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What Google Trends tells us about health searches in Assam

December 15, 2022

As part of the series on analysing Indian online health searches, Kruxd examines Google search trends on health in Assam. Data on Google search trends gives...

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China retires COVID travel tracking app

December 14, 2022

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The state-run ‘Communications Itinerary Card’, which tracked whether someone has been to a high-risk area based on their phone signal, went offline...

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Emerging infectious diseases a perpetual challenge: Anthony Fauci

December 5, 2022

As Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over till it’s over,” says the Chief Medical Advisor to the President in an article in NEJM Anthony...

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8 billion and counting

November 18, 2022

While the United Nations hails the world population crossing eight billion as “an occasion to celebrate our diversity” it also sounds a note of caution. The...

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Long COVID ‘insidious beneath-the-radar-screen public health emergency’: Fauci

October 18, 2022

Urges US Congress to avoid complacency and resume funding to combat the virus America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has warned against...

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Doctors can help build trust in healthcare

October 12, 2022

Has the problem of mistrust in healthcare increased over the past few years? Yes, and COVID-19 made it worse, admits Dr Karan Thakur, Vice President, Public...

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India undercounted COVID-19 Delta wave deaths: Lancet report

September 29, 2022

According to the report, based on an estimate by the IHME, there were 417 million infections and 16 million deaths in the country associated with the Delta...

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WHO acted too slowly when COVID-19 pandemic began: Lancet Commission

September 17, 2022

Asserts that the global health organization failed to issue warnings regarding the virus’s human transmission potential and deem it a public health...

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Tuberculosis: Overcoming the Ancient Scourge

September 11, 2022

Sixty-eight percent of the global Tuberculosis cases are concentrated in South-East Asia and Africa. Surprisingly, India accounts for 27 percent of the...

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First time ever, human development slips for two years in a row

September 9, 2022

For the first time ever, the global Human Development Index (HDI) declined for two consecutive years, falling back to its 2016 levels, the United Nations...