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Hospitals Focus On Doing No Harm

Last week, I reported on the problem of preventable harm in hospitals. It has been estimated that each year between 98,000 and 440,000 people die as a result of preventable...

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21 Leaders 2016 - Meet Three Powerhouses Who Test Healthcare.

Something inside Schell Carpenter clicked as she witnessed Texas Senator Wendy Davis' 2013 filibuster of an omnibus anti-choice bill that threatened to reduce the number of...

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Not-So-Bitter Pill

Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk. Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects...

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Not-So-Bitter Pill

Oral contraceptive use not associated with increased birth defects risk. Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects...

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Maternal Deaths ‘Still A Significant Problem’ In India

Maternal deaths are still a significant problem in India despite the introduction of a cash incentive scheme to encourage women to give birth in proper health facilities mo...

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Just 62 People Now Own The Same Wealth As Half The World's Population, Research Finds

Wealth inequality has grown to the stage where 62 of the world’s richest people own as much as the poorest half of humanity combined, according to a new report. The r...

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Oral Contraceptive Use Not Associated With Increased Birth Defects Risk

Boston, MA – Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard...

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IIT Alumnus Launches 'World's First Wearable Gaming Platform', Supersuit

A game design company in the US, founded by an IIT-educated entrepreneur, has showcased a first of its kind wearable gaming platform meant to reduce screen time for childre...

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Spending On Child Healthcare Soars, But 40 Mn Children Stunted

Here are some health statistics for Indian children five years or younger: 38.7% are stunted (below normal height for the age), 19.8% are wasted (underweight and short) and...

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Year In Review: The Biggest Stories About Gender Inequality At Work

Gender inequality in the workplace continued to be a subject of contention this past year. Companies from Netflix to Goldman Sachs sought to make their paid-leave programs ...

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