[ad_1] New Delhi: India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has improved very marginally from 33 per 1,000 live births in 2017 to 32 in 2018, according to data released by the Registrar General of India, reported the Indian express. The IMR has declined significantly over the years; in 1971, it was …
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[ad_1] Mumbai: Ingenious futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange traded 89.50 points or 0.97 percent higher at 9,311.50 in early trading on Monday. But they were still trading much lower than Thursday’s Nifty close of 9,859.90. The domestic market closed on Friday because of Maharashtra Day. Entering Monday’s session, Dalal …
Read More »BCG Vaccine May Help Healthcare Workers: Study
[ad_1] The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine to prevent tuberculosis should be administered to healthcare workers and the elderly as prophylaxis (preventive action) for coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to an article published in the Indian Journal of Orthopedics. “The BCG vaccine is known to confer broad-spectrum immunity not only against tuberculosis …
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[ad_1] Overall, approximately 20% of Covid-19 patients treated at Northwell Health died, and 88% of those who received ventilators died, according to the study. A ventilator is a device that forces air into the lungs of patients who cannot breathe on their own due to severe pneumonia or acute respiratory …
Read More »Twitter reminds Trump that many healthcare workers fighting Covid-19 in the United States are immigrants.
[ad_1] File photo of the President of the United States, Donald Trump (Image: AP) At least 15 percent of the United States population is made up of immigrants, and some of them are also employed in the health sector. News18.com Last update: April 21, 2020 5:09 PM IST On Monday, …
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