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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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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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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana
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Endgame: Indian Grandmasters are daring to dream at the 2024 Candidates