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Topic: Mortality

Centre plans population-level study amid concerns over sudden deaths among young Indians, ‘Covid link’

The Union Ministry of Health's research department is collaborating with New Delhi-based health research organisation, INCLEN International, for the analysis.

Like chips & sodas? Big portions may spike mortality risk by 28%, says study spanning 5 continents

A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that the risk is greater in lower- and middle-income countries. It's part of a larger research.

India records 624 Covid deaths in 24 hours as Goa, Kerala, Chandigarh update data

Kerala, Chandigarh, Goa add 225, 256 and 94 deaths, respectively. India’s 7-day average of daily fatalities has mostly remained below 400 over the last month.

Comorbidities linked to 6.26% lower risk of mortality in India compared to England — study

Study by Stanford & Johns Hopkins University was done to understand how Covid comorbidities affect mortality in lower-middle-income country like India, compared to high-income England.

Too much sitting is bad for you. It increases risk of mortality from all causes

If sitting at a desk all day is bad, can I lie down when working from home?

What the history of foreign invasions tell us about suicides across India

On suicide rates, there is a clear divide between north and south India.

Is a longer lifespan the key to greater happiness?

Philosophers offer important insights on whether a long life makes our lives better or just longer.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.