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☆ HSBC names 3 'underappreciated' Asian stocks to watch in 2025 — giving one 63% upside potential
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Meituan HSBC is bullish on Meituan and has a target price of 220 Hong Kong dollars ($28.30) on the stock, giving it 25.8% upside potential. "Despite the macro challenges, Meituan's growth profile remains resilient," said Charlene Liu, HSBC Global Research's head of internet and gaming research for Asia-Pacific. Calling it a "best-in-class small-cap" idea, HSBC Global Research's India health-care analyst Damayanti Kerai believes it is "well positioned to sustain healthy growth." Kia's shares have been on an uptrend, gaining around 8% in the last five days. HSBC has a target price of 160,000 Korean Won ($114.80) on the stock, implying nearly 63.1% upside potential.

Persons: Charlene Liu, Liu, Damayanti Kerai, Kerai, Will Cho, Cho, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: HSBC, Hong, HSBC Global Research's, Morningstar, Hong Kong Exchange, Krishna, Medical Sciences, Bombay Stock Exchanges, Kia, Korea Exchange, Won Locations: Asia, Hong Kong, U.S, HSBC Global Research's India, Korean, HSBC Global Research's Korea, EU

“If you could find us,“ she asked, “why didn’t they?”Do you have a story to share about the use of unclaimed bodies for research? Dr. Douglas Hampers, the CEO of National Bioskills Laboratories — which had leased Honey’s torso — said he was disturbed to learn his company had received unclaimed bodies. He said his company would ensure that it no longer accepted unclaimed bodies and would adopt policies to make certain future specimens were donated with families’ permission. To curb this ghastly 19th-century practice, states adopted laws giving schools authority to use unclaimed bodies for student training and experiments. Each of the 44 that answered said they don’t use unclaimed bodies — and some condemned doing so.

Persons: Fran Moore, Carl Yenner, “, —, Victor Honey —, ”, Brenda Cloud, didn’t, DePuy, Johnson, Medsystems, Medical Sciences —, Douglas Hampers, Thomas Champney, Tim O’Hare Organizations: NBC, Army, University of North Texas Health Science, Health Science Center, Health Science, NBC News, Health, Dallas, U.S . Army, Johnson, Boston Scientific, University of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, University of North, National Bioskills Laboratories, American Association for Anatomy, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Locations: Texas, Dallas, Tarrant, Fort Worth, North Texas, University of North Texas, Dallas County, Tarrant County

☆ How pregnancy changes the brain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Researchers have created one of the first comprehensive maps of how the brain changes throughout pregnancy, substantially improving upon understanding of an understudied field. What brain changes mean for parentsThe functional implications these brain changes may have for birthing parents have yet to be determined, said Dr. Elseline Hoekzema, head of the Pregnancy and the Brain Lab at Amsterdam University Medical Center, via email. However, some of Hoekzema’s previous work has indicated associations between pregnancy-related brain changes and the ways a birthing parent’s brain and body respond and bond to infants’ cues, Hoekzema added. These findings are also in line with animal studies showing brain changes that were critical for the onset and continuation of maternal care. “Of the 50,000 brain imaging articles published in the last 30 years, less than half of 1% focus on health factors unique to women, like pregnancy.

Persons: Elizabeth R, Chrastil, ”, Emily Jacobs, ” Jacobs, Jacobs, Jodi Pawluski, Pawluski wasn’t, Magdalena Martínez García, wasn’t, Elseline Hoekzema, Hoekzema wasn’t, Hoekzema, ” Pawluski, “, ” Hoekzema, Pawluski, haven’t, Ann S, Bowers, Chan Zuckerberg, we’ve Organizations: CNN —, Neuroscience, University of California, UC Santa Barbara, Jacobs Lab, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Brain Health Initiative Locations: Santa Barbara, France, Spain

☆ How antidepressants can make people more vulnerable to heat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When Adelaide Saywell posted on TikTok last month that SSRIs, a commonly prescribed antidepressant medication, could make people more vulnerable to heat, it went viral and sparked a deluge of comments. Adelaide Saywell received a flood of surprised comments when she posted about the link between SSRIs and heat intolerance. Dehydration puts people at risk of heat exhaustion and, in particularly severe cases, heat stroke, which is dangerous and potentially deadly. Sondeep Shankar/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesScientists and doctors are still trying to unpick the complex relationship between SSRIs and heat. It is partly the reason why medical professionals don’t always talk about heat when they prescribe these anti-depressants.

Persons: Adelaide Saywell, “, ”, ” Saywell, Laurence Wainwright, Pope Moseley, Moseley, Sondeep Shankar, Wainwright, don’t, ” Wainwright, Reddit, won’t, Saywell, Judith Joseph, Joseph, ” Joseph, “ It’s Organizations: CNN, University of Oxford, Arizona State University, Bloomberg, Getty

The tragedy is sadly far from unique; extreme heat is turning ordinary activities deadly. Heat is the deadliest type of extreme weather, and the human-caused climate crisis is making heat waves more severe and prolonged. What heat does to your heartVideo Ad Feedback A rise in heat and humidity pushes the heart rate up. In extreme heat, your heart must work much harder to keep your body’s internal temperature stable. Blood flow to your brain decreases in extreme heat as breathing speeds up and blood vessels constrict inside your neck and skull.

Persons: Philip Kreycik, Kreycik, Santiago Mejia, Taylor, We’ve, ”, Matthew Huber, Damian Bailey, Bailey, “, ” Bailey, Laura Paddison, Catharina Giudice, Harvard T.H, it’s, Pope Moseley, ” Moseley, Moseley, they’ve, Giudice, Purdue University’s Huber, ” Huber, Richer, Jane Baldwin, Bharat Venkat, Venkat, Jen Christensen, Mary Gilbert, Angela Dewan, Angela Fritz , Mark Oliver, Henry Zerkis, Angelica Pursley , Yukari Schrickel, Elisa Solinas, Lou Robinson Organizations: CNN, Police, San Francisco Chronicle, Purdue University, Olympic Games, University of South, Harvard, of Public Health, Arizona State University, Purdue, University of California, World Health Organization, UCLA, Mary Gilbert Story Locations: Pleasanton, California, Mecca, Paris, University of South Wales, Chan, West Africa, South Asia, University of California Irvine

☆ Wildlife forensics: how recreating animal crime scenes could help catch poachers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Across the world, wildlife crimes – including animal trafficking and poaching – are on the rise and are a major threat to the planet’s biodiversity. Often, he says, wildlife crimes happen in remote areas without witnesses and first responders can accidentally disrupt the scene and contaminate evidence. Once the crime scene has been investigated, the students are taught how to chemically analyze the evidence at an on-site laboratory. “We have so many poachers that have walked free in court because rangers didn’t collect enough evidence. In the first quarter of this year, IFAW reported 32 wildlife crime cases being presented in court and 24 people accused of wildlife crimes awaiting prosecution.

Persons: Greg Simpson, isn’t, “, ”, Jo Munnik, Phil Snijman, ” Mkhabela, IFAW, Kevin Pretorius, Simpson Organizations: CNN, Initiative, Wildlife Forensics Academy, WFA, CSI, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Kenya Wildlife Service, Green Law Foundation, High Locations: Cape Town , South Africa, Africa, South Africa, KwaZulu, Natal, iMfolozi, Greater Kruger, “, Malawi, Botswana

☆ A young Duke professor won $250,000 for her algorithms that could find symptoms of heart disease when they start
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Amanda Randles creates virtual simulations that incorporate data from patients' wearable devices. To that end, Randles, a professor of biomedical sciences at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, spends her time building some of those virtual simulations. Tracking cancer cellsWhen cancer cells circulate through the bloodstream, they can sometimes acclimate in a different part of the body and form new tumors, which is known as metastasis. In her simulations, Randles changes different parameters, like how the size of the cell's nucleus affects its movement. Advertisement"What is it about the cancer cells that are making them more likely to go to the brain or to the breast," she said.

Persons: Amanda Randles, —, Randles, Salil Parekh, It's Organizations: Duke University, Computing, Service, Business, Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, Association for Computing, Infosys, Apple Watch

☆ 'Weekend warriors' who don't exercise during the week can still lose weight, research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Exercising on the weekends may help you lose weight just as much as weekday workouts. AdvertisementYou don't have to hit the gym every day to burn fat and lose weight — getting some exercise on the weekends works just as well, new research suggests. Current exercise guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise (like brisk walking, light biking, or household chores) or 75 minutes a week of vigorous exercise (such as playing sports, hiking, or heavy lifting). Longer, less frequent exercise sessions may be useful for people who want to lose weight but struggle to find time for a workout on a busy schedule. Rucking, an increasingly popular workout style that involves carrying a weighted pack, can also be an efficient way to lose weight while building muscle at the same time.

Persons: —, trimmer, Lihua Zhang, Zhang, Dr, Beverly Tchang Organizations: Service, Obesity, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Weill Cornell Medicine Locations: Beijing

☆ Lose that belly by working out extra hard on weekends, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

“Our results indicated that there was no difference between the weekend warrior pattern and regularly active pattern in abdominal and general adiposity (fat),” Zhang said in an email. The average weekend warrior workout was of higher intensity and longer duration than weekday workouts by people in the study, Zhang said. In fact, weekend warriors in the study spent 147.6 minutes — almost the entire recommendation for a week — in each exercise session over the two-day period. That perseverance paid off when it came to belly fat, the study found. “On a high level, this study reaffirms the old adage about physical activity and health: any activity is better than no activity, said Tchang, who was not involved in the research.

Persons: ”, Lihua Zhang, ” Zhang, Zhang, Andrew Freeman, “, Freeman, Martin Novak, Beverly Tchang, Tchang Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, World Health Organization, United, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Jewish Health, National Health, Getty, Control, Weill Cornell Medicine Locations: United States, Beijing, Denver , Colorado, New York City

☆ Tai chi can help lower your blood pressure even more than intense cardio, new research suggests
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Read previewA gentle, low-impact form of exercise may help keep your heart healthy and lower your blood pressure even more than hitting the treadmill, new research suggests. Half the group were randomly assigned to do tai chi, while the other group did cardio exercises such as jogging or cycling. AdvertisementWithin six months, participants who did tai chi saw more improvements in their blood pressure than the cardio group. By the end of the year, the tai chi group had even lower blood pressure, and were significantly more likely to have a healthy blood pressure than their cardio-trained peers, according to the researchers. While more research is needed to understand how it works, the latest study suggests tai chi could be a safe, effective strategy for people of all ages to improve their blood pressure toward healthy levels.

Persons: —, Tai, Kien Vuu, Vuu Organizations: Service, Business, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Locations: Beijing

☆ Xist molecule: Why autoimmune diseases strike more women than men
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Katie Hunt | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

“Xist is a very long RNA, 17,000 nucleotides long, or letters, and it associates with approximately almost 100 proteins,” Chang said. Chang wondered whether the clumps of protein molecules that arise when Xist connects with the X chromosome were a trigger for autoimmune disease. The experiments weren’t designed to show whether Xist or the related proteins cause autoimmune disease in the animals. The samples from patients with autoimmune disease produced higher levels of autoantibodies in reaction to proteins associated with Xist, the researchers found. Plus, environmental factors play a big role in autoimmune disease.

Persons: Howard Chang, Chang, ”, it’s, Montserrat Anguera, ” Anguera, wasn’t, ” Chang, “ It’s, “ Organizations: CNN, Stanford University, Cell, Stanford School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Locations: United States, Montserrat

☆ ‘A false sense of security’: Experts say delta-8 THC products can still be dangerous
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jen Christensen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Delta-8 THC, or delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, is one of more than 100 chemical compounds found in the Cannabis sativa plant. To make delta-8 products, scientists typically make synthetic versions in the lab. Unlike regulated medical products like acetaminophen, which must have uniform ingredients and doses, the contents of delta-8 products vary from product to product — sometimes even from batch to batch. She also encourages people who buy delta-8 products to store them safely so children can’t get to them. Until there are more regulations on the products, experts said, poison centers will still get calls about delta-8 and other cannabis products.

Persons: Daniel Kruger, ’ ”, can’t, Kait Brown, ” Brown, Brown, ’ ” Brown, Kruger, Cassidy LoParco, aren’t, LoParco, They’ve, ” LoParco, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, “, you’re, ” Kruger Organizations: CNN, Centers, Jacobs School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New, US Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, George Washington University, National Cannabis Industry Association, Delta, HHC, CNN Health Locations: State University of New York

☆ Workers rescued from collapsed Indian tunnel are well, set to return home
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister of the northern state of Uttarakhand, greets a worker after he was rescued from the collapsed tunnel site in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India, November 28, 2023. The men, all construction workers hailing from some of India's poorest states, were trapped in the under-construction tunnel in Uttarakhand state for 17 days before they were pulled out on Tuesday. The hospital is coordinating with officials from their home states to facilitate their return, they said. The tunnel is part of the $1.5 billion Char Dham highway, one of the government's most ambitious projects, which seeks to connect four Hindu pilgrimage sites. Authorities have not said what caused the tunnel to collapse but the region is prone to landslides, earthquakes and floods.

Persons: Pushkar Singh Dhami, Narendra Kumar, Sakshi Dayal, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: REUTERS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Pushkar, Uttarakhand, Uttarkashi, India, DELHI, Rishikesh, Jharkhand, Odisha

☆ Walking pace could impact diabetes risk, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Brisk walking is associated with a nearly 40% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life, according to the study published Tuesday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. But prior findings haven’t offered much guidance on the optimal habitual walking speed needed to lower diabetes risk, and comprehensive reviews of the evidence are lacking, the authors said. Going a certain pace during your walk may help lower your type 2 diabetes risk, according to a new study. Walking at a “fairly brisk” pace meant a 24% lower risk than those who easily or casually walked. Each kilometer increase in walking speed above brisk was associated with a 9% lower risk of developing the disease.

Persons: it’s, — it’s, ”, Ahmad Jayedi, haven’t, Robert Gabbay, Gabbay wasn’t, Carmen Cuthbertson, wasn’t, Gabbay, Dr, Michio Shimabukuro, Shimabukuro wasn’t, Borja del Pozo Cruz, ” del Pozo Cruz, ” Gabbay Organizations: CNN’s, CNN, British, of Sports Medicine, Health Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, American Diabetes Association, East Carolina University, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, University of Cadiz, US Centers for Disease Control Locations: Iran, United States, United Kingdom, Japan, Spain

☆ Northern China hospitals overwhelmed with surge in respiratory illnesses among children
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-24 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Hong Kong CNN —Hospitals in Beijing and northern China are grappling with a surge of children with respiratory illnesses as the country enters its first winter since relaxing stringent Covid-19 controls nearly one year ago. Wait times to see doctors stretch for hours, with hundreds of patients queuing at some children’s hospitals in major cities across northern China, according to CNN reporting and Chinese state and social media. The surge in cases across northern China comes amid a rise in seasonal respiratory infections around the northern hemisphere, including in the United States, where RSV is spreading at “unprecedented” levels among children. Children receive intravenous drips at a children's hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. It’s unclear if there’s been an increase in respiratory illnesses or severe cases among children relative to pre-pandemic years because of limited public data released by China.

Persons: “, Jin Dongyan, ” Catherine Bennett, ” Bennett, Jade Gao, drips, ”, there’s, Jin, that’s, Christine Jenkins Organizations: Hong Kong CNN — Hospitals, CNN, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Health, World Health Organization, WHO, Wednesday, “, University of Hong Kong’s, of Biomedical Sciences, Deakin University, Getty, Weibo, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, National Health Commission, NHC, ”, China’s, Hong Kong University, UNSW Sydney Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tianjin, United States, Australia, AFP, Beijing’s

☆ Obesity drugs’ popularity put a dent in these stocks. Why analysts say they’re still worth buying
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Industry analysts are insisting that new weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic won't hurt the demand for insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors, but most investors aren't buying it. The answer may depend on who you listen to and whether you see GLP-1 drugs as a help or a hinderance to the category. DXCM 3M mountain In the quarter to date, Dexcom shares are down nearly 19%. Dexcom shares are down more than 7% year to date. TNDM 3M mountain Tandem Diabetes shares have fallen significantly this year.

Persons: Ozempic, Danielle Antalffy, Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, hasn't, Dexcom, Piper Sandler, Matt O'Brien, O'Brien, Paresh Dandona, semaglutide, Travis Steed, Steed, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: UBS, Nordisk's, Novo, New, of Medicine, Tandem Diabetes, Tandem Diabetes Care, Diabetes, Jacobs School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, University of Buffalo, Novo Nordisk's, Bank of America Locations: CGMs

☆ What is Gianotti-Crosti syndrome, the condition affecting Mandy Moore’s son? Experts explain
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Madeline Holcombe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Actor Mandy Moore’s son recently woke up to a startling rash covering his body, according to her Instagram posts. Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. What is Gianotti-Crosti syndrome? Experts say they don’t know why some children get Gianotti-Crosti syndrome and others don’t, but it is thought to be a hypersensitive response to an underlying infection, according to the National Institutes of Health. Usually, the Gianotti-Crosti syndrome resolves itself over time — anywhere from a couple weeks to a couple of months, Levoska said.

Persons: Mandy Moore’s, ” Moore, Melissa Levoska, Shari Lipner, Levoska, Epstein, Barr, “, ” Levoska, Lipner, Dermatologists, ”, it’s Organizations: CNN, Icahn School of Medicine, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health, National Hospital Locations: Instagram, Mount Sinai, New York City, United States, Washington ,

☆ In older adults, a little excess weigh may be OK
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Judith Graham | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

For years, experts have debated what to advise older adults in this situation. Only 27% to 44% of older adults meet these guidelines, according to various surveys. Epidemiologic research suggests that the ideal body mass index (BMI) might be higher for older adults than younger adults. The study’s conclusion: “The WHO healthy weight range may not be suitable for older adults.” Instead, being overweight may be beneficial for older adults, while being notably thin can be problematic, contributing to the potential for frailty. Indeed, an optimal BMI for older adults may be in the range of 24 to 29, Carl Lavie, a well-known obesity researcher, suggested in a separate study reviewing the evidence surrounding obesity in older adults.

Persons: they’ve, ”, Mitchell Lazar, we’re, John Batsis, Anne Newman, —, Carl Lavie, Lavie, “, ” Lavie, Newman, you’re, Dinesh Edem, Dennis Kerrigan, Katie Dodd Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Institute for Diabetes, University, Pennsylvania’s Perelman, of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Center for Aging, Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, BMI, World Health Organization, WHO, University of Pittsburgh, University of North, University of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, Henry Ford Health, Kaiser Health, KFF Locations: —, Chapel Hill, New Orleans, University of North Carolina, Michigan

☆ People are more likely to believe AI-generated tweets than ones written by humans, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

People may be more susceptible to misinformation if it's written by AI, a study has found. The study found respondents couldn't tell the difference between tweets created by GPT-3 and humans. People may be more susceptible to misinformation if it's written by AI, a study has found. Not only could the majority of participants not tell the real tweets from the ones generated by AI, but they generally found the AI's tweets more convincing. They then asked respondents to identify if the tweets were true or false, which participants had an easier time doing with the AI-generated ones.

Persons: OpenAI, ChatGPT Locations: Australia, Canada, Ireland

New Delhi CNN —Eleven people have been shot dead and 14 injured in a fresh outbreak of ethnic violence that has gripped the northeast Indian state of Manipur. The current unrest has seen some of the worst violence in recent years and has sparked criticism of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which governs Manipur. If they are given this status, other ethnic groups – many of whom are Christian – say they fear they will not have a fair chance for jobs and other benefits. People wait at a temporary shelter in a military camp on May 7, after being evacuated by the Indian army, as they flee ethnic violence that has hit the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Metei community dominates positions within the state government, and have been privy to more economic and infrastructural advancement than the other ethnic groups.

Persons: JNIMS, Deben, Arun Sankar, Narendra Modi, Modi, Amit Shah’s, Christian Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Raj Medicity Hospital, CNN, Getty, Indian, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Union, Indian National Congress Locations: New Delhi, Manipur, state’s, Imphal, Indian, Arun, Myanmar, Kashmir, India, Kuki

☆ Fact Check-False claim of COVID vaccine link to AIDS-related illnesses recirculates
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The Expose article says that its central claim is based on a “cherry-picked” list of conditions associated with AIDS and HIV infection. Any increase in the incidence of the listed conditions “would not necessarily be proof that the COVID-19 vaccines cause weakened immune systems,” Mimiaga noted. The claim that COVID vaccines can cause “vaccine-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome” or “VAIDS” has been shared since 2021. Similar claims that COVID vaccines cause HIV infections, AIDS or AIDS-like immune weakening have also been debunked (here), (here). The posts stem from a story that uses unreliable data to falsely suggest a link between COVID vaccines and AIDS-associated diseases and cancers, according to independent health experts.

Persons: ”, VAERS, Matthew Mimiaga, Mimiaga, Thomas Russo, ” Mimiaga, ” Russo, Read Organizations: Reuters, U.S, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC, Facebook, Food and Drug Administration, University of California, Fielding School of Public Health, ”, myocarditis, University, Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences Locations: United States, Los Angeles, COVID

REUTERS/Francis MascarenhasBALASORE, India, June 7 (Reuters) - Indian authorities made fervent appeals to families on Tuesday to help identify over 100 unclaimed bodies kept in hospitals and mortuaries after 275 people were killed in the country's deadliest rail crash in over two decades. Following non-stop efforts to rescue survivors and clear and repair the track, trains resumed running over that section of the line on Sunday night. Till Monday evening around 100 bodies were yet to be identified, a senior state health department official told Reuters. Bijay Kumar Mohapatra, health director of Odisha, said authorities were trying to source iced containers to help preserve the bodies. "Unless they are identified, a post mortem cannot be done," Mohapatra said, explaining that under Odisha state regulations no autopsy can be conducted on an unclaimed body until 96 hours has passed.

Persons: Dilip Kumar Sabar, Jyotilal Sabar, Francis Mascarenhas BALASORE, Bijay Kumar Mohapatra, Odisha, Mohapatra, A.M, Chowdhary, Jatindra Dash, Krishn Kaushik, Sudipto Ganguly, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India's Railway, federal Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI, Railway, Express, Thomson Locations: Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Bhubaneswar's, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Kolkata, Howrah

☆ India train crash: Family hopes DNA test will help claim for body
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Francis Mascarenhas | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Four days after the disaster, Haq has found no trace of his brother, who was travelling with the boys. "We are left with no option but to do a DNA test to determine whose body it is. The whole process takes really long," a distraught Haq told Reuters at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), one of the main hospitals in Odisha's capital of Bhubaneswar. Authorities had taken DNA samples from all the dead bodies in hospitals across the state, senior police official Prateek Singh told reporters on Tuesday. "In cases where there are multiple claimants, we have taken DNA samples from family members and we will preserve the bodies until the DNA matches," Singh told local media.

Persons: Imam Ul Haq, Tavseer Ansari, Francis Mascarenhas, Mohammed Imam Ul Haq, Haq, Prateek Singh, Singh, Francis Mascerenhas, Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Bernadette Baum, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: REUTERS, Francis Mascarenhas BHUBANESWAR, Reuters, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Balasore, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Odisha's, Bihar, Assam, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh

☆ India builds more hospitals as population surges but doctors in short supply
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Shivam Patel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The problem is a lack of doctors, a shortage that is reaching crucial levels as India becomes the world's most populous nation. Inaugurating the first specialised medical institute in northeast India last month, Modi said his government had sought to increase the number of doctors by setting up more medical colleges. The number of public hospitals, excluding specialised institutes, has risen some 9% in Modi’s time at the top, government data shows. The government says there was a near 80% shortage of surgeons, physicians, gynaecologists and paediatricians at community health centres in rural India as of March 2022. Specialist doctors tend to go overseas or join the private sector in metropolitan and other large cities, said Dr K. Srinath Reddy, at the Public Health Foundation of India non-profit.

☆ Manipur: Over 50 dead, hundreds hospitalized by ethnic violence in India
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Sania Farooqui | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New Delhi CNN —Ethnic violence in the Indian state of Manipur has left at least 55 people dead, according to hospitals in the city of Imphal. A further 260 people have been hospitalized since violence broke out between members of the Kuki and Meitei ethnic groups earlier this week, hospital officials told CNN on Sunday. A vehicle set on fire during an outbreak of ethnic violence in Imphal, the capital of India's Manipur state, on May 4. Scheduled tribes are among the most socio-economically disadvantaged groups in India and have historically been denied access to education and job opportunities. If the Meitei community are given scheduled tribe status, other tribal groups say they fear they will not have a fair chance for jobs and other benefits.

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