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11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during the pandemic, 8 times more than official estimates, notes a recent study
Looking at social groups, the researchers found that high caste Hindu groups experienced a life exp…
PTI
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The true death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic may be 3 times higher than official global estimates, new study says
Researchers say the pandemic may have already caused 18.2 million deaths, while official rates say …
Matthew Loh
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With over 85,000 coronavirus cases, Mumbai overtakes China
China has slid to single-digit new cases daily -- or less than the new infectees recorded in D…
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A Brazilian butt lift has one of the highest mortality rates of any cosmetic procedure - here's why it's risky
Butt lift procedures have gone up a whopping 77% in the past few years, but going under the knife c…
Ashley Laderer,Smita Ramanadh…
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Chrissy Teigen has been hospitalized for excessive bleeding during pregnancy
Chrissy Teigen, who's expecting her third child, a boy, with John Legend, posted videos from her ho…
Anna Medaris Miller
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YouTube will no longer punish pro gamers for playing violent games like 'Mortal Kombat'
The language of the change is somewhat vague - YouTube says "Future gaming uploads that include scr…
Kevin Webb
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One chart shows a noticeable correlation between how late a country started its coronavirus lockdown and the number of excess deaths
Analysis from the Financial Times has shown that the number of excess deaths correlates to when a c…
Mia Jankowicz
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Lahore and Delhi amongst world's most polluted cities; health warnings issued
As of 1:15 pm today, data from SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research) n…
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LVMH boss Bernard Arnault raised his job's retirement age to 80. Warren Buffett told him that age limit was too low.
Warren Buffett, 93, reportedly wrote to Arnault, 75, about the cap. Buffett has long argued that gr…
Theron Mohamed
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More young people are dying of colorectal cancer. Three lifestyle factors could be partly to blame, scientists say.
While colon-cancer-death rates are falling overall, experts are worried about more people under 50 …
Kim Schewitz
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My great-grandmother was a SuperAger who lived to 115 and was the second oldest person in Japan. Here's her advice for living a long and healthy life.
My great-grandmother was the second oldest person in Japan. Here's the advice she and other Japanes…
Serafina Kenny
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Life expectancy for young 14 years shorter in violent countries: Study
Life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries compared t…
PTI
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Rise in night temperature may up your death risk 6-fold; study warns
The findings showed that the burden of mortality could be significantly higher than estimated by th…
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Wall Street's most vicious vultures are about to get torn to shreds
Private equity giants spent years buying up vulnerable companies and stripping them for parts. Now …
Linette Lopez
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WHO estimates nearly 15 million people died from COVID-19 and its impact on global health systems in the first two years of the pandemic
The new estimate is around 2.7 times higher than the 5.4 million deaths reported by governments to …
Jake Epstein
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The Kremlin won't admit how many soldiers have died in Ukraine, but researchers have now identified 30,000 dead Russians by name
Russia last year admitted that nearly 6,000 of its soldiers had died in the invasion, but the real …
Charles R. Davis
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I was 16 when I found out I might have a terminal disease. I waited a decade to get tested, but I don't regret the years of not knowing.
After finding out I might have Huntington's Disease, a fatal hereditary illness with no cure, I tri…
Taylor Rains
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COVID vaccines prevented over 42 lakh deaths in India, says Lancet
COVID-19 vaccines prevented over 42 lakh potential deaths in India in 2021, said a study published …
PTI
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The architect of Sweden's no-lockdown COVID-19 response said the approach was basically correct
Sweden "didn't fare very badly at all," said Anders Tegnell, even though experts fiercely criticize…
Marianne Guenot
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India says WHO report claiming four million Covid deaths in India based on flawed methodology
Now, the Indian government has hit back, saying that the WHO report uses flawed methodology, i…