Health Check
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Delhi records 5,270 dengue cases – highest since 2015
Of the total cases recorded this year, 2,570 infections were reported over the last week.
Scroll Staff
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Even before Covid-19, fiction and memoirs were talking about physical and mental health
Since the 1960s, critiques of medical education have meant an emerging awareness of how the medical field can be allied with literature.
Cynthia Spada, The Conversation
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Despite great strides in tuberculosis care, two lakh Indians fall through the cracks every year
Why do so many opt out of treatment and how can this be fixed?
Ramnath Subbaraman & Beena E Thomas
Trending
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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Journalist Mohammed Zubair arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments
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‘Bare-chested horseback riding display’: Prime Ministers of Canada and UK mock Putin at G7 summit
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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Long before chickens were domesticated for food, they were regarded as exotica
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Tuberculosis eradication programmes must address malnutrition, poverty and unemployment
Medical advancements must happen in tandem with improved living standards.
Anup Agarwal & Abhisake Kole
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Why it’s vital for tuberculosis eradication programmes to recognise link to mental health challenges
According to the World Health Organisation, 40%-70% of TB patients experience mental health disorders.
Saurabh Mehrotra
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How tuberculosis patients undergoing treatment can deal with its mental health side effects
A common mistake is counting down the days. A better approach is to make the days count.
Diptendu Bhattacharya
Video
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‘Over, out’: US school teacher uses a ‘preposition rap’ to teach students grammar
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Watch: A new rendition of Moonlight Sonata, arranged by musician AR Rahman
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‘No democracy’: Feminist activist Gloria Steinem on the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US
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Watch: Comedian Kapil Sharma honours Deep Sidhu, KK, Sidhu Moose Wala at Vancouver show
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Watch: Protests in Kolkata and Bengaluru against arrests of Teesta Setalvad and RB Sreekumar
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Do clusters of holes and cracks scare you? You are not alone
There is a debate over whether trypophobia is a legitimate condition or just another internet fad.
Chrissie Giles, Mosaic.com
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India’s burn centres suffer from lack of data and basic facilities
Around one million people suffer burn injuries each year, says the heath ministry in its 2017-’18 report.
Makarand Purohit, HealthCheck
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Malnutrition doesn’t discriminate: 38% of all Indian children, rich and poor, are stunted
Undernutrition, either due to a lack of resources or awareness, is leading to often irreversible deficiencies in children’s growth.
Nushaiba Iqbal, HealthCheck.in
The Reel
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Watch: The trailer of series ‘Modern Love Hyderabad’ is out
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Watch: ‘Shoorveer’ series is about the creation of an elite military unit
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Start the week with a film: ‘So Long, My Son’ and China’s warped development
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A mysterious threesome in ‘Haraamkhor’ director’s new film
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Watch: Ranveer Singh tests his survival skills with Bear Grylls in Serbia
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A government survey shows the extent of obesity among Indian children and adolescents
Five per cent of Indian children are overweight and 10% pre-diabetic.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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Why four of five Indian children diagnosed with cancer do not survive beyond 5 years
Delays in diagnosis, steep expenses, non-completion of treatment and the scarcity of cancer centres in rural India are some of the reasons.
Alfie Habershon and Swagata Yadavar, HealthCheck.in
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India and China are top hot spots of antimicrobial resistance in animals, shows new study
All farmers need to be weaned off quick-fix antibiotics, says the study’s author.
Ranjit Devraj
The Field
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Watch: Novak Djokovic after record 80th match win at Wimbledon – ‘Now let’s get to 100’
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Hockey: Bichu Devi, the reluctant goalkeeper who fell in love with the sport
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Third T20I: Chamari Athapaththu’s 80* gives Sri Lanka consolation win, India clinch series 2-1
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Edgbaston Test: Mayank Agarwal added to India squad as cover for Rohit Sharma
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Watch: Uganda’s Frank Nsubuga takes stunning one-handed diving catch against Kenya