October2016
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Global Burden of Disease study 2015 assesses the state of the world’s health
Oct 7, 2016News Hour: The Lancet publishes the most up-to-date analysis on the state of the world’s health to equip governments and donors with evidence to identify national health challenges and priorities for intervention. This massive effort brings... -
275000 women died in pregnancy or childbirth in 2015
Oct 7, 2016News Hour: Woman who dies in childbirth, dozens more suffer injury, infection or disease. The majority of maternal deaths are due to haemorrhage, infection, unsafe abortion, and eclampsia (very high blood pressure leading to seizures), or... -
Under 5 deaths have halved since 1990, but slower progress on reducing newborn deaths
Oct 7, 2016News Hour: Worldwide, the number of deaths in children under the age of 5 has more than halved from 12.1 million in 1990 to 5.8 million in 2015, and the gap between groups of countries with... -
Jason Day withdraws from World Cup of Golf
Oct 7, 2016News Hour: Jason Day has been forced to withdraw from the World Cup of Golf and Australian Open next month due to a lingering back injury, the world number one has said. Day had been scheduled... -
Nadal eases into quarters during rain-hit day at China Open
Oct 7, 2016News Hour: Second seed Rafael Nadal survived a late fightback from Adrian Mannarino as he beat the French qualifier 6-1 7-6(6) on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open during a rain-hit day in... -
Reigning champs Cleveland open preseason with win
Oct 7, 2016News Hour: LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers looked every inch the reigning NBA champions Wednesday, opening the preseason with a 117-102 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Cavaliers led by as many as 31 points,...
