South Korea records world’s lowest fertility rate again
Figures show that just 0.81 children per woman are being born in the country. Source link
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NHA joins hands with QCI to accredit and rate the ABDM compliant solutions – ET HealthWorld
New Delhi : The National Health Authority (NHA) has onboarded the Quality Council of India (QCI) for six months to accredit and rate Health Management Information System (HMIS) and Laboratory Information Management System (LMIS) solutions that have integrated with Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH), the … Read more
HRT Won’t Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for breast cancer survivors doesn’t appear to increase the risk of cancer recurrence or death, Danish researchers report. Although HRT has previously been linked to a raised risk of breast cancer’s return, those earlier studies referred to oral HRT … Read more
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Rates of dangerous high blood pressure problems during pregnancy more than doubled in the United States between 2007 and 2019, a new study finds. “The increase in pregnancy complications is alarming because these adverse pregnancy outcomes — … Read more
Leftover Opioids? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Could giving surgery patients ready-to-use mailed disposal kits for unused opioids lower the risk of abuse of the drugs? Yes, claims a new study that found patients with unused opioid pain pills are much more likely to dispose of them properly when … Read more
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Warm summer nights may leave you tossing and turning in bed, but that could be the least of your worries. Just a slight rise in summer nighttime temperatures increases the risk of heart-related death for men in their 60s, a new study … Read more
With Fewer PSA Tests, Rate of Advanced Prostate Cancers Rose
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ever since routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening tests have no longer been recommended, there has been a troubling rise in advanced prostate cancer cases in the United States, new research has found. The tests measure the amount of PSA in the blood, and elevated levels can signal the … Read more
‘I saw Evelyn’s heart rate reach 280bpm’
A mother has spoken of the moment she saw her two-year-old daughter’s heart rate reach 280 beats per minute before she was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition. Evelyn, from Mountsorrel in Leicestershire, has Brugada syndrome – a condition that affects the way electrical signals pass through the heart. She has since been fitted with … Read more
Omicron Death Rate Higher Than During Delta Surge
Feb. 9, 2022 With the Omicron variant now accounting for almost 100% of COVID-19 cases in the United States, the seven-day average of daily COVID-related deaths hit 2,600 recently, the highest rate in about a year,The Washington Post reported. That’s higher than the approximately 2,000 daily deaths last autumn during the Delta surge, but less … Read more
Measles warning for young children as MMR jab rate drops in England
More than one in ten school entry age children are at risk without their MMR shots, data for England reveals. Source link