Year: 2017

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Creating an Indian Medical Service Would Be Good for the Health Sector

K. Sujatha Rao 12/07/2017

Instituting an All India Health Cadre would ensure that...

Dilution of the PCPNDT Act will only facilitate the worsening of child sex ratio. Credit: Reuters

India’s Medical Community Must Aid, Not Impede, Law on Pre-Natal Diagnostics

Sabu George and Sudha Sundararaman 12/07/2017

Despite the declining sex ratio indicating the widespread use...

Participants at a gay pride celebration in Uganda. Credit: Amy Fallon/IPS

UN Must Improve LGBTQI Health to Deliver on ‘Leave No One Behind’ Promise

Felicity Daly 12/07/2017

LGBTQI people’s health is consistently poorer than that of...

Somewhat misplaced attention is placed on the security threats posed by climate change. Credit: Reuters

Deciphering the Grammar of Climate Change

Siddharth Mallavarapu 11/07/2017

In Climate Terror: A Critical Geopolitics of Climate Change,...

Healthcare activists are detained after a protest to stop the Republican health care bill at Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Credit: Reuters/Yuri Gripas

US Senate Republicans Still Torn Over Healthcare Bill; Protests Intensify

Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker 11/07/2017

While Democrats claim the new Bill is massive wealth...

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Tamil Nadu Confirms First Case of Zika – Within 11 Days of Detection

Anoo Bhuyan 10/07/2017

The Tamil Nadu government conducted three tests in different...

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Study on Colour Blind Medical Students Shows Need for Screening, Counselling

Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar 10/07/2017

The Supreme Court had earlier termed excluding students on...