr plasma glucose test, a more sensitive & practical method. A 1-hPG value of 209 mg/dL or more indicates Type 2 diabetes.
The ‘Distaff Gospels’ share advice on pregnancy, childbirth and health. The collection was compiled during secretive meetings of French women who had gathered to spin flax.
Swiss drugmaker Roche Pharma says Ocrelizumab can help manage multiple sclerosis & impede disability progression. Doctors welcome launch but caution against potential side effects.
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand will repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners
For every $1 invested in women’s health, there would be around $3 in economic growth, says a McKinsey report. Closing the gap could also add $1 trillion to the global economy by 2040.
The revised budget estimate for the Union health ministry for 2023-24 is 9.6% lower than the original estimate, reflecting how funds for several schemes were underused by states.
Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.
Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.
Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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