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COVID-19: China’s struggle with data

February 29, 2020

A global spike in new coronavirus, now officially known as Covid-19 is concerning and confusing. The figures don’t add up as there are a number of holes in the...

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Coronavirus Outbreak: How an epidemic of misinformation spreads on China’s WeChat

February 11, 2020

From rumours to unscientific claims to dubious health advice to numerous conspiracy theories, China’s most popular messaging platform, WeChat is infested with...

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Why the Coronavirus crises is getting out of control in China?

February 5, 2020

Chinese journalist and HealthLEADS (formerly Health Analytics Asia) first-check member Qian Sun traces different shortcomings and deficiencies in China’s...

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India accounts for one-fifth of cervical cancer cases globally

January 31, 2020

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Dr Anthony Pais is a Senior Consultant Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Co-founder & Clinical Director at Cytecare Cancer Hospitals in Bengaluru, India. In an...

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India’s cancer burden continues to grow

January 31, 2020

The prohibitive cost of treatment and inadequate access to oncologists increase the number of cancer deaths in India, reports Rohan Gupta. In 2018, Mumbai...

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How Delhi’s AAP government fared on its health manifesto?

January 17, 2020

The upcoming Delhi Legislative Assembly Elections have put the spotlight on healthcare in India, where an inadequate public system competes with unaffordable...

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Medical misinformation – a public health threat

January 10, 2020

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In today’s global village, where information is just a click away, how do we combat medical misinformation? Dr Ahmad Firdaus, President and Co-founder of...

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India’s environment minister says air pollution doesn’t shorten lifespan; but studies show he is wrong

December 13, 2019

India’s Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar recently told the parliament that there was no Indian study that linked air pollution with the shortening of...

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“Overdiagnosis is one of the biggest threats to our health systems”

November 29, 2019

From analysing clinical trials’ results, searching for missing data, debunking false claims, investigating conflicts of interest, reflecting on the health...

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Addressing the deadly gap in global wound care

November 15, 2019

Leo Mavely, Founder and CEO, Axio Biosolutions, India’s leading MedTech company, tells Jisha Krishnan why patients living with diabetes need better wound care...