Maharashtra doubles honorarium of Emergency-era prisoners

Maharashtra doubles honorarium of Emergency-era prisoners

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis introduced the ‘Gaurav Yojana’ policy during his first term as CM in 2018 to provide a monthly honorarium to such individuals. | Photo Credit: PTI The Maharashtra cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), doubled the monthly honorarium given to individuals from … Read more

Immunotherapy drug doubles cancer survival in breakthrough trial

Immunotherapy drug doubles cancer survival in breakthrough trial

Philippa Roxby Heath Reporter Laura Marston Laura now feels good six years after her diagnosis of advanced tongue cancer Hundreds of thousands of people with advanced head and neck cancer could live longer without their cancer returning thanks to an immunotherapy drug, a clinical trial suggests. This is the first sign of a breakthrough for … Read more

Long COVID Doubles Risk of Some Serious Outcomes in Children, Teens: Study

Long COVID Doubles Risk of Some Serious Outcomes in Children, Teens: Study

Aug. 4, 2022 – CDC researchers report that children and teenagers with long COVID have about twice the risk of getting serious outcomes, compared to others without COVID. Heart inflammation; a blood clot in the lung; or a blood clot in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis were the most common bad outcomes in a … Read more

Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death

Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death

By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With apologies to William Shakespeare, this is the stuff bad dreams are made of: Sleep apnea may double your risk for sudden death. The condition — in which a person’s airway is repeatedly blocked during sleep, causing pauses in breathing — may also … Read more

Heart Failure Nearly Doubles COVID Death Risk

Heart Failure Nearly Doubles COVID Death Risk

By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Patients who suffer from acute heart failure may be nearly twice as likely to die if they get COVID-19, a new study finds. “Our results support prioritizing heart failure patients for COVID-19 vaccination once it is available,” said researcher Dr. Amardeep Dastidar, … Read more

Depression doubles during coronavirus pandemic

Depression doubles during coronavirus pandemic

Image copyright Getty Images Twice as many adults in Britain are reporting symptoms of depression now compared with this time last year, Office for National Statistics figures suggest. One in five people appeared to have depressive symptoms compared with one in ten before the pandemic. The conclusions are based on a survey of more than … Read more