Fighting Disease
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Long before coronavirus, the West had scapegoated China for spreading smallpox
Racism played a role then, too.
Ari Larissa Heinrich, The Conversation
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Polio vaccine shortages pose a great risk to children, even if India is ‘polio free’
India still records cases of infection by the vaccine-derived polio virus and needs to carry out continuous immunisations against the disease.
Nayantara Narayanan
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The dangerous silence over catheters in the fight against antimicrobial resistance
The most common healthcare-acquired infections are urinary tract infections, half of which are associated with catheters.
Jane Feinmann, Mosaic
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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At least 14 children die of diphtheria in Delhi hospitals over past two weeks
An official of Maharishi Valmiki Infectious Diseases hospital said 120 out of 141 children admitted were from Uttar Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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Living with scoliosis has more than its fair share of twists and bumps
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that can be detected and treated in childhood but is often missed for lack of screening.
Kamala Thiagarajan
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Kerala: Three of a family die of mysterious virus, health department asks people not to panic
The state government has sent the samples of infected patients to the National Institute of Virology in Pune.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Meliodosis, the tropical disease kills thousands every year but remains neglected
A small team of doctors is has made it their mission to make the world take notice of meliodosis
Carrie Arnold, Mosaic
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To contain pandemics, scientists are hunting down viruses that might spread from wildlife to humans
The PREDICT project has been working since 2009 to identify viruses in wildlife such as bats, rodents and nonhuman primates around the world.
Karl Gruber, Ensia
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‘Feeling lousy’ and ‘off colour’: Disease outbreaks have influenced the way we talk
How infectious diseases have shaped our culture, habits and language.
Maxine Whittaker, The Conversation
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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How humans have forced disease-causing microbes to adapt and evolve
Humans increase the chance new viruses will emerge in us by simply being in the right place at the right time.
Ian M Mackay and Katherine Arden, The Conversation
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Through time, humans have evolved to survive and beat devastating infectious diseases
But we never really genetically overcame bacterial infections through evolution.
Simon Reid, The Conversation
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From smallpox to AIDS, how the world has battled infectious diseases
If we are to save the world from the threat of infectious diseases, we need to learn the lessons of past outbreaks.
David Griffin and Justin Denholm, The Conversation
The Field
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases