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Healthy timing, spacing between pregnancies crucial for women's health: MoS Patel
Adequately spaced pregnancies can significantly improve maternal and child health outcomes, Union M…
PTI
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Millennial and Gen X are developing 17 types of cancers far more frequently than older generations, study finds
Cancer rates has surged among younger generations, with significant increases in pancreatic, kidney…
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India's population reaches 144 crore, to double in 77 years: UNFPA report
India's population is estimated to have reached 144 crore, with 24 per cent in the 0-14 age bracket…
PTI
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More transmissible, higher fatality rate: India records first case of fast-spreading Mpox strain Clade 1B in Kerala man
While Mpox has appeared in India before, all prior cases were linked to the less deadly Clade II st…
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One couple packed up an RV and drove 1,300 miles to give birth in Virginia to escape the high Black maternal mortality rate in Texas
As the maternal mortality crisis continues to worsen in the US, some Black women are crossing state…
Brianna Holt
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A 13-year-old who couldn't get an abortion is now starting 7th grade as a mom, report says
A young Mississippi girl had a baby after being assaulted by a stranger and finding out the nearest…
Gabby Landsverk
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Former NFL wide receiver Demaryius Thomas' sudden death at age 33 highlights how many Black men have seizure disorders
Experts told Insider fixing the disparities Black people experience with epilepsy requires increase…
DeArbea Walker
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Can you die from monkeypox? Infectious disease experts discuss mortality rates, severity, and risk factors
Monkeypox is spreading rapidly but its mortality rate is extremely low. Here's who is most at risk …
Willa Hart,Tania Elliott
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Stacey Abrams called Georgia 'the worst state.' The state has the highest rate of maternal mortality, and the lowest rate of mental health services.
In a campaign speech, Stacey Abrams called Georgia "the worst state in the country to live." The st…
DeArbea Walker
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Child deaths from COVID double in Florida as cases among children climb across the country
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Florida chapter said most of these deaths were aligned wit…
Francis Agustin
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New moms are dying at alarming rates in the US, but the hidden crisis is that many of these deaths are suicides
Suicide and overdose deaths are the top cause of death in the first year postpartum in some states,…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A new documentary shows how dire the maternal mortality crisis is. Everyone needs to watch it.
The "Born Free: Birth in America" documentary was released 15 years after Ricki Lake's "The Busines…
Jennifer Barton
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I had a heart attack at 65 while playing golf. Doctors call it a 'widow-maker' for its high mortality rate, but I survived it.
At 65, one of his arteries was 100% blocked, but he survived thanks to the skills of his surgeon. H…
Lauren Crosby Medlicott
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Walmart will now reimburse employees in some states up $1,000 if they want the help of a doula during childbirth
Walmart is expanding doula healthcare coverage to associates in Louisiana, Indiana, and Illinois as…
Britney Nguyen
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At 95.1%, Andhra Pradesh has the highest COVID-19 recovery rate in India
A total of 95.1 per cent of Covid patients in Andhra Pradesh have recovered from the virus, making …
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Here's how Black women in Georgia — a state with an 'abysmal' maternal mortality rate — will face a public health crisis if Roe v. Wade is overturned
"Our maternal mortality rate here in Georgia, I mean, hell in the US period, is abysmal," one advoc…
Taylor Ardrey
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There will be an 'unprecedented spike' in maternal mortality if a Trump-appointed judge bans the abortion pill, Democratic attorneys general argue
Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, a federal judge in Texas who is hearing the abortion case, has been described…
Charles R. Davis
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COVID-19 cases in India cross 9 lakh with 28,498 fresh cases and 23,727 deaths
Of the total instances of the infection, the number of recoveries stood at 5,71,459, leaving 3,1…
PTI
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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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People are more likely to live to 100 if they live in 'walkable' neighborhoods where they don't need a car or public transport to get groceries or visit friends
Reaching centenarian status is easier when you live in a neighborhood with high walkability, accord…