US homebuyers navigating housing affordability in 2026
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Debt trap among youth: A silent crisis of modern society
Dr Vishal Gupta vishalm.com85@gmail.com The modern world has transformed the lifestyle, aspirations, and spending habits of young people. Technology, social media, digital banking, and easy access to credit have created numerous opportunities for financial growth and convenience. However, alongside these opportunities, a dangerous financial problem has emerged among the younger generation – the debt trap. Today, many youths are becoming victims of excessive borrowing, uncontrolled spending, and financial mismanagement. What begins as a small loan or a simple credit purchase […]
Daily Excelsior • 5/15/2026, 10:11:12 PMOnce a prodigy, Shapath Bharadwaj comes back stronger after hiatus
More sports News: PUNE: In 2017, Shapath Bharadwaj became a sensation in the shooting fraternity as the then 14-year-old became the youngest to make it to India’s World.
Times of India • 5/15/2026, 4:30:00 PMAs May 20, set date for Meta layoffs, nears employees claim: Horrifically and historically low morale, everyone is ...
Tech News News: Inside the headquarters of the world’s largest social media company, the “Year of Efficiency” has reportedly turned into a year of dread. As the set d.
Times of India • 5/15/2026, 3:31:00 PMNew WHO online course strengthens good practices in clinical trials
High-quality clinical trials are essential for generating reliable evidence to inform health policy, clinical practice and public trust in science. To support countries and researchers in strengthening trial quality and equity, WHO has launched a new free online course, ‘WHO Good Practices for Clinical Trial Design and Implementation’, available on the WHO Academy online learning platform.The self‑paced course translates the ‘WHO Guidance for Best Practices for Clinical Trials’ into practical, applied learning for those involved in clinical trials. The course responds directly to requests from WHO Member States to strengthen capacity for clinical trials (as articulated in WHA75.8) and improve research quality, coordination and preparedness for public health emergencies.“Well-designed and well-conducted clinical trials are fundamental to protecting participants, producing trustworthy evidence and strengthening confidence in science,” said Dr Sylvie Briand, WHO Chief Scientist. “This course equips a wide range of actors with a shared understanding of good practices, helping to translate global guidance into better trials, better evidence and ultimately better health outcomes.”Clinical trials can involve anyone – healthy individuals or people living with a disease or other health condition. They test a wide range of health interventions, not just medicines. This includes vaccines, medical devices, surgical procedures, diagnostics, nutrition, physical therapy, psychological support, digital health tools, traditional or herbal remedies and process-of-care changes.Recent breakthroughs in global health underscore the critical role of high-quality clinical trials. These include long-acting HIV prevention injectables; innovative cancer therapies showing promising improvements in survival; advances in malaria prevention and treatment and new diagnostic tools to help end TB. “At a time when the global health agenda, and even science itself, is under attack, the importance of clinical trials cannot be overstated,” noted Dr Meg Doherty, Director of WHO’s Science for Health Department. “WHO remains committed to supporting the global research community to deliver life-saving advances in health, particularly in developing countries where the need is greatest. This new course forms part of our renewed focus on strengthening equitable research and ethics ecosystems.”Grounded in WHO’s 2024 guidance, the course is structured around five universally applicable scientific and ethical principles. Across nine interactive modules, taking approximately 4.5 hours to complete, learners explore how these principles can be applied in different settings, disease areas and health systems. The course emphasizes real‑world decision‑making, addressing common challenges in trial design, conduct and oversight, including participant protection, ethical review, community engagement, operational feasibility and relevance to public health needs. “The course provides a clear and highly practical foundation for ethical, high‑quality clinical research,” enthused Dr Rajeshree Sanyal, Senior Project Manager at The George Institute for Global Health in India, and an early course participant. “The real‑world case studies and interactive course format makes the learning process both engaging and easy to follow.”While currently available in English, other language versions of the course are planned to be rolled out in coming years. “The course successfully bridges the gap between ethical theory and operational reality, giving me the professional edge to ensure our trials are both robust and participant-centred,” explains Mithun Mohan George, Project Manager at Sunnybrook Research Institute in Canada. “I have already started implementing key lessons in my monitoring plan documents and would definitely recommend this course to all those who are looking to make clinical research practices better.”By making this course freely available online, WHO aims to reduce barriers to high‑quality clinical trials education and support countries in building sustainable research capacity aligned with national and global health priorities. Register for the course here
World Health Organization (WHO) • 5/15/2026, 2:44:18 PMThe silent killer behind sudden heart attacks: Why looking healthy no longer guarantees a healthy heart
A person who goes to the gym regularly, eats salads, avoids sugar, and looks perfectly fit does not usually fit the image of a heart patient. Butt hospitals across the world are seeing a worrying pattern. Young professionals, marathon runners, slim office-goers, and seemingly healthy adults are arriving in emergency rooms with sudden heart attacks. In many of these cases, one hidden condition sits in the background: hypertension.High blood pressure is called the “silent killer” because it rarely announces itself with loud symptoms. There is no fever, no obvious pain, and often no visible warning sign. But inside the body, the pressure slowly damages blood vessels, strains the heart, and increases the risk of stroke, kidney disease, and sudden cardiac events. According to the World Health Organization’s hypertension report, nearly 1.4 billion adults globally live with hypertension, and many do not even know they have it.
Times of India • 5/15/2026, 7:30:00 AM‘They live that long?’: Trump has questions as Xi takes him to secret garden, shows old trees, promises rose seeds
Centuries-old trees dominated the conversation in Beijing’s former imperial garden Zhongnanhai, where Trump and Xi strolled in the concluding hours of summit | World News
Hindustan Times • 5/15/2026, 7:24:53 AMAustralian Passengers Return Home Amid Hantavirus Outbreak Scare
Six people, including four Australians, who were on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, returned to Australia. They tested negative for the virus before flying back and will undergo a 42-day quarantine. The World Health Organization stresses that hantavirus is less contagious than COVID-19.
Devdiscourse • 5/15/2026, 4:32:08 AMThis Year’s Venice Biennale Breakout? The Culturemogger
The world of contemporary art is like Prospero’s enchanted island, “full of noises, sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight, and hurt not.” But when news happens, it’s babel or bedlam or both. On the enchanted archipelago of Venice, I was always a step — actually whole days — behind events as they unfolded at the prestigious 2026 Biennale for the arts. It was harrying.
Bloomberg • 5/15/2026, 4:00:11 AMSix passengers in quarantine in Australia after evacuation from hantavirus cruise ship
Six passengers from a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have returned to Australia, after the government secured a flight for them. They will now spend three weeks in quarantine which is just short of the World Health Organization's recommended 42-day period.
SBS Australia • 5/15/2026, 3:11:47 AM