Year: 2018

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The Desperate Global Need for Medical Diagnostics

Julia von Oettingen and Rajesh Vedanthan 11/06/2018

The World Health Organization has made bold progress by...

Kafeel Khan's brother, Kashif Jameel, in hospital. Credit: Special arrangement

Kafeel Khan’s Brother Shot at Thrice in Gorakhpur

Anoo Bhuyan 11/06/2018

"I always said they would try to kill us,"...

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Infectious Diseases Are More Harmful to Isolated Communities. Here’s Why

Maxine Whittaker 10/06/2018

There are numerous examples of the havoc infectious diseases...

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Many Women With Breast Cancer May Not Need Chemo, But Beware Misleading Headlines

Darren Saunders 10/06/2018

Headlines that 70% of women with breast cancer don't...

A total of 244 samples have been tested in Kerala for the Nipah virus so far, of which 18 were positive and 226 negative, the government said.Credit: Reuters

Nipah High Alert Lifted in Kerala, Schools to Open on June 12

The health minister said though restrictions on public gatherings...

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Drones That Can Spot ‘Violent Behaviour’ in Crowds to Be Tested in India

The Wire Staff 10/06/2018

The technology will be tested during two festivals at...

A Badungduppa performance. Credit: Badungduppa website

Finding Meaning in the Mahua and the Sal Tree

Arundhati Ghosh 10/06/2018

As we hurtle down our paths of development at...