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India's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 200,000

India's death toll due to COVID-19 surpassed the 200,000 mark on Wednesday, said the federal health ministry.

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India's health secretary tests positive for COVID-19

Indian Health SecretaryRajesh Bhushan has tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported.

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New case of Ebola confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

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WHO experts to conduct field visit to China on January 14

Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) will conduct a field visit to China on January 14, according to China's National Health Commission.

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India's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 100,000

India's COVID-19 death toll exceeds 100,000India's COVID-19 death toll surpassed the 100,000 mark on Saturday, according to the central health ministry.

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Japan approves remdesivir as COVID-19 drug

Japan's health ministry has approved antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19, according to an NHK report.Remdesivir is the country's first authorized form of COVID-19 therapy.

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Lancet, Tsinghua jointly release report on China’s healthy cities

Theworld-renownedmedicaljournal,Lancet,andoneofChina’smostprestigiousuniversities,Tsinghua,havejointlypublishedacomprehensivereportonbuildinghealthycitiesinChin

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Building healthy cities important for China: report

Chinahasadoptedseveralapproachestourbanhealthmanagement,butmoreeffortsareneededtobuildhealthycities,accordingtoaspecialreportjointlyreleasedbyTsinghuaUniversity

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India, China faces double burden of indoor and outdoor air pollution

Morethansevenbillionpeople,or95percentoftheglobalpopulation,areexposedtothelethaleffectsofairpollution,leadingto6.1millionprematuredeaths–halfofwhichareinIndiaa

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Parental diet before conception affects child's health: study

Achild'shealthcanbecompromisednotonlybyamotherwhosmokesordrinksduringpregnancy,butbytheobesityandpoordietofbothparentswellbeforetheactofprocreation,researcherss

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Female health workers in conservative Afghanistan facing barriers

ScarcityoffemalehealthworkersstillremainsachallengeinconservativeAfghanistandespiteimprovementinwomen'sstatusandprogressinthehealthsectorwithinthelast17years.Ma

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World Health Day underlines critical role of universal health coverage

Ontheoccasionofthe69thWorldHealthDay,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)calledonworldleadersonSaturdaytocommittoconcretestepstoadvanceuniversalhealthcoverage(UHC),w

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Taxes key in war on 'lifestyle' disease: health experts

Globalhealthleadershavecalledfortaxestocurbconsumptionandfinancehealthcaretofightlifestylediseasessuchasstrokeanddiabetesandtheirimpactonthepoor.Inhalf-a-dozens

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AI predicts your lifespan using activity tracking apps

Researcherscanestimateyourexpectedlifespanbasedonphysiologicaltraitslikeyourgenesoryourcirculatingbloodfactor,butthat'snotverypracticalonagrandscale.Theremaybea

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NBA | Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue taking leave of absence

CavalierscoachTyronnLueleftCleveland’swinovertheBullsyesterdayduetoillness.Hehasalsomissedtimeinothergames,shootaroundsandpracticeduetotheillness.Apparently,her

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School phobia underscores mental health of Chinese children

Forsome,schooloscillatesbetweenmind-numbingboredomandawkwardencounters–inshort,aplacetobeavoided.WiththenewsemesterstartingsoonafterSpringFestivalendsinChina,it

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Chinese students in U.S. should pay attention to mental health: experts

ChinesestudentsstudyingatU.S.universitiesshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirmentalhealthconditions,amedicalprofessorsaidWednesday.YongjianGeng,professorattheUniversit