public health
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Cancer, lung ailments are on the rise in Kolkata. Yet the city is doing little to curb air pollution
Guruvinder Singh
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Delhi is one of the world’s most polluted cities – so why is clean air not an election issue?
Vijayta Lalwani
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‘Destructive futility’: 10 reasons why Mumbai’s Coastal Road Project should be scrapped
Hussain Indorewala
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Growing fear about vaccination (including in India) is bringing back eradicated diseases
Madhurima Shukla
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Beware the vape: E-cigarettes pose an urgent threat to public health
Elliott M Reichardt, The Conversation Juliet R Guichon, The Conversation
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Malnutrition is a growing concern in developed countries, and vegan diets could be a contributor
Chris Elliott, The Conversation Chen Situ, The Conversation Claire McEvoy, The Conversation
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“One of the strongest pillars”: Dr Amit Sengupta, a leader of the public health movement, dies at 60
Scroll Staff
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Most of the world’s poor continue to use unhealthy and polluting traditional cookstoves
Gayathri Vaidyanathan
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India’s politicians are unlikely to do much to tackle air pollution in election year
Patralekha Chatterjee
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Children choke on toxic air in the shadow of Delhi’s burning mountain of garbage
Vijayta Lalwani
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Can we prevent violent crime by treating it like an infectious disease?
Samira Shackle, Mosaic
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Through baby steps, women of Andhra Pradesh’s Araku Valley are being taught about maternal health
Basudev Mahapatra
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India’s plan to restrict life-saving drug could endanger women during childbirth, say experts
Nayantara Narayanan
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Why shutting down Sterlite’s polluting copper factory in Thoothukudi is only a small victory
Nityanand Jayaraman
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The Daily Fix: Why is a doctor once feted for saving lives in the UP hospital tragedy still in jail?
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Low-cost, low-maintenance solutions helped an Odisha village get clean drinking water
Rakhi Ghosh
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PM’s plan for free gas connections is failing its objective – as government had been warned it would
Nitin Sethi Aroon Deep
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Severe air pollution is choking Dhaka – but much of it could be easily tackled
Kamran Reza Chowdhury
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Vaccination rates among India’s rich have dropped, the national family health survey shows
Nayantara Narayanan
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2017 in review: These three stories from the year show India’s apathy towards public healthcare
Scroll Staff