Category: 7. Health
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Scientists reveal shocking impacts of one night without sleep
A representational image of a girl having trouble falling sleep. — Unsplash/File A single night of poor sleep may be enough to compromise your immune system, researchers have found, Daily Mail reported. While long-term sleep deprivation has been linked to… Continue Reading
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Breast cancer deaths expected to increase 68% worldwide by 2050: WHO
A doctor examines mammograms in Nice, south eastern France, January 4, 2008. — Reuters UNITED NATIONS: Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38% globally by 2050, with annual deaths from the disease projected to rise by 68%, according to a new report… Continue Reading
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KP official confirms ‘first locally transmitted mpox case’
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. — Reuters PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded its first locally transmitted case of monkeypox (mpox), the province’s chief minister’s health adviser, Ihtisham… Continue Reading
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Pakistan reports third poliovirus case of 2025
A polio vaccinator (2nd L) administers polio vaccine drops to a boy while a colleague takes notes nearby, along a street in a Karachi slum on October 20, 2014. — Reuters KARACHI: Pakistan reported on Saturday the third poliovirus case of the year from Sindh’s… Continue Reading
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Cancers surge among young people: Here are some reasons
A cancer cell (white) being attacked by two cytotoxic T cells (red), part of a natural immune response triggered by immunotherapy. — Reuters/File Research has shown that growing numbers of people are getting cancer in early adulthood and middle age with sharp… Continue Reading
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Children’s mental health crisis deepens with rise of AI chatbots — what to watch for
A message reading “AI artificial intelligence”, a keyboard, and robot hands are seen in this illustration taken January 27, 2025. — Reuters As artificial intelligence chatbots gain popularity among users seeking companionship online, youth advocacy groups are… Continue Reading
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NASA is launching the DART spacecraft to crash into an asteroid. Could it save us from armageddon?
NASA is launching a spacecraft the size of a golf cart to crash into an asteroid, which could tell us what to do if one ever did hit Earth. Continue Reading