health
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India Asks Social Media Platforms to Take Down References to ‘Indian Variant’ of Coronavirus: Report
India’s information technology ministry has reportedly sent notices to social media platforms asking them to censor content that refers to an “Indian variant” of the coronavirus.
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UK Doctor Recounts Terrifying Experience With Covid-19 That Hospitalized Her for 5 Months
A doctor who became one of the earliest victims of the covid-19 pandemic in the UK has now recounted her harrowing experience. In a new case report, she describes her illness and treatment, which included weeks of a last-resort intervention called ECMO that completely took over for her lungs and heart, along with her ongoing…
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Overworking Is a Major Killer Worldwide, WHO Study Finds
Working too long is a major contributor to early death across the globe, according to new research from the World Health Organisation. The study, based on data from nearly 200 countries, estimates that over 700,000 people died in 2016 from heart disease and stroke linked to long working hours. Around half a billion people worldwide…
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An Australian College Was Teaching Students To Wash ‘Harmful’ Computer Radiation Off Their Faces
Sydney’s MCI Institute has been called out on Reddit after a screenshot of course work for a Certificate III in Business Admin purported false information regarding “harmful” computer radiation. Reddit user u/birdman142 shared the screenshot on the r/Australia subreddit overnight, asserting their housemate stumbled across the strange part of the curriculum. “My housemate is doing…