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According to a recent research, people with OCD can have a huge impact on their decision-making skills. The survey has tried to establish the possibility of the psychological condition having possible biological causes. The research team, which hails from the University of South Wales, Sydney, conducted a series of MRI scans on the brains of 21 adolescents diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and made a startling discovery. The teens were asked to perform simple decision-based tasks in exchange for food, and the MRI machine measured the direction of blood flow in their brains. Those with OCD struggled to make the correct choices, even when the quantity and quality of the food offered were lowered. “People with OCD experience difficulties using reward signals to guide their choices in an adaptive way. Those behavioral difficulties are associated with changes in the brain,” said Iain Perks the author of the study.

UN Security Council scheduled a Wednesday vote on a resolution that initially condemned «the heinous terrorist attacks by Hamas» on Israel as well as all violence against civilians, while calling for «humanitarian pauses» to deliver desperately needed aid to millions in Gaza. Negotiations on wording of the draft resolution sponsored by Brazil continued throughout Tuesday, and the final version to be voted on had not been released by late Tuesday. The vote follows the council's rejection Monday evening of a Russian-drafted resolution that condemned violence and terrorism against civilians and called for a «humanitarian cease-fire» but made no mention of Hamas.

Gaza is not legal and is calling the situation “absolutely unacceptable.”Trudeau was responding to unfolding reports coming out of Gaza, where the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said that an Israeli airstrike hit a hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of Palestinians, including people using the hospital as shelter.A spokesman for the Israeli military said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the strike did not come from them.“From the analysis of the operational systems of the IDF, an enemy rocket barrage was carried out towards Israel, which passed through the vicinity of the hospital when it was hit,” the statement said. “According to intelligence information, from several sources we have, the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization is responsible for the failed shooting that hit the hospital.”Trudeau said in French, speaking to reporters on his way into the House of Commons, that “it’s not legal” to bomb a hospital.Trudeau has repeatedly said that wars have international rules that must be followed, and says Canada is working with allies to get a humanitarian corridor established so supplies can be brought into Gaza.Aid organizations are warning that the territory is near collapse, and Trudeau told reporters that hitting a hospital is “not acceptable.”The Health Ministry run by Hamas said at least 500 people had been killed in the hospital strike.Photos purportedly from al-Ahli Hospital shared widely on social video showed fire engulfing the building, widespread damage and bodies scattered in the wreckage.

ANI reported. “They're caring for me, they're treating me, they're giving me medication. Everything is okay.

AFP. On Monday, Iran's top diplomat and president, Ebrahim Raisi had said time was running out to reach a political solution and warned against the expansion of the Israel-Hamas war to other fronts. Amir-Abdollahian said Monday that "the resistance leaders" will not allow Israel "to do whatever it wants in Gaza".

AP reported. In Gaza, hospitals were on the verge of losing electricity, threatening the lives of thousands of patients, the report further added. Many have resorted to drinking dirty or sewage-filled water with taps dry, risking the spread of disease.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to raise the minimum wage for health care workers

Biotechnology giant CSL argues an ageing population will help shield its business from any fallout from the explosion in Ozempic-style drugs used off-label to treat weight loss, and potentially undermining its investment in therapies targeting kidney disease.

An Israel Defense Forces official says Hamas is “trying to prevent” people from fleeing Gaza, as civilians try to seek safety ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive.

Hindustan Times said. The EMRI-GHS is responsible for running Jharkhand’s special 108 free ambulance service. “We have sought an explanation from EMRI-GHS regarding the inordinate delays and, in some cases, the non-arrival of ambulances.

AP citing Juliette Touma, a spokesperson for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, about half a million Gaza residents have taken refuge in UN shelters across the territory and are running out of water. “Gaza is running dry," she said, adding that UN teams have also begun to ration water.

Gaza as thousands packed into the courtyard of the besieged territory's largest hospital as a refuge of last resort from a looming Israeli ground offensive and overwhelmed doctors struggled to care for patients they fear will die once generators run out of fuel. Palestinian civilians across Gaza, already battered by years of conflict, were struggling for survival Sunday in the face of an unprecedented Israeli operation against the territory following a Hamas militant attack on Oct 7 that killed 1,300 Israelis, most of them civilians.

New Delhi: Post covid-19 health complications were observed in a significant portion of patients, according to a recent study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The study found that 18.6% individuals experienced difficulty in breathing (dyspnea), 10.5% reported fatigue, and 9.3% faced mental health issues after being discharged from hospitals. Data was collected from a hospital-based registry comprising 8,042 patients admitted to 31 healthcare facilities across India between September 2020 and October 2022.

Laurus Labs on Friday said it has received approval from Indian drug regulator the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for its CAR-T cell therapy NexCAR19 (actalycabtagene autoleucel), for the treatment of certain types of blood cancers. NexCAR19 will be the first humanized CD19-targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy indigenously developed in India to be approved.

Israeli airstrikes have left more than 300,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip homeless, with 2 million residents facing critical shortages of food, water and fuel, while Israeli troops prepared Thursday for a possible ground invasion after Hamas' deadly assault last weekend. Retaliating for the bloodiest attack on Israel in 50 years, Israel is pummeling Gaza with a ferocity not seen in past conflicts and has cut off vital supplies to the coastal territory. Health officials in Gaza, home to 2 million people, said the Israeli bombardment had killed at least 1,500 people and injured more than 6,600. Israel's military says that it is hitting places used by Hamas, which controls Gaza, including mosques, houses and other outwardly civilian locations.

hair transplants in Turkey have become extremely popular, but why so? There are several reasons for this, and today we’ll discuss them, so stick around. Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, and it’s the home to over 300 hair clinics. Naturally, most people looking to get hair transplants come to Istanbul.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said officials are taking a more patient approach to monetary policy now that rates are at or near their peak, though further rate increases are still possible.

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Siddhartha Khemka, V-P, Head of Research, MOFSL, says «In India, we saw the IMF upgrading the India growth estimates plus we had the CLSA upgrading our overall overweight on the Indian market. These are all things which clearly make us positive on the market even in the near term. We all know that the long term looks quite good, but even in the near term, any dip of 4%, these kinds of positive news flows start coming in and investors come back to give that kind of support to the markets.» What is your pick in hospitals? One hospital stock which is catching my attention is Shalby. I would say it will be the most underperforming hospital stock but buzzing today. Do you track it or any other hospital pick? We do not have coverage on Shalby but we have a positive view on the hospitality space, the healthcare space, the hospitals. We like both Apollo Hospitals as well as Max Healthcare. The hospital sector is witnessing strong tailwinds given the increased penetration of insurance and higher international patients flow, as well as the enhanced healthcare awareness after the pandemic that the world witnessed over the last few years.

Walgreens has named a new CEO as pharmacy staff walked off the job this week over concerns that working conditions are putting employees and patients at risk

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