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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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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: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May