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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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Modi’s dog whistle on Muslims not the only time EC has ignored contentious statements by BJP leaders
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‘On tolerance’: Publisher-poet Naveen Kishore on the dilemmas of the artistic intellect
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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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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Eco India, Episode 258: Is repurposing waste saving the environment from further degradation?
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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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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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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IPL 2024: Sandeep Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal lead Rajasthan Royals to dominant win over Mumbai Indians
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Squash: Saurav Ghosal announces retirement from professional circuit
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju – inexperienced, expected to fail, but the chosen Candidate
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Chess: Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest winner in history of Candidates tournament
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ISL 2024: Vikram Partap Singh bounced back from tragedy to reach great heights in breakthrough year