Health
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Can ancient virus return? What 500-year-old smallpox DNA reveals
Oxford: Smallpox is the only human infectious disease to have been eradicated worldwide. Researchers have now recovered fragments of ancient DNA belonging to the variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox, from…
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Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, study finds
New Delhi: A review of available evidence has linked exposure to air pollutants with an increased risk of death by suicide or suicidal thoughts, with particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 and nitrogen…
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Hyderabad groundwater study flags high nitrate, fluoride levels
Hyderabad: A recent study has flagged elevated levels of nitrate and fluoride in Hyderabad’s groundwater, potentially posing non-carcinogenic health risks to children, like blood disorders, birth defects, and poor bone quality. A…
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Emergency at a cost: Ambulance fares to Hyderabad soar
Hyderabad: A family in Suryapet had to shell out Rs 8,000 for an ambulance to shift a severely injured relative to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad. The relative suffered a serious head injury…
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Telangana Health Minister opens robotic surgery workshop at TIMS
Hyderabad: Telangana Health Minister C Damodar Raja Narsimha inaugurated a state-of-the-art robotic surgery workshop at Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS), Sanathnagar, on Sunday, September 13. Following the inauguration, Narsimha said that…
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Gujarat, UP, MP, Mizoram achieve 100 pc HPV vaccination coverage
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram have achieved 100-per cent coverage of their respective identified target populations under the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, while Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Assam have crossed…
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Big houses, empty hearts: The loneliness behind digital lives
Hyderabad: Evenings are usually meant for outings, entertainment, fun, and frolic. But on September 8 evening, a group of thoughtful people gathered for a very different purpose — to reflect on something…
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Hyderabad: Counsellors go unused as suicide helplines stay busy
Hyderabad: Every college these students attend has a counsellor. Almost none of them has seen anyone walk in. “Yes, we have a counsellor,” said Chetana, 21, a student at St Ann’s College for…
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H1N1 cases rise in Hyderabad, doctors urge people to be cautious
Hyderabad: Doctors in Hyderabad have raised concerns over the rise in H1N1 flu in the city and called on people to exercise caution. They said hospitals have seen an increase in patients…
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Telangana clinic removes woman’s kidney during uterus surgery
Hyderabad: A private clinic in Alair, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, mistakenly removed a woman’s kidney while performing a uterus surgery, police said Saturday, September 5. According to her family, the woman, Kamalamma, had undergone…
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Study finds shared root of chronic fatigue across 5 illnesses
New Delhi: A new study has uncovered a shared biological process that may help explain chronic exhaustion across five conditions—post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), long Covid, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome and multiple…
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10 fake doctors held in raids across Hyderabad, surrounding dists
Hyderabad: Police conducted raids on ten medical clinics and arrested ten people posing as doctors in a raid conducted across Hyderabad, Medchal and Sangareddy on Wednesday, September 2. Upon questioning, the “doctors”…
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Nalgonda to get 100-bed hospital with trauma center on Sept 5
Hyderabad: Nakrekal in Nalgonda district is all set to get a 100-bed hospital with a fully developed trauma care centre on Saturday, September 5. This is significant for villages between Choutuppal and…
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Soon, FSSAI to mark high sugar, salt, fat in packaged food
New Delhi: India’s food safety regulator has told the Supreme Court it wants mandatory warning labels on the front of packaged food and drink cartons, marking a sharp reversal from its earlier stance…
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Hyderabad Commissioner VC Sajjanar cautions against fake doctors
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Commissioner of Police VC Sajjanar on Thursday, August 27, urged the public to stay away from unqualified and fake doctors, cautioning that approaching them endangers their lives. In a video…
