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World Tuberculosis Day: WHO ramps up initiative to combat killer disease

New York: For the first time in more than a decade, the number of people dying from tuberculosis (TB) rose last year due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts and othe ...

Scientists use locks of Beethoven's hair to find clues of his death

The research, led by the University of Cambridge, the Beethoven Center San Jose and American Beethoven Society, KU Leuven, FamilyTreeDNA, the University Hospital Bonn and the University o ...

WHO chief warns against misinformation over global pandemic accord

New York: The head of the UN World Health Organization on Thursday spoke out forcefully against “misinformation on social media and in the mainstream media” which has falsely ...

Japan govt decides to cull about 330,000 chickens in Aomori Prefecture over bird flu

Tokyo: Around 330,000 chickens will be culled in Japan's Aomori Prefecture due to a new outbreak of bird flu, the local administration said on Friday.

Study finds how sweet changes our brains

Chocolate bars, crisps and fries - why can't we just ignore them in the supermarket? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research in Cologne, in collaboration with ...

Study highlight impact of stress on women's hearts

New York: Right in the middle of women’s history month, it’s staggering to think back on how recently women and their hearts began to be taken seriously by the scientific comm ...

Access to chronic disease medication ‘still out of reach for many’: WHO report

New York: Although COVID-19 is disappearing from view, access to medicines that treat non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, remain out of reach for millions across the world, said the World ...

Tanzania confirms first-ever outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease

Dodoma: Tanzania has confirmed its first-ever cases of Marburg Virus Disease after laboratory tests were carried out following reports of cases and deaths in the country’s north-wes ...

Diet and exercise programs alone won't tackle childhood obesity: Study

Sydney: Focusing on immediate fixes such as diet and exercise programs alone won't curb the tide of childhood obesity, according to a new study that for the first time maps the comple ...