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September 10, 2025 1:46 PM

Transforming Suicide Prevention into Nationwide Resilience

On World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September), India renews its commitment to nurturing mental well-being through a robust, multi-tiered strategy. The global theme for 2024–2026, “Changing the Narrative on Suicide,” drives home the urgent need...

September 9, 2025 1:31 PM

Previous CT scans may increase pregnancy risks

Women who have undergone computed tomography imaging may be at slightly higher risk for pregnancy loss and birth defects in later pregnancies, according to findings from a large Canadian study. The increase in risk is small and dependent on the numb...

September 6, 2025 10:26 AM

WHO says mpox no longer a global public health emergency

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the spread of mpox (monkeypox) in Africa no longer represents a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). WHO's Emergency Committee has met every three months to evaluate the outbreak...

September 5, 2025 1:02 PM

US senators pit Kennedy against Trump on vaccine policy

Democrats and Republicans pushed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his recent vaccine policies and their stark contrast to President Donald Trump's successful first-term pandemic initiative to speed vaccine development during a com...

Last updated on: 19th September 2026

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