Public Health Watch
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China is seeing an uptick in respiratory illness – should we be worried?
Several causes for the surge have been identified, which gives the confidence we are not dealing with a novel virus.
C Raina MacIntyre, The Conversation, Ashley Quigley, The Conversation , Haley Stone, The Conversation & Rebecca Dawson, The Conversation
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Centre asks states to review public health preparedness amid pneumonia outbreaks in China
The government said the measures are precautionary and that there is ‘no need for any alarm’.
Scroll Staff
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As dengue spreads to new areas around the world, it is becoming less predictable
Something unusual seems to be happening with the potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease.
Simon Bishop, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Flaws in nutritional scheme for TB patients show challenges in feeding the hungry in Covid-19 times
The Nikshay Poshan Yojana scheme is well-intentioned but remains poorly conceptualised and executed.
Diptendu Bhattacharya & Vashita Madan
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How the Aam Aadmi Party’s Mohalla Clinics changed public healthcare in Delhi
Ahead of Delhi elections on February 8, a look at the hits and misses of the AAP government’s pet project.
Sadhika Tiwari, HealthCheck.in
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In India, 47% of poorest children and 30% of richest children are not immunised
Factors such as household wealth and parents’ literacy affect vaccine coverage.
Pankti Antani, HealthCheck.in
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Beware the vape: E-cigarettes pose an urgent threat to public health
Vaping devices were designed as a clean way of delivering nicotine, to help people stop smoking tobacco.
Elliott M Reichardt, The Conversation & Juliet R Guichon, The Conversation
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Rajasthan is trying to fix staff shortages at health facilities – but that’s creating other problems
The state has privatised the management of some its primary health centres. But the low wages have prompted many qualified staff to quit.
Menaka Rao
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One year on, states have not complied with the Supreme Court’s sterilisation surgery guidelines
States and union territories have failed to provide details of death audit reports and status of claims made under their sterilisation programmes.
Navneet Wadkar & Mohit Gandhi
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Over 18,700 dengue cases reported this year, Kerala tops the list
Tamil Nadu assumed the second spot with 4,174 dengue cases reported so far this year.
Scroll Staff
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What India can learn from China on tackling mental health
China runs the largest publicly-funded mental health programme in the world.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Golden Tobacco Ltd begins implementing 85% pictorial warning rule on its cigarette packs
Packets of two of the company's several several brands – Panama and Golden Gold Flake – bearing April 2016 as the manufacture date will carry larger images.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I