A newly published series of reports highlighted a dire global crisis of preventable deaths from postpartum hemorrhage and called for systemic change.
Tag: public health
Shigella Outbreak Confirmed Among 16 Students at Kerala Wayanad School
Seven new cases of Shigella were confirmed at a Wayanad school taking the total to 16 with health officials launching surveillance and control measures.
Women’s Participation in Science Has Risen Sharply But Gender Gaps in Authorship Barely Changed in a Decade
A Nature Index analysis found that while more women enter science the gender gap in key authorship markers in journals has remained stubborn.
Data Centers Proposed in Communities Whose Zoning Ordinances Were Never Designed for Them
Environmental Health Sciences reported that a wave of new data center proposals is overwhelming local zoning laws in unprepared communities.
In Kashmir village once known for its springs mining leaves river scarred fields barren
An environmental report detailed how illegal sand and gravel mining has dried up local aquifers and destroyed agricultural land.
Mandya merchant 65 kills wife and son at home dies by suicide at clothes store
A businessman in Mandya Karnataka murdered his wife and son at their residence before hanging himself inside his clothes shop over severe financial losses.
10-min walk post-meal sleep and real food: How my patient reversed prediabetes
A medical column discusses a case study demonstrating that simple non-pharmaceutical lifestyle adjustments can successfully reverse prediabetes.
Fewer Workplace Injuries But Fatal Risks Persist in Indian Factories
A detailed study on factory safety in India showed that despite a decline in total injuries heavy manufacturing continues to pose high fatal risks.
Environmentalists protest Jared Kushner’s island resort plan over lagoon wildlife threat
Wildlife advocates raised alarms that building a luxury hotel in Albania’s Narta lagoon will destroy critical nesting grounds for migratory birds.
Real photos show snowy owl with orange markings that stumped scientists
Ornithologists are studying a rare snowy owl photographed with unique orange-tinted plumage investigating potential genetic or environmental causes.