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epidemiology

  • There are no ‘mystery diseases’, only healthcare gaps and delayed prognosis

    There are no ‘mystery diseases’, only healthcare gaps and delayed prognosis

    Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
    · May 15, 2025 · 10:00 pm
  • Why herd immunity may not be the perfect solution to coronavirus

    Why herd immunity may not be the perfect solution to coronavirus

    Adam Kleczkowski, The Conversation
    · Aug 06, 2020 · 11:30 pm
  • Explainer: How ‘disease detectives’ are battling the coronavirus pandemic

    Explainer: How ‘disease detectives’ are battling the coronavirus pandemic

    Smitha Nair
    · Jul 15, 2020 · 06:30 am
  • How does coronavirus spread? The principles of fluid mechanics hold the answer

    How does coronavirus spread? The principles of fluid mechanics hold the answer

    Justin Pringle, The Conversation
    · Jul 12, 2020 · 11:30 pm
  • Until we know more about the coronavirus, it is vital to be wary of ‘fast science’

    Until we know more about the coronavirus, it is vital to be wary of ‘fast science’

    Neil Levy, The Conversation Eric Schliesser, The Conversation Eric Winsberg, The Conversation
    · Jun 24, 2020 · 09:30 pm
  • After the ‘R number’, there’s a new symbol to understand Covid-19 spread

    After the ‘R number’, there’s a new symbol to understand Covid-19 spread

    Adam Kleczkowski, The Conversation
    · Jun 22, 2020 · 09:30 pm
  • As India’s Covid-19 cases rise, 11 states and 216 districts still have no epidemiologists

    As India’s Covid-19 cases rise, 11 states and 216 districts still have no epidemiologists

    Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com
    · Apr 21, 2020 · 01:30 pm
  • Coronavirus pandemic: How to make sense of the numbers

    Coronavirus pandemic: How to make sense of the numbers

    Jonathan Fuller, The Conversation
    · Apr 13, 2020 · 11:30 pm
  • Lab notes: Decoding the genetics of HIV strains found in India

    Lab notes: Decoding the genetics of HIV strains found in India

    Sarah Iqbal
    · Jan 11, 2018 · 05:30 am