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Explainer: Why Is Multi-Drug Resistance a Problem?

Priyanka Pulla 12/03/2020

This is the first of two explainers associated with...

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As Paranoia Goes Viral in Govt Health Circles, Testing Labs Face the Heat

Priyanka Pulla 10/02/2020

Experts have rubbished government officials' allegations that, thanks to...

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World’s First Injectable Male Contraceptive, Made in India, Could Soon Be Reality

The Wire Staff 19/11/2019

Clinical trials for Risug have successfully been completed and...

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Govt Investigations Into Muzaffarpur AES Deaths Show a Health System in Shambles

The Wire Staff 24/06/2019

Due to the Lok Sabha elections, the Bihar government...

Kozhikode: Relatives and hospital officals wear safety masks as they perform the last rites of V Moosa (61), a 'Nipah' virus victim, at Kannam Parambu graveyard, in Kozhikode, on Thursday. The death toll due to Nipah rose to 11 in Kerala. Moosa's sons Mohammed Saliah (28), Mohammed Sadiq (26) and a relative Mariumma had died earlier due to the deadly virus. Credits: (PTI Photo) (story no MDS2)(PTI5_24_2018_000148B)

India Seeks Australia’s Help to Combat Nipah Virus

Death toll rises to 12 in India, with no...

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If We Can Build Mangalyaan, Why Can’t We Do More in Health Sciences: New WHO Deputy Director General

Anoo Bhuyan 30/11/2017

Taking charge as WHO's deputy director general in December,...

What we do know about the potential harmful effects of RF radiation is that multiple studies and government agencies worldwide have recognised that RFR from towers or phones have no discernible effects on the human body. Credit: byrev/pixabay

The ICMR’s Attempts to Deal with RF Radiation Have Been Ham-Fisted

K.S. Parthasarathy 27/03/2017

The Centre isn't doing enough to ensure that the...