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Places Have Now Turned Into COVID-19 Hotspots

Community transfer has started in several places in country making them into the hotspot of the virus. The situation in India is much better as compared




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A continental coalition is set in motion to support sustainable groundwater use across Africa

Inclusion of groundwater in continent-wide strategies has potential to help keep Africa’s broader development on a sustainable footing.




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MENAdrought: Tackling drought in Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco 

The main aim of the MENAdrought project is to empower decision-makers across Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco to anticipate, prepare for and mitigate drought impacts in a context of increasing climate change, in order to reduce risks of food and water insecurity.




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Press Release: IWMI project enables fast access to petabytes of analysis-ready water data in Africa

A new IWMI partnership with Digital Earth Africa (DEA) will leverage state of the art remote-sensing and data management technologies to enhance the ability of African Governments, communities and companies to better manage their water.




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Business Ghana: IWMI project enables fast access to petabytes of analysis-ready water data in Africa

A new International Water Management Institute (IWMI) partnership with Digital Earth Africa (DEA [1]) will leverage state of the art remote-sensing and data management technologies to enhance the ability of African Governments, communities and companies to better manage their water.




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Thomson Reuters Foundation: In parched southern Africa, coronavirus spurs action on water supply

Across drought-hit southern Africa, COVID-19 has spurred governments to dispatch water tankers, drill boreholes and repair taps - solutions experts and residents of thirsty slums and villages say must last long after the pandemic has passed.




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New Facial Analysis Method Detects Genetic Syndromes

A novel method to optimize facial analysis that enables reconstructing the face in 3D from 2D photographs allows early identification of genetic syndromes, presented new study.




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Fatty Acids Help Determine Skeletal Stem Cell Development

Specific nutrients were found to directly influence the stem cell development, revealed Biomedical scientists from KU Leuven and Harvard University published these results in Nature.




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New Method of DNA Synthesis Helps Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic

DNA synthesis is transforming diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19, and may play a vital role in halting the pandemic. Allie Nawrat, Senior Medical




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Patterns of Drug Intoxication Deaths, Organ Donors Across the US Revealed

Scientists have reported substantial variability from state to state and region to region in the number of donor organs recovered from drug-intoxication-related deaths.




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Blood Stem Cells Facilitate Harvest for Transplants

Blood-forming stem cells' stiffness was found to facilitate mobilization procedures used for stem cell-based transplants, said Winship Cancer Institute




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Racial Disparities Exist in Kidney Transplants

Despite a new system designed to reduce inequities, significant racial disparities exist among patients awaiting kidney transplants, finds a new study.




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TN Govt Partners with Facebook to Improve Donor Networks in the State

Tamil Nadu government announced that it had directed all blood banks in the state to use the blood donation feature on Facebook to reach out to the voluntary donors.




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Kidney Replacement Therapy Rates Have Remained Higher in Men Vs. Women for Decades: Study

From 1965 to 2015 in European countries, rates for all the types of kidney replacement therapy were consistently higher in men than women, stated new study.




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New Photoacoustic Imaging Technique can Assess Kidney Quality Before Transplantation

Novel worlds' first study applies photoacoustic (PA) imaging to visualize scarring in kidneys, also called fibrosis, a common form of damage in donor's kidneys.




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Union Budget 2010-11: Impact on Health Care

The union budget, for the year 2010-11, was presented yesterday by the finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee. As usual, i




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Union Budget 2011-2012 and Its Impact on the Health Sector

On the 28 th of February India's finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, delivered the union budget in the parliament.




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Accreditation, Hallmark of Health Care Quality in India: Dr. Narottam Puri

Certification on products and services has become imperative to ensure safety and reliability. A similar standard fo




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Black Day for Gay Community in India - 'Supreme Court Judgment Takes the Community Back by 100 Years' Says Activist

The Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday pronouncing gay sex illegal in India has caused uproar among gay rights acti




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Telemedicine Now Possible in India - Guidelines for Practice Released by Ministry of Health

Highlights : Telemedicine and Tele-health practice now possible in India Registered Medical Practitioner empowere




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Texas Laws Limit Access to Abortions and Create Grave Risk to the Public Health

Texas laws require that physicians who provide abortions in clinics also have hospital admitting privileges; and that abortion clinics meet strict building




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Thousands Of Hip Replacement Patients Given The Wrong-Sized Implants

Hip implants which have left thousands of British people in pain after they were given the wrong-sized hip implants. The implants were manufactured




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Machine Learning at Arraignments can Cut Repeat Domestic Violence

In the United States, the typical pre-trial process proceeds from arrest to preliminary arraignment to a mandatory court appearance, when appropriate.




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Doctor's Consent on Abortion Shows High Medical Inaccuracy

Nearly one out of three times, women considering abortion in the States get medically inaccurate information that usually requires a doctor to provide




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China Vaccine Scandal Raises Concern on Safety

In a vaccine scandal that occurred in China, 37 suspects have been detained and 13 wholesalers put under investigation. The case involves the illegal




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Viruses Could be Useful to Forensic Scientists for Tracing a Person's History

Most people harbor herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), frequently as a strain acquired from their mothers shortly after birth and carried for the rest of their lives.




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Tighter Regulations on Innovative Surgical Practices in Regenerative Medicine

The U.S. government strictly regulates the therapeutic use of human cell and tissue products. However, a specific exception allows surgeons to harvest,




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Marijuana-Derived Medicines Become Legal in Macedonia

So far 13 European Union nations have legalized marijuana-derived medicines including Austria, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.




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Reducing Access to Firearms can Lower Suicide Rates in United States

In 2014, of the more than 33,500 firearm deaths in the United States, over 21,000 were the result of suicide. About 38% of US households own at least




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Novel 'Triage Tool' to Predict, Prevent Attacks Against Criminal Justice Officials

The usage of a "triage tool" that can help law enforcement more accurately assess threats of violence and predict attacks against police, judges and other




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Medical Students in India Will Have to Clear National Exit Test (NEXT) to Practice Outside the Country

Indian MBBS students will have to write National Exit Test (NEXT) before being eligible to practice anywhere in the country, says Ministry official. The




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Suspected Health Attacks on American and Canadian Diplomats in Cuba

Brain abnormalities have been identified in American diplomats who have worked in Cuba. The diplomats are speculated to be victims of mysterious, invisible attacks in Cuba.




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Indian Jury in Favour of Altruistic Surrogacy, Not Commercial Surrogacy

Since the Union cabinet has banned the commercial surrogacy, many people from the industry have called this move as regressive and insensitive while some




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Only 81% of Cardiac Arrest Patients Were Given CPR In Dialysis Units: Study

bHighlights/b (and) #61548;When kidney failure patients experienced cardiac arrest at outpatient dialysis facilities, CPR initiated by dialysis staff




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Global Experiences on Waste Processing with Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens): From Technology to Business

The report showcases some of the leading global businesses in Black Soldier Fly production.




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Community water management and agricultural extension services: effects, impacts and perceptions in the coastal zone of Bangladesh

The coastal region of Bangladesh is prone to natural disasters and these events are expected to worsen as a result of climate change.




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Nurses' Survey Finds Workplace Bullying is Common

A survey of over 2,000 nurses by New Zealand Nurses' Organization researchers Dr Jill Clendon and Dr Leonie Walker has revealed that workplace bullying is very common.




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Nursing Academics Object to BBC Labeling Florence Nightingale as 'Neurotic, Sexually Repressed'

A group of nursing academics has accused the BBC of belittling Florence Nightingale by depicting the Lady of the Lamp as a "manipulative, neurotic and sexually repressed woman".




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Nursing Shortage may Not be So Acute Anymore: Study

A new study has revealed that the number of young people becoming registered nurses has grown sharply since 2002. This is a welcome trend that should




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Key Factors Affecting 3 Generations of Nurses Identified

Organizations need to tackle the different work factors that are important to the three key age groups of nurses if they want to retain qualified staff.




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Nurse Practitioners Can Ease Doctor Shortage in Michigan

Michigan already faces a shortage of doctors much larger than the national average, and it will grow as millions of Americans qualify for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.




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Disagreement Found on the Role of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners

The time when the U.S. health system is facing both a worsening shortage of primary care physicians and an increasing demand for primary care services,




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Longer Working Hours Impact on Quality of Care by Nurses

Nurses who work longer shifts and more overtime are more likely to rate the standard of care delivered on their ward as poor, give a negative rating of




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Indian-Origin Singaporean Nurse Gets International Achievement Award

An Indian-origin nurse in Singapore will receive this year's International Achievement Award by the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF)




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Nursing Professionals Backbone of Healthcare: Pranab Mukherjee

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said that nursing professionals were the backbone of the healthcare system and their contribution was critical in achievement of nation's healthcare goals.




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Replacing Professional Nurses With Lower Skilled Nurses Linked to Increase In Death Risk

Replacing professional nurses with lower skilled nursing assistants is linked to a heightened risk of patient death, as well as other indicators of poor quality care, reveals a large European study.




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Impact Of Medication Errors on Nursing Home Residents

Despite the fact that tmedication errors remain fairly common, a new analysis points to surprisingly low rates of serious impacts from medication errors affecting nursing home residents.




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Lot of Nurses Face Reproductive Health and Chronic Disease Risk

Not all jobs are created equal. Nurses have to endure a lot of sacrifices to be in that profession. It's worst for those who are on a floating schedule.




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Laryngeal Tubes are Better Than Tracheal Tube For Paramedical CPR

Heart attack survival can be increased if Laryngeal tubes are used instead of traditional Endotracheal Tube by the emergency paramedical team, finds a new study.




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Innovative Approach May Help Control Fluid Intake during Hemodialysis

Novel approach can help facilitate the reduction of the fluid intake during hemodialysis, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iJournal of Advanced Nursing/i.