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Contests, crowds and COVID

April 10, 2021

As the multi million dollar IPL tournament begins yet again in the pandemic, Health Analytics Asia looks at what COVID-19 has done to the world of sports, how...

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Japan sees spike in female suicide rate

March 19, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is driving a spike in suicides in Japan and women have been impacted the most. Japan, where suicides are considered a major social issue...

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Fighting loneliness during the pandemic

February 26, 2021

Japan’s fight against loneliness and suicide during the pandemic That humans are inherently social beings is well-established. Strong social relationships have...

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Five-step approach to public health

February 26, 2021

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Effective public health programmes call for dedicated methods that offer comprehensive and practical solutions to challenging situations. Young, enthusiastic...

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Electric toothbrush: Worth a try?

February 19, 2021

What electric toothbrushes essentially do is optimise and automate an oral hygiene routine that is often considered mundane and not given the diligence it...

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Managing the Pandemic, digitally

February 18, 2021

If backed by privacy measures and integrated into health systems effectively, digital contact tracing apps can lead to a substantial reduction in transmission...

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The inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines

February 11, 2021

An analysis of vaccine orders shows that 82% of the COVID-19 vaccines produced are for high income and upper-middle-income countries. Scientists across the...

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Covid reinfection: Are you at risk?

January 29, 2021

The question about Covid-19 reinfection and an immune response is important not only for public health response to the pandemic but also for the administration...

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Meditation Apps: A Beginners’ Guide

January 22, 2021

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As the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill, many turned to meditation apps to cope with the uncertainty. A beginner’s guide to meditation apps...

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India and USA: Crossing the redline

January 21, 2021

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On December 19, 2020, India joined the United States in having more than ten million Covid 19 cases. To put things in perspective, the number of global cases...