Month: May 2026

The rise of epidemiology as a discipline and the birth of hypertension as a disease

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The rise of epidemiology as a discipline and the birth of hypertension as a disease

In February 1945, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, then U.S. president, arrived at the Yalta Conference to negotiate the post-war future of Europe alongside Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. The American president appeared visibly exhausted, lethargic and physically frail. Behind those images lay a silent medical crisis. Roosevelt’s blood pressure had reached around 260/150 mm Hg before…

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Science

Suspected gunman in deadly shootings in southern Türkiye ends life as police close in during a major search effort

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Suspected gunman in deadly shootings in southern Türkiye ends life as police close in during a major search effort

Police officers guard the school where a shooting took place yesterday, in the southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 16, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters A man suspected of carrying out a string of deadly shootings in southern Türkiye has died after taking his own life when security forces surrounded him, Türkiye’s state-run news…

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Heavy discounts, old prescriptions and 10-minute deliveries: Why thousands of pharmacies in Telangana are shutting down on May 20

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Heavy discounts, old prescriptions and 10-minute deliveries: Why thousands of pharmacies in Telangana are shutting down on May 20

A poster announcing the nationwide strike by chemists and druggists hangs outside a medical store in Punjagutta. The All India Organisation of Chemists & Druggists has called for a strike on May 20, demanding a ban on online sale of medicines, curbs on deep discounts by corporates, and measures to prevent spurious medicines in Hyderabad…

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Nation

Tolkien, Calix, The Archer, Strong And Light and Evolvita shine

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Tolkien, Calix, The Archer, Strong And Light and Evolvita shine

Tolkien, Calix, The Archer, Strong And Light and Evolvita shone when the horses were exercised here on Tuesday morning (May 19) Inner sand: 600m: Gloriousness (Suraj) 40.5. Moved well. Outer sand: 600m: Flight Of Fancy (R. Pradeep) 41.5. Strode out well. 1000m: Tolkien (Askahy), Kazing (Sandesh) 1-15, 600/41.5. Former started three lengths behind and finished…

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Sports

BITS Pilani Hyderabad researchers develop graphene electrode for improved supercapacitor performance

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BITS Pilani Hyderabad researchers develop graphene electrode for improved supercapacitor performance

Researchers at the BITS Pilani Hyderabad Campus have developed a new graphene-based electrode that could improve the performance and lifespan of supercapacitors, an emerging energy storage technology used in portable electronics, wearable devices, and microelectronic systems. The work was carried out by scientists at the MEMS, Microfluidics and Nanoelectronics (MMNE) Lab and published recently in…

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Over 100 labourers from four Southern States rescued as massive raids continue at Nizamabad brick kilns

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Over 100 labourers from four Southern States rescued as massive raids continue at Nizamabad brick kilns

Several labourers rescued from bonded labour conditions at a cluster of brick kilns in Armoor mandal during raids on May 19, 2026. Photo: Special Arrangement A large-scale rescue operation is under way in Telangana’s Nizamabad district on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), after more than 100 labourers, including children, were rescued from alleged bonded labour conditions…

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PM Modi discusses ways to boost bilateral ties with counterparts from Iceland, Finland, Denmark

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PM Modi discusses ways to boost bilateral ties with counterparts from Iceland, Finland, Denmark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) discussed ways to further strengthen bilateral ties in areas such as trade and renewable energy during separate meetings with his counterparts from Iceland, Finland and Denmark. PM Modi held the meetings ahead of the 3rd India-Nordic Summit. During his talks with Iceland Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir,…

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World

Rescuers search for three missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion

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Rescuers search for three missing after German building collapse possibly caused by gas explosion

Emergency services from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) use their bare hands to remove the mountain of rubble from the collapsed residential building in the city center of Goerlitz, Germany, Tuesday (May 19, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP Rescue teams in eastern Germany searched on Tuesday (May 19, 2026) morning for three people…

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Russian missile, drone strikes kill four in Ukraine’s northern regions, officials say

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Russian missile, drone strikes kill four in Ukraine’s northern regions, officials say

A rescue worker on Monday (May 18, 2026), puts out a fire of a building damaged after a Russian strike on Chernihiv region, Ukraine. File | Photo Credit: AP Russian ​missile and drone strikes in the Chernihiv and Sumy ​regions, in northern Ukraine, killed four ⁠people and injured several more, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday…

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