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The Hindu
7 hours ago
- General
- The Hindu
Top news of the day: June 16, 2025
Population Census will be conducted in 2027, government notifies The next Census of India shall be conducted during the year 2027, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notified on Monday (June 16, 2025). The Registrar General of India, under the MHA, issued the notification in the Gazette of India in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948). Pune bridge collapse: Police continue search operation; Fadnavis says Indrayani river bridge was declared dangerous Police on Monday (June 16) continued the search operation at the site where an iron bridge collapsed on the Indrayani River in Pune district, even as the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) called off its efforts. Four people died, and 18 were seriously injured when a 32-year-old bridge over the Indrayani River in Maval tehsil collapsed on Sunday (June 15) afternoon. 'Since all missing persons have been accounted for as per directions of the district administration, the search operation has been closed,' an NDRF official said. Kedarnath helicopter crash: 2 senior officials of helicopter firm booked for negligence Two senior officials of helicopter service operating firm Aryan Aviation Private Ltd have been booked for alleged negligence leading to the chopper crash near Kedarnath that killed all seven on board, including a two-year-old and the pilot. The Bell 407 helicopter that crashed on Sunday due to bad weather in the forests of Gauri Mai Khark between Gaurikund and Triyuginarayan belonged to Aryan Aviation Private Limited. Bike taxi ban comes into effect in Karnataka, but some aggregators continue to operate Following the refusal of the High Court of Karnataka to stay the order on suspension of bike taxi services, service providers were supposed to halt their services from June 16, 2025 (today). However, as of Monday morning, a few aggregators continued to operate bike taxis and commuters took rides on the two-wheelers in Bengaluru. Warmer climate could make sleep apnoea more severe, common, study finds Sleep apnoea, a condition characterised by having trouble breathing properly while sleeping, could become more common and severe in a warmer future, a new study has found. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder, estimated to affect about a billion worldwide. The condition occurs when muscles in the throat narrow the airways, impacting breathing and blood oxygen levels during sleep. In year of 'negative news', UN climate chief says 1.5 °C goal still achievable UN climate chief Simon Stiell on Monday (June 16, 2025) said that despite a year dominated by negative headlines, many of the world's largest economies are showing encouraging signs of action on climate change and that keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible. Ahmedabad plane crash: Ex-CM Rupani's mortal remains handed over to kin The mortal remains of former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, who died in an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week, were handed over to his family members by the civil hospital authorities in Ahmedabad on Monday (June 16, 2025). G7 summit opens in Canada with focus on trade, wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Israel, Iran When U.S. President Donald Trump last came to Canada for a Group of Seven (G7) summit, the enduring image was of him seated with his arms folded defiantly as then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel stared daggers at him. 38 Palestinians killed in new shootings near food distribution centers, medics say Gaza's Health Ministry says 38 Palestinians have been killed in new shootings in areas of food distribution centers in the south of the territory. The toll on Monday (June 16, 2025) was the deadliest yet in the near-daily shootings that have taken place as thousands of Palestinians move through Israeli military-controlled areas to reach the food centers. Witnesses say Israeli troops open fire in an attempt to control the crowds.
The Hindu
9 hours ago
- Health
- The Hindu
Warmer climate could make sleep apnoea more severe, common, study finds
Sleep apnoea, a condition characterised by having trouble breathing properly while sleeping, could become more common and severe in a warmer future, a new study has found. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder, estimated to affect about a billion worldwide. The condition occurs when muscles in the throat narrow the airways, impacting breathing and blood oxygen levels during sleep. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, show that one's chances of experiencing sleep apnoea could spike by 45 per cent on days with higher temperatures. The effect is projected to be stronger in European countries. However, chances of these effects in populations of countries with a lower gross domestic product per capita, including India, Israel and Brazil, are higher, the study found. Lead author Bastien Lechat from Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute Sleep Health, Australia, said the study helps "understand how environmental factors like climate might affect health by investigating whether ambient temperatures influence the severity of OSA." The study also projected that the burden, impacts, and costs of obstructive sleep apnoea could double by 2100, under a warming of 1.8 degrees Celsius in global ambient temperature above pre-industrial levels. In 2023, the increased prevalence of sleep apnoea due to global warming was "associated with a loss of over 780,000 healthy life years and 105 million workplace productivity days across 29 countries," the authors wrote. The authors quantified well-being and productivity burden due to sleep apnoea. The overall loss was found to be USD 98 billion, with a workplace productivity loss of USD 30 billion, and a well-being loss of USD 68 billion. Study highlights The study is the first of its kind outlining how global warming could be expected to affect breathing during sleep and impact the world's health, wellbeing and economy, Lechat added. Studies have related sleep apnoea with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and mental conditions, including anxiety, depression, dementia and Parkinson's disease. More than 500 nights of sleep data of 116,620 people from across 41 countries -- a total of about 62 million nights -- were analysed. Data was gathered using a sensor placed under the participants' mattresses. The researchers then compared this sleep data with detailed 24-hour temperature information sourced from climate models. "Globally, higher temperatures were associated with a 45 per cent higher probability of having OSA (obstructive sleep apnoea) on a given night," the authors wrote. Further, "scenarios with projected temperatures (of over) 1.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels would incur a further 1.2 to 3-fold increase in OSA burden by 2100," the study said. A 2023 study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, published in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews, estimated that 104 million Indians of working age suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, of whom nearly 50 per cent have it in a moderate or severe form.
Time of India
10 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Warmer climate could make sleep apnoea more severe, common, study finds
New Delhi: Sleep apnoea , a condition characterised by having trouble breathing properly while sleeping, could become more common and severe in a warmer future, a new study has found. Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder, estimated to affect about a billion worldwide. The condition occurs when muscles in the throat narrow the airways, impacting breathing and blood oxygen levels during sleep. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, show that one's chances of experiencing sleep apnoea could spike by 45 per cent on days with higher temperatures. The effect is projected to be stronger in European countries. However, chances of these effects in populations of countries with a lower gross domestic product per capita, including India, Israel and Brazil, are higher, the study found. Lead author Dr Bastien Lechat from Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute Sleep Health, Australia, said the study helps "understand how environmental factors like climate might affect health by investigating whether ambient temperatures influence the severity of OSA." The study also projected that the burden, impacts, and costs of obstructive sleep apnoea could double by 2100, under a warming of 1.8 degrees Celsius in global ambient temperature above pre-industrial levels. In 2023, the increased prevalence of sleep apnoea due to global warming was "associated with a loss of over 780,000 healthy life years and 105 million workplace productivity days across 29 countries," the authors wrote. The authors quantified well-being and productivity burden due to sleep apnoea. The overall loss was found to be USD 98 billion, with a workplace productivity loss of USD 30 billion, and a well-being loss of USD 68 billion. The study is the first of its kind outlining how global warming could be expected to affect breathing during sleep and impact the world's health, wellbeing and economy, Lechat added. Studies have related sleep apnoea with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and mental conditions, including anxiety, depression, dementia and Parkinson's disease. More than 500 nights of sleep data of 116,620 people from across 41 countries -- a total of about 62 million nights -- were analysed. Data was gathered using a sensor placed under the participants' mattresses. The researchers then compared this sleep data with detailed 24-hour temperature information sourced from climate models. "Globally, higher temperatures were associated with a 45 per cent higher probability of having OSA (obstructive sleep apnoea) on a given night," the authors wrote. Further, "scenarios with projected temperatures (of over) 1.8 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels would incur a further 1.2 to 3-fold increase in OSA burden by 2100," the study said. A 2023 study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, published in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews, estimated that 104 million Indians of working age suffer from obstructive sleep apnoea, of whom nearly 50 per cent have it in a moderate or severe form.
Daily Telegraph
04-06-2025
- Health
- Daily Telegraph
TGA approves Mounjaro as first medicine registered to treat obstructive sleep apnoea in adults with obesity
Don't miss out on the headlines from Lifestyle. Followed categories will be added to My News. A new drug is expected to be approved by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Association (TGA) as the first ever prescribed medicinal treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). The medicine, called Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is designed specifically to treat adults with OSA - a disease which affects around 780,000 Australians. The drug is designed specifically to help treat people who are diagnosed with OSA as a result of obesity given the strong link that exists between both conditions. Andrew Beveridge with the machine that helps him breath at night during sleep. Picture: Tricia Watkinson Respiratory and sleep specialist Professor Brendon Yee said the drug was a 'treatment option' for patients with moderate-to-severe OSA. 'You wouldn't use this medication in sleep apnoea patients who are not obese - which is maybe about 20% of patients,' Professor Yee said. 'There isn't one kind of treatment for the disease…it's important to assess patients based on what the best treatment is for them. Sometimes it may be a combination of things, for instance a combination of weight loss plus a trial of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) machines,' he said. 'Mounjaro is private script only, it's TGA approved. It's based on a sleep study and patients have to have obesity… it has the advantage that people can lose weight… but you have to sustain that weight loss.' Damon Sedgwick works in IT and loves performing in amateur theatre - something he found himself doing less and less after he was diagnosed with OSA. 'My partner noticed I was snoring in bed and I would stop breathing at times. I went and had a sleep study and was diagnosed with OSA,' Mr Wedgwick said. 'I tried to use a CPAP…I was using it and I did have a lot of success, but I was still overweight and I still had a dependence on the machine. It was a bit of a burden,' he said. Mounjaro fat-loss drug. Picture: Supplied 'A professor put me in touch with the Woolcock Institute…they said there's a new drug they're trialling and I said yes… the outcome of that after I finished was that I lost about 50 kilos.' Mr Sedgwick said he was able to reclaim the parts of his life which had been put on hold. 'It made a massive difference to my life. I don't snore at night anymore. I used to wake up 60 times on any given night, and now I barely do it once. It's good to be able to move - even walking to the shops is easy now,' he said. 'It's not a miracle shot. It's not a magic bullet, you have to work hard. I still have to watch what I eat and drink, I still have to exercise. It can't be used in isolation, you have to put the hard yards in.' Do you have a story for The Daily Telegraph? Message 0481 056 618 or email tips@
