Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Global Witness The Raja Ampat archipelago in Indonesia is sometimes referred to as the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ Stark images, captured from a drone by environmental campaigners and shared with the BBC, appear to show how nickel mining has stripped forests and polluted waters in one of the most
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Lasers are used to position a patient model wearing a face mask in a CT scanner to obtain images of a tumour before radiation therapy. Representative image. | Photo Credit: USNCI A team of experts in the U.S. has successfully used a technique called step-and-shoot spot-scanning proton arc therapy (SPArc) to treat a patient’s adenoid
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Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The story so far: The Delhi High Court recently issued a series of guidelines to streamline procedures in hospitals handling Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) cases involving sexual assault survivors, after finding that miscommunication, and administrative lapses had resulted in the denial of timely medical
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AFP via Getty Images The plane crashed shortly after takeoff in a residential neighbourhood in the city of Ahmedabad For Mistry Jignesh, 72 hours feel like an eternity. Since Thursday evening, Mr Jignesh and his family have been doing the rounds of the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad, trying to find details of his 22-year-old niece
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Multidose vials are used for healthcare workers, whereas single dose vials are for other patients. | Photo Credit: SRINATH M : Private hospitals across the State have been facing a shortage of Hepatitis B vaccine over the past few months. The fall in supplies has made it difficult for many hospitals to vaccinate adults at
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Karnataka’s Maternal Mortality Ratio has dropped by 8%, recording the third highest percentage dip among the southern States. | Photo Credit: File Photo Indicating a steady reduction in the number of women dying during childbirth, Karnataka’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has further declined by five points from 63 per lakh live births in 2019-21 to
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Image credits: Getty Images Every drop of blood counts when it is given to someone struggling for life. What might just be a regular donation for you, could help a person continue their life alongside their loved ones in good health. Being a donor is more than just performing a civic duty, it is being
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From an average of about 900-1,200 unrelated transplants that used to happen every year in Kerala, the numbers have been climbing steadily. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Patients with end-stage organ damage and who are on the transplant waiting list in Kerala are being left to their fate as the rate of deceased donor organ
From ancient observations to cutting-edge gene editing, the field of haematology -the study of blood is undergoing a profound transformation, offering new hope and more precise interventions for an array of conditions, both benign and malignant. Our blood is a complex mixture of four key components working in harmony. The liquid base is plasma, a
So there you are—fast asleep, maybe even dreaming of your next beach vacation—and bam, you’re jolted awake by a sudden pain in your big toe. It’s hot, it’s swollen, and it feels like someone slammed it with a hammer. Weird, right? Welcome to one of the strangest and most uncomfortable ways your body tries to
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