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A vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine and an information sheet is seen at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts February 26, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Brian Snyder

Global Measles Deaths Fall, But Still a Long Way to Go on Elimination Goals

Reuters 27/10/2017

Annual deaths from measles dropped below 100,000 worldwide last...

Craig Povey, who lives with narcolepsy © Daniel Stier

We Still Don’t Understand Sleep. Why Does This Matter?

Henry Nicholls 27/10/2017

Narcolepsy, a rare but not-so-rare disorder, is known to...

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Why Women With a Reproductive Disorder Face Isolation, Shame

Srinidhi Raghavan 03/10/2017

There is no clear line of treatment of PCOS/D...

A doctor attends to patients at Gaon Dawakhana, the community-owned village clinic that runs on family subscriptions. Credit: Lokpriya Janhit Sewa Sansthan.

How Women of Lalganj Mobilised the Community to Bring Doctors to Their Doorsteps

Sandeep Chavan 03/10/2017

Increased healthcare expenses and lack of access to hospitals...

While Kuala Lumpur boasts islands of artificial rainforest, one of the fastest growing urbanized agglomerations stretching 2,245 sq.km around it, with 7.4 million people, has lost all ancient rainforests to destructive palm oil plantations. Credit: IPS

The Urbanisation of Malnutrition

Manipadma Jena 27/09/2017

Poor shelter, lack of sanitation and hygiene in slums,...

Trump holds a healthcare meeting with Senate Republicans at the White House in Washington

Trump’s Last-Ditch Effort to Save Senate Healthcare Overhaul

Steve Holland 20/07/2017

Trump called 49 Republican senators to the White House...

A woman smokes a beedi or local cigarette hand-rolled with tobacco leaf on a roadside in New Delhi

Tobacco Industry Subverting Anti-Smoking Campaigns: WHO

Stephanie Nebehay 20/07/2017

The industry's interests are in "irreconcilable conflict with the...