Battling Disease
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Special report: Why is India seeing a massive dengue outbreak this year?
Unplanned urbanisation, changing rainfall patterns and delayed preventive measures have created perfect conditions for mosquitoes to thrive.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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As India grows older and more polluted, a little-known disease is killing a million people a year
Often confused with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease claims more lives than diabetes, malaria, tuberculosis and breast cancer combined.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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The number of new HIV cases in India is falling but not fast enough and there’s a risk of resurgence
AIDS activists say more young people who have no awareness about HIV/AIDS are being diagnosed with the disease.
Papiya Bhattacharya
Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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Nanomedicine could hold the key to bringing the global tuberculosis epidemic under control
Nanoparticles allow less medicine to be needed and toxic side effects to be reduced.
Sarah D'Souza, Admire Dube, The Conversation
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Cheaper drugs are helping the fight against hepatitis C in Asia, but not enough
Hidden costs of treatment and stigma associated with the diseases are still major barriers.
Inga Vesper
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Battling HIV: ‘The epidemic is far from over and it’s not time to disengage’
Head of the International AIDS Society Linda-Gail Bekker on the continuing challenge of treating HIV and preventing new infections.
Candice Bailey, The Conversation
Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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The next step in dengue control might be an artificial intelligence prediction tool
A machine-learning system harnesses hundreds of parameters ranging from wind speed to local roof architecture to try and predict the next outbreak.
Aisling Irwin
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to eradicate tuberculosis from India by 2025
He said the government was doing ‘massive work’ to ensure that active TB cases are identified at the right time and the right medicines are given.
Scroll Staff
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The developing world suffers from many curable diseases. So, why aren’t we curing them?
Without drastic increases in funding and public awareness, the plight of people affected by the neglected tropical diseases is unlikely to lessen anytime soon.
Katherine J. Wu, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Yemen: Massive cholera outbreak in Sanaa leaves 115 dead
The World Health Organisation sent in medical supplies and equipment to the war-ravaged country.
Scroll Staff
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Why wildlife conservation is good for our collective health
From providing lifesaving drugs to buffering humans from disease, protection of wildlife habitat is key to human well-being.
Rashmi Bhat, Ensia
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This video explains how mosquitoes can be used to fight malaria (in two words, genetic engineering)
We haven't adopted the technology yet because it might lead to unintended consequences.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal