Year: 2017

Nilavembu Kudineer. Credit: YouTube/Indiamart

Tamil Nadu Government Distributes Herbal Concoction to ‘Cure’ Dengue

The Wire Staff 19/10/2017

While it is possible (though expensive) to try and...

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The Disappearing Mid-Wives of Tribal Gujarat

Damayantee Dhar 19/10/2017

Traditional birth attendants play a central role during pregnancies, childbirth...

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Why India’s Poor Are Still Paying for Healthcare Despite the National Health Insurance Scheme

Prachi Salve & Swagata Yadavar 18/10/2017

While the cost of hospitalisation has gone up more...

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In Aligarh, BJP MLAs Prevent Arrest of Doctors Allegedly Caught Conducting Sex Determination Test

The Wire Staff 18/10/2017

BJP MLAs Sanjeev Raja and Anil Parashar refused to...

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How the University of California Is Fighting Proxy Patent Battle for Expensive Cancer Drug in India

Anoo Bhuyan 17/10/2017

The university appears to be representing pharmaceutical companies Pfizer,...

Children in Tuniahi Dakhinwari village of Madhepura. Poor nutrition leaves the children vulnerable to disease, susceptible to infections and diseases such as tuberculosis and cholera. Deprived of adequate nutrition in their formative early years, these children remain mentally and physically stunted for life.

Photo Essay: India’s Silent Emergency – Malnutrition

Abhijit Mohanty 17/10/2017

In rural Bihar, poor nutrition is caused by interrelated...

An artist's concept of what a neutron star collision would look like. Credit: Illustration by Robin Dienel courtesy of the Carnegie Institution for Science

LIGO and Telescopes Spot Spectacular Neutron Star Cataclysm in Record-Breaking Discovery

Sandhya Ramesh 16/10/2017

Two neutron stars collided in space, unleashing a deadly...