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NPCI partners with fintech firms to launch RuPay health card
- NPCI partners with fintech startups QubeHealth and Falcon to introduce a RuPay-powered health card in India.
- The health card enables employees to get reimbursements on healthcare expenditure from their employers and also avail cashbacks and discounts at QubeHealth partner merchants.
- QubeHealth aims to deploy over a billion dollars in healthcare financing to employed Indians by 2025.
- The card offers a fully digital onboarding process, UPI P2M payments, and cashback rewards, among other advanced features for subscribers.
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Uber driver donates kidney to passenger he met during ride
- Former US army veteran turned Uber driver, Tim Letts, donated his kidney to a passenger after learning of his health problems during a ride to the dialysis center.
- Letts offered to donate his kidney to Sumiel and they ended up being a match, leading to a successful surgery.
- The successful surgery took place one year ago, and Sumiel is now rehabbing at the University of Delaware's Renal Rehab center while staying in touch with his "forever friend" Letts.
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Canada tightens sales of diabetes drug Ozempic to non-Canadians
- Canada is implementing stricter rules on sales of the Type 2 diabetes drug, Ozempic, to non-Canadians when the drug's supply is limited.
- The province of British Columbia will be more tightly restricting sales of the drug to Americans crossing the border to fill Ozempic prescriptions at lower prices.
- Ozempic, which is a once a week hormone injection for Type 2 diabetes, is also being used off-label for weight loss with good results.
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China’s 'fake science industry' threatens progress with 'paper mills'
- China has become one of the world's most prolific publishers of scientific papers, producing 3.7 million papers in 2021, 23% of global output, and just behind the 4.4 million total from the US.
- The quality of Chinese research has been called into question due to systemic inefficiencies and fraudulent research, including the use of "paper mills" to create fake research papers.
- Pressure to publish and meet performance targets in academia has led to a focus on quantity over quality and increased fraudulent research.
- Weak enforcement of penalties against paper mills has created an institutionalized incentive to cheat in order to meet citation and publication output targets.
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Deadly fungal infection spreading in US at an alarming rate, CDC says
- Deadly Candida auris fungus rapidly spreading in the US, doubling clinical cases in 2021.
- Multidrug-resistant Candida auris now present in over half of US states, poses a significant public health threat.
- Candida auris easily spread in healthcare facilities, resistant to disinfectants, and can be carried without symptoms.
- Candida auris (C. auris), a type of yeast, can lead to severe illness in individuals with compromised immune systems.
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Bezos' Earth Fund Pledges $34.5 Million for Climate and Food Initiatives
- Bezos Earth Fund allocates $34.5 million towards climate reporting and sustainable food initiatives.
- The grants include $19.1 million in funding for environmental impact reporting, with the Carbon Disclosure Project and GHG Protocol receiving $9.9 million and $9.25 million, respectively.
- The grants aim to help CDP and GHG Protocol refine their models and increase the transparency of climate impact data.
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Are your reusable water bottles dirtier than a toilet seat? New study says yes
- A recent study conducted by waterfilterguru.com revealed that reusable water bottles carry 40,000 times more bacteria than an average toilet seat.
- The study examined four popular types of water bottles and found two major types of bacteria, gram-negative rods and bacillus, inside them, which can cause serious infections and gastrointestinal issues.
- On average, the bottles harboured as much as 20.8 million CFUs of gram-negative bacteria, with spout and screw-top lid bottles being the most infected with 30 million CFUs.
- To avoid drinking contaminated water, it is recommended to wash the bottles with soapy water at least once a day and sanitize them at least once a week.
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