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In the first five months of 2024, 7,599 children and adults have been infected by the disease, which affects the lungs and respiratory tract and spreads easily, according to figures published on Thursday, the Xinhua news agency reported."Young babies are at the highest risk of serious...

Washington, According to a report published by a leading American university, as many as 27 out of every 1,000 babies and children die due to exposure to dirty cooking fuels in India.In the report titled 'Cooking Fuel Choice and Infant Mortality in India', its authors, including Arnab Basu, a...

Zika is a viral disease transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, like dengue and chikungunya. Although not a fatal disease, when contracted during pregnancy, Zika can cause devastating effects on the developing fetus.Microcephaly is one of the most alarming outcomes, where babies are born with...

New Delhi, Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of babies in India born with low weight has increased dramatically - by around three per cent, according to a new study.Babies born during the pandemic were also found to have twice the risk of having low birth weight.The increase in babies...

At 25 weeks, doctors at Bengaluru's Cloudnine Group of Hospitals diagnosed the mother with an incompetent cervix and severe urinary tract infection (UTI).While an incompetent cervix can shorten and weaken the cervix, or cause it to open too early during pregnancy, UTIs cause inflammatory...

New Delhi, Delhi Police has added sections of the Juvenile Justice Act to the FIR registered in the case of death of six newborn babies due to fire in the children's hospital in Vivek Vihar. Police gave this information on Thursday.A fire broke out at Baby Care New Born Child Hospital on...

New Delhi [India], Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has called a meeting today regarding the fire at a child care hospital in Vivek Vihar, where seven newborn babies lost their lives. The increasing heat in Delhi will also be discussed in the meeting. A meeting will be held at the Delhi...

New Delhi, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the death of seven newborn babies in a fire in an East Delhi hospital. The officers provided this information.He told that the meeting will be held in Delhi Secretariat and officials of the Health...

Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan) [India], NCPCR President Priyank Kanungo on Sunday expressed grief over the fire that broke out at a hospital in Vive Vihar in the national capital, in which six newborns lost their lives and several were injured. Describing the incident as condemnable, he said that the...

New Delhi: After seven newborns died in a fire at a hospital in Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday described the incident as "heart-wrenching" and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured children.He also expressed his deep condolences to the bereaved parents of the newborn...

Kendrapara, Odisha's Kendrapara district marks the culmination of the annual migration of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles.A forest official said that the entire Nasi-2 island is full of turtle hatchlings and wildlife officers from Bhitarkanika National Park are deployed at these nesting...

New Delhi: Seven newborn babies who were rescued after a fire broke out in a hospital in East Delhi's Vivek Vihar have died. Officials gave this information on Sunday.Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said a fire broke out at the children's hospital in Shahdara on Saturday night.DFS chief...

New Delhi: A single dose of the double dose of measles vaccine may be 2 times more likely to be completely ineffective in babies born by C-section compared to babies born naturally, new research has found.Researchers said vaccine failure means the child's immune system does not produce...

Measles is a highly contagious disease that can be prevented by vaccines. However, failure of the jab could significantly increase the risk of an outbreak.The study, led by a team of researchers from Cambridge, UK, and Fudan Universities, China, has shown that a second measles vaccine is...

Sydney, Parents are often advised to burp their babies after feedings. Some people think that burping after feeding is important to reduce or prevent uncomfortable crying, or to reduce how much milk the baby spits up after feeding.It is true that children, like adults, swallow air when they...

New Delhi: A new study has found that pregnant women infected with dengue fever have a higher risk of giving birth to low birth weight babies.Children born to mothers infected with mosquito-borne disease during pregnancy also have an increased risk of hospitalization in the first three years...

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], The Crime Branch unit of Pimpri Chinchwad police of Pune district has busted a gang of illegal smugglers accused of selling newborn babies in Pune, senior police officials said on Saturday. Six women have been arrested. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Assistant...

Holding her baby girl, born in a shelter for displaced people in Imphal/Churachandpur, Manipur, Hatneau says she has named her daughter Nganthoibi, which accurately means shining light.Bringing out some of the darkness of 11 months of conflict and constant uncertainty, Nganthoibi is one of 200...

Imphal/Churachandpur, holding her newborn baby in her arms, Hatneau says she has named her child, born in a shelter for displaced people in Manipur, Nganthoibi, which means shining light.Amid the trauma of 11 months of conflict, violence and constant uncertainty, for about 200 displaced women...