Study suggests community health workers reduce maternal, foetal and new-born deaths

Aug 23, 2020

Washington DC [USA], Aug 23 : Woking towards a lower mortality rate of maternal and newborn deaths, a recent study has highlighted that large...

Research shows stress hormones during pregnancy increase early language development in children

May 20, 2023

High levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester of pregnancy may boost speech and language abilities in the first three years...

Assam floods: Death toll touches 14, over 13 districts affected

Jun 03, 2024

Three more deaths were reported on Sunday which took the tally of deaths to 14 since May 28.

Pakistan reports highest COVID-19 deaths in 4 months

Nov 22, 2020

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 22 : Pakistan on Sunday recorded 59 deaths, the highest daily coronavirus deaths in four months.

Maharashtra records 116 COVID-19 deaths, highest single-day toll

May 29, 2020

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 : With 116 deaths reported on Friday, Maharashtra recorded the highest number of deaths in a single day.

Floods and landslides kill 60 people in Nepal

Sep 28, 2024

The Kathmandu Valley, comprising Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur alone, recorded 34 deaths in a single day due to water logging and landslides on the...