Month: July 2018

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When You Have a Serious Hereditary Disease, Who Has a Right to Know?

Shaun Raviv 15/07/2018

A 2017 lawsuit has set an important precedent –...

A young girl holds an infant in Amelia village in Singrauli district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh

Undercooked: An Expensive Push to Save Lives and Protect the Planet Falls Short

Sara Morrison, Pro Publica 14/07/2018

Millions of lives were at stake. Hillary Clinton was...

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Experts on US Opposition to Breastfeeding and What’s Next on the Agenda for Nutrition Advocates

Amruta Byatnal, News Deeply 14/07/2018

Activists believe Donald Trump has joined an American tradition...

Study islands on the horizon. Credit: Krishna Anujan

Stress and Comedy: What the Romance of Fiction Won’t Tell You About Fieldwork

Krishna Anujan 14/07/2018

You make lifelong friends in the field because you...

An illustration of a banded krait, found primarily in the Indian subcontinent. Credit: biodivlibrary/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

To Get Ahead on the Fight Against Snakebite, We Must See Beyond the Big Four

Rohini Krishnamurthy 13/07/2018

India has about 60 species of venomous snakes ,and...

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In UP’s Faizabad, an Unlicensed Tyre Factory Has Become a Health Hazard

Khabar Lahariya 13/07/2018

Fumes from burning defective tyres have not only destroyed...

A health technician analyses blood samples for tuberculosis testing in a high-tech tuberculosis lab in Carabayllo in Lima, Peru May 19, 2016. Credit: Reuters

Only Handful in India Will Have Access to TB ‘Wonder Drug’ Delamanid Next Month

Disha Shetty 13/07/2018

Four-hundred doses of Delamanid, one of the last known...