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Why the Health of Mothers and Newborns Is Inseparable

I visited Maryam when her baby was 2 weeks old. I had been meaning to go sooner, but the steep, icy roads up to her ‘house’ in Kabul prohibited an earlier visit. I...

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Going and Listening to India

Melinda and I will visit India later this month. I’ve been there many times over the years, but I’m especially excited about this trip. For one thing, India has re...

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MIT hackathon takes on true healthcare design challenge: The breast pump

This MIT Media Lab team will be leading a hackathon to modernize the breast pump. Most of the time, I think men can’t handle the reality of women’s health. It&rsqu...

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New drug target could prevent major global cause of maternal death

Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) occurs when the uterus fails to contract vigorously after childbirth and the mother loses 500mls or more of blood in the 24 hours after delivery. ...

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Put the Physical in Education

When confronted with an overly active child, many exasperated teachers and parents respond the same way: “Sit still!” It might be more effective, though, to encour...

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Childhood Diet Habits Set in Infancy, Studies Suggest

Efforts to improve what children eat should begin before they even learn to walk, a series of nutritional studies published on Tuesday has found. Taken together, the data indi...

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Bike riders reach out to people in a unique campaign against Ebola

The worst Ebola outbreak in history has claimed nearly 2,300 lives in four countries; about 4,300 cases have been detected in four countries Commercial motorbike riders in Ebo...

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Redesigning Birth Control in the Developing World

How single-use injectable contraceptives could change family planning in Africa. Access to birth control just got significantly easier in four African countries. Sayana Press,...

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Drink Soda? Take 12,000 Steps

People who consume the sweetener fructose — which is most people nowadays — risk developing a variety of health problems. But the risk drops substantially if those...

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Sweden launches life science & healthcare platform in India

Sweden on Tuesday launched a life science and healthcare platform in India with an aim to promote sustainable best practises in the sector. The platform will be an amalgamatio...

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POLITICS: REFUGE, REVERENCE, AND REFLECTION

From Sufis seeking solace in Kashmir to the tragic genius of Guru Dutt, and the controve...

July 7 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: CELLULOID TO DIGITAL BY V.K. CHERIAN, BOOK REVIEW

Despite the cynical and sceptical times we live in, there are indeed many people who hon...

July 6 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: THE PERILS OF BLIND FAITH

Cults led by godmen erode rational discourse and exploit vulnerable populations. In time...

July 5 2024