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What a ‘post‑antibiotic era’ could mean for modern medicine

What a ‘post‑antibiotic era’ could mean for modern medicine

Steven W Kerrigan

4 hours ago

5 min read

When ritual meets risk: Fire, heat and the unlearned lessons of Thrissur Pooram

When ritual meets risk: Fire, heat and the unlearned lessons of Thrissur Pooram

22 Apr 2026

5 min read

New bird flu variant sweeps North America, raises pandemic concerns

New bird flu variant sweeps North America, spreading across migratory bird routes

Himanshu Nitnaware

17 Apr 2026

4 min read

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What a ‘post‑antibiotic era’ could mean for modern medicine

What a ‘post‑antibiotic era’ could mean for modern medicine

Steven W Kerrigan

4 hours ago

5 min read

When ritual meets risk: Fire, heat and the unlearned lessons of Thrissur Pooram

When ritual meets risk: Fire, heat and the unlearned lessons of Thrissur Pooram

22 Apr 2026

5 min read

New bird flu variant sweeps North America, raises pandemic concerns

New bird flu variant sweeps North America, spreading across migratory bird routes

Himanshu Nitnaware

17 Apr 2026

4 min read

Loneliness can affect your memory – but that doesn’t mean it leads to dementia

Loneliness can affect your memory — but that doesn’t mean it leads to dementia

17 Apr 2026

3 min read

Africa remains off-track in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases, says WHO report

Africa remains off-track in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases, says WHO report

17 Apr 2026

2 min read

Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from plastic in world first

Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from plastic in world first

15 Apr 2026

2 min read

Indigenous knowledge: Researchers decode cancer-fighting potential of traditional Konyak Naga herbal medicine

Indigenous knowledge: Researchers decode cancer-fighting potential of traditional Konyak Naga herbal medicine

13 Apr 2026

2 min read

Africa is losing health workers when it can least afford to — a pattern rooted in colonial history

Africa is losing health workers when it can least afford to — a pattern rooted in colonial history

13 Apr 2026

4 min read

New study reveals undercounting of stillbirths in India

New study reveals undercounting of stillbirths in India

10 Apr 2026

3 min read

Kidney disease is growing in Africa: Big new study casts light on genetic risk factors

Kidney disease is growing in Africa: Big new study casts light on genetic risk factors

10 Apr 2026

5 min read

Childhood cancer survival rises globally, but stark inequalities persist: Study

Childhood cancer survival rises globally, but stark inequalities persist: Study

08 Apr 2026

4 min read

A mass human capital loss

A mass human capital loss

Richard Mahapatra

08 Apr 2026

3 min read

Interviews

Jacinta Kerketta

“Writing dispelled the fear within me”

Preetha Banerjee

10 Jan 2026

6 min read

Dia Mirza has established herself as a versatile actor and producer in the Indian film industry as well as a committed climate crusader

“Apply yourself to solutions to feel less despondent”

03 Jan 2026

4 min read

‘Depopulation would mean fewer people contributing to advancement of knowledge’

‘Depopulation would mean fewer people contributing to advancement of knowledge’

16 Oct 2025

6 min read

‘Incentivise diagnosis of silicosis’

‘Incentivise diagnosis of silicosis’

26 Apr 2025

2 min read

‘Silicosis is a silent epidemic’

‘Silicosis is a silent epidemic’

19 Apr 2025

4 min read

‘Integrate health, physiology to assess heat impacts’

‘Integrate health, physiology to assess heat impacts’

Himanshu Nitnaware

05 Apr 2025

4 min read

Blogs

What a ‘post‑antibiotic era’ could mean for modern medicine

What a ‘post‑antibiotic era’ could mean for modern medicine

Steven W Kerrigan

4 hours ago

5 min read

Loneliness can affect your memory – but that doesn’t mean it leads to dementia

Loneliness can affect your memory — but that doesn’t mean it leads to dementia

17 Apr 2026

3 min read

Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from plastic in world first

Scientists make Parkinson’s drug from plastic in world first

15 Apr 2026

2 min read

Africa is losing health workers when it can least afford to — a pattern rooted in colonial history

Africa is losing health workers when it can least afford to — a pattern rooted in colonial history

13 Apr 2026

4 min read

Kidney disease is growing in Africa: Big new study casts light on genetic risk factors

Kidney disease is growing in Africa: Big new study casts light on genetic risk factors

10 Apr 2026

5 min read

A mass human capital loss

A mass human capital loss

Richard Mahapatra

08 Apr 2026

3 min read

Nigeria imports 70% of its medicines — why local manufacturing doesn’t meet demand

Nigeria imports 70% of its medicines — why local manufacturing doesn’t meet demand

07 Apr 2026

4 min read

COVID‑19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US — a doctor explains what you need to know

COVID‑19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US — a doctor explains what you need to know

30 Mar 2026

4 min read

Videos

Child asthma, preterm births & other health crisis: New report on India’s steel-producing giant

Child asthma, preterm births & other health crisis: New report on India’s steel-producing giant

Despite being classified among the 17 highly polluting industries by the Central Pollution Control Board, India still has no national standards for sulphur dioxide emissions from steel plants

03 Mar 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Bhabhatosh Das on why probiotics work best when they are indigenously produced

AAD 2026: Bhabhatosh Das on why probiotics work best when they are indigenously produced

03 Mar 2026

1 min read

AAD 2026: Sanjeev Bagai on the growing health impact of air pollution and what India should do

AAD 2026: Sanjeev Bagai on the growing health impact of air pollution and what India should do

26 Feb 2026

1 min read

Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal: Is a Nipah vaccine within reach?

Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal: Is a Nipah vaccine within reach?

07 Feb 2026

1 min read

Sanjeev Singh from Amrita Hospital, Faridabad talks about Antimicrobial Resistance AMR

Sanjeev Singh from Amrita Hospital, Faridabad talks about Antimicrobial Resistance AMR

27 Nov 2025

1 min read

Sandeep Bansal’s message on World AMR Awareness Week 2025

Sandeep Bansal’s message on World AMR Awareness Week 2025

23 Nov 2025

1 min read

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