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Delhi records over 9,200 respiratory illness deaths in 2024 amid persistent air pollution
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Delhi records over 9,200 respiratory illness deaths in 2024 amid persistent air pollution

According to figures, the total number of deaths in Delhi rose to over 1.39 lakh in 2024 from 1.32 lakh in 2023, even as the number of registered births declined, with about 3.06 lakh births recorded during the year, which was 8,628 fewer than the previous year.
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Growing glamorisation of tobacco to trigger another epidemic: Experts

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Study finds antibiotic use during pregnancy raise risk of bacterial disease in babies

Prenatal antibiotic exposure was associated with an increased risk of neonatal GBS disease, within four weeks of...

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Obesity in older adults: WHtR better than BMI for earlier detection

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