Tag: Health
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US Election 2024: How does the US measure up to the rest of the world? | Infographic News
How does the United States compare with other countries on socioeconomic indicators? These six graphics provide an overview of the economy, demographics, healthcare, education and military spending as voters get ready to cast their ballots on November 5. Largest economy in the world The US has the largest economy in the world, with a gross…
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Lung cancer on the rise in nonsmoking Asian women
Lung cancer on the rise in nonsmoking Asian women – CBS News Watch CBS News While lung cancer rates have been declining for decades, it’s still the deadliest form of cancer. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Researchers have recently noticed an alarming rise in…
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Michiko’s story: How a Japanese girl survived an atomic bomb | Nuclear Weapons News
She was only seven years old at the time, but Michiko Kodama has a crystal-clear memory of the morning of August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. “It was a sunny day,” she says. “At 8:15, I was at school, sitting at my desk at the front of the class, when there was a tremendous white…
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Deadly Heat | Climate Crisis
Fault Lines examines the danger of extreme heat in Florida for workers while politicians roll back protections. As temperatures rise around the globe, working outdoors is becoming more dangerous. In the United States, the watchdog group Public Citizen says up to 2,000 workers are dying every year. In September 2023, Salvador Garcia Espitia travelled to…
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‘Historic’: Egypt declared malaria free by the World Health Organization | Health News
Forty-four countries have been declared malaria free, but there were still 249 million cases in 2022. Egypt has been certified as malaria free, with the World Health Organization (WHO) calling the achievement “truly historic” and the culmination of nearly a century of work to stamp out the disease. “Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilisation…
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In a close presidential race, Trump is strategically ambiguous on abortion | US Election 2024 News
Experts say it is not likely Trump’s shifting position will prompt abortion opponents to defect to Harris’s camp. But, they warn, there is a real risk that some could stay home on election day, rather than support Trump. For instance, one prominent anti-abortion rights activist, Lila Rose, has urged her followers on social media to…
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COVID, mpox, cholera: Is the world prepared for another pandemic? | Climate Crisis News
Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more than 100,000 cases of mpox and at least 200 deaths have been confirmed globally, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, with the WHO declaring it a…
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At least 39 killed across Gaza as Israeli army escalates assault in north | Gaza News
Residents in northern Gaza’s Jabalia say Israeli tanks reach heart of camp amid siege and telecommunications blackout. Israeli strikes across the besieged Gaza Strip have killed at least 39 Palestinians, medical sources told Al Jazeera, with many of the casualties reported in the northern part of the enclave where Israeli forces have stepped up their…
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Serena Williams had benign cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck
Serena Williams is sharing a recent health scare — having a benign branchial cyst “the size of a small grapefruit” removed from her neck. The retired tennis legend, who is 43, took to social media Tuesday to share some video clips of her in the hospital, along with the update that “all is OK.” “I am…
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Choosing to be child-free in an ‘apocalyptic’ South Asia | Demographics
Zuha Siddiqui is currently designing her new house in Karachi, creating a blueprint for her future life in Pakistan’s largest metropolis. Her parents will live in the downstairs portion of this house, “because they’re growing old, and they don’t want to climb stairs”, she says. She will live in a separate portion upstairs, with furniture…