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October 22, 2024 2:24 PM

Delhi AQI plummets to 385 as toxic smog engulfs national capital

Delhi's air quality remained in the 'very poor' category for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropping to 385. Thick smog covered several areas, including Anand Vihar, Kalkaji, Nehru Place, and Akshardham Temple,...

October 21, 2024 11:41 PM

Delhi-NCR to enforce GRAP-II as air quality worsens to ‘very poor’

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has ordered the activation of Stage II of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR, effective from October 22, following a sharp decline in air quality. Delhi’s daily average Air Quali...

October 20, 2024 6:30 PM

Advocates hope US election will mark turning point for Black maternal health

Francisca Shaw said she knew something was deeply wrong as she was rushed into an emergency cesarean for the delivery of her third child, a daughter, at Seattle's University of Washington Medical Center in 2015. "I remember I told my doctor when I w...

October 19, 2024 11:52 AM

mRNA vaccine shows promise against C. difficile in animal study

Researchers are developing what they hope will be the first successful vaccine against the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile bacteria, using the technology behind the revolutionary mRNA vaccines that tackled the corona...

October 18, 2024 11:35 PM

Meta must face Massachusetts social media addiction lawsuit, judge rules

A Massachusetts judge rejected Meta Platforms' bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state alleging the social media company purposely deployed features on its Instagram platform to addict young users and deceived the public about the dangers its product p...

October 18, 2024 3:53 PM

Food packaging should have labels on front about health impact, says WHO

Packaged food and drinks should have easy-to-read nutritional information on the front of the products to help consumers make healthier choices, according to the first-ever World Health Organization draft guidelines that stopped short of recommending...

October 17, 2024 11:58 PM

New study links PFAS exposure to kidney damage and gut health imbalance

New research suggests that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may impair kidney function through disruptions in gut microbiota, the community of bacteria and microorganisms that reside in the digestive system. PFAS, often dubbed ...

October 17, 2024 12:45 PM

Italy makes it illegal to seek surrogacy abroad

Italy's parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy -- a pet project of Prime Minister's Giorgia Meloni party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. Since taking office in 2022 Mel...

October 17, 2024 12:10 PM

WHO says Western Pacific to miss UN goal to cut early deaths from lifestyle diseases

Western Pacific nations are unlikely to meet the United Nations target of reducing premature deaths from lifestyle-related diseases including cancer and diabetes, due to the slow decline in alcohol and tobacco consumption, the World Health Organisati...

October 17, 2024 12:23 AM

UK begins emotive debate on assisted dying as law change proposed

A proposal to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their lives was introduced to parliament on Wednesday, setting off an emotional debate on an issue that polarises opinion. The assisted dying bill is expected to allow m...

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