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Killing the mood: Smartphones reduce birth rate, studies say
As governments around the world struggle with ways to reverse plunging birth rates, new US studies suggest they have ignored a key culprit — the smartphone. “Is the iPhone Birth ReadMore
Saudi center uses robotics to perform bowel surgery on child
The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Jeddah has performed a robotic-assisted bowel surgery on a young child. The youngster, aged just 2 and weighing about 10 kg,ReadMore
Japan approves stem-cell treatment for Parkinson’s in world first
Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson’s and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with the therapies expected to reach patients within months.ReadMore
Sundarbans: Terracotta rings offer hope against rising seas
The Sundarbans, the world’s biggest mangrove delta, is at risk. Straddling India and Bangladesh, the low lying islands are threatened by rising sea levels, subsidence and increasingly extreme weather. TheReadMore
WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines
Shawdesh Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a bidReadMore
