Health Crisis
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Sri Lanka crisis cripples lauded healthcare system as critical drugs and supplies run out
Surgeries are being put off or prioritised and doctors are turning to inferior substitutes amid desperate calls for donations from abroad.
Darshan Dalal
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Next pandemic: Antimicrobial resistance causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS and malaria combined
A new paper shows that antimicrobial resistant infections contributed to 49.5 lakh deaths globally in 2019.
Jonathan Cox, The Conversation
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Covid-19 has disrupted India’s routine health services – and that could have long-term consequences
There has been a fall in immunisations, maternal health interventions and treatments of conditions such as kidney failure and cancer.
Rukmini S, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Thriller: A serial killer is on the loose, murdering India’s famous nuclear scientists one by one
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‘The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction’ makes you rethink pre-conceptions about the genre
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View from Nepal: India’s reaction to new currency note betrays patronising outlook to its neighbour
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Need 400 Lok Sabha seats to construct temple at Gyanvapi mosque site: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
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How rapid deforestation and urbanisation in Asia is aiding the spread of infectious diseases
About 60% of infectious diseases in humans come from animals.
Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
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What revisiting Greek mythology tells us about leadership in the times of the plague
The plague didn’t stop the Trojan War or give the Athenians enough reasons to make peace.
Joel Christensen, The Conversation
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Bengaluru civic body to evict street food vendors to curb spread of cholera, activists decry move
Several activists said the decision will target only poor people.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Keeping it clean: Why the family of a Delhi man who beat lung cancer won’t burst crackers on Diwali
Businessman Atul Kumar Jain lives in one of Delhi’s most polluted neighbourhoods. His kids don’t want to add to the contaminants that made their father sick.
Ishan Tankha & Aruna Chandrasekhar
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Nine days after detecting Nipah, Kerala is yet to nail the carrier of the deadly virus
Fruit bats are the primary suspects but the animal husbandry department is struggling to collect enough samples for testing.
TA Ameerudheen
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Nine days after detecting Nipah, Kerala is yet to nail the carrier of the deadly virus
Fruit bats are the primary suspects but the animal husbandry department is struggling to collect enough samples for testing.
TA Ameerudheen
The Reel
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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The enduring influence of the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ on Telugu cinema
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India 12th worst among 52 lower middle-income nations for newborns, says Unicef report
However, 1.2 lakh fewer children below the age of five died in the country in 2016.
Scroll Staff
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Doctors treating North Korean soldier who defected to the South find 11-inch worm in his stomach
Dozens of parasitic worms were found in the soldier’s digestive tract, highlighting the levels of malnutrition and poor hygiene in the isolated nation.
Scroll Staff
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Rajasthan: BJP Mandalgarh MLA Kirti Kumari dies of swine flu
She was 50 years old.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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The Man, the Machine: Merab Dvalishvili in Mumbai
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Nisha Dahiya wins Paris quota in women’s 68kg
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League 2024: Neeraj Chopra shows a spark in season opener
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IPL 2024: Gill and Sudharsan’s tons help Gujarat beat Chennai and stay in playoff hunt
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Athletics, Doha Diamond League as it happened: Neeraj Chopra finishes second; Kishore Jena ninth