Dying during pregnancy, delivery, or soon after having a baby is more common in the U.S. than in any industrialized nation. It’s called “maternal mortality,” and it’s nearly three times more likely for Black women than white women. To help save lives, a growing number of U.S. hospitals are using obstetric simulation centers where medical teams … Read more
The maternal mortality rate for Black women in the U.S. is nearly three times higher than it is for white women. If you’re a pregnant Black woman, what can you do to help protect yourself and your baby? Source link
Chandigarh: PGI is researching application of artificial intelligence/ machine learning algorithms to predict critical events such as mortality, length of ICU stay etc. Dr G D Puri and his team, led by Dr Rajarajan Ganesan are making inroads into the world of AI in medicine with the support of the cardiothoracic vascular surgery team under … Read more
Jodhpur, A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur and Western Michigan University, US, has identified significant neonatal and infant mortality predictors using multiple machine learning (ML) techniques. The study uses nationwide household survey data from India. The primary objective of this research was to identify early warning signs of child mortality … Read more
Jodhpur: Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur) and Western Michigan University, US, have identified significant neonatal and infant mortality predictors using multiple machine learning (ML) techniques. The study uses nationwide household survey data from India. The primary objective of this research was to identify early warning signs of child mortality that … Read more
Director of CSIR’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology and INSACOG Anurag Agarwal speaks to Anubhuti Vishnoi on the Sars-Cov-2 variants. On variants in India The B.1. 617.2 the sub lineage of B.1. 617 is rising faster than B.1.617.1. In some parts of the country, the B.1.117 (Kent variant) is still dominant like in Punjab … Read more
A taskforce has been set up after figures showed seven babies in 1,000 die in Birmingham. Source link
Indoor air pollution can be substantially more destructive because it impacts us every day in areas where we spend 80% of our time at home, office, schools, and colleges By Ankit Sharma, Exposure to indoor and outdoor air impurities may increase an individual’s risk for morbidity and mortality from a variety of different conditions in … Read more
It’s that time of the year again. Farm fires are back and increasing. Delhi could soon be a gas chamber. And the rise in air pollution may spike Covid-19 cases and the mortality rate, experts have warned. Despite promises by Delhi and neighbouring states like Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, nothing much has been done … Read more
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Narberth, Pembrokeshire is one of 14 communities in Wales which have registered no deaths from coronavirus Wales has one of the lowest mortality rates for coronavirus during the pandemic so far, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The 75.7 deaths per 100,000 people up until the end … Read more