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Sustainable Development

Water-Sensitive Innovations To Transform Health Of Slums And Environment

Polluted water and inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene cause around 80% of diseases and one in four deaths in developing countries. The world is recognising tha...

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Health

You, US, And Good Health

As I reflect on my years in public health, among the first things that come to mind are my experiences in India. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wor...

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Health

Five Little Known Diseases To Watch Out For In 2017

The phrase “emerging disease”, to describe an infectious disease that is new to humans or which is suddenly increasing its geographical range or number of cases...

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Sustainable Development

Preparing For The Next Epidemic: A First Step By Bill Gates

At a time when world leaders are understandably focused on terrorism and other security threats, another enemy is being largely overlooked—the next epidemic. We don&r...

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Health

Diagnosing Disease With A Snapshot

The physician, Karen Gripp, chief of the Division of Medical Genetics at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware, noted that her patient, a toddler girl, ...

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Health

Reforming Healthcare In India

India faces a triple-disease burden of maternal and child health, infectious, and non-communicable diseases. This is despite India’s status as the third-largest econo...

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Human Rights

This Human Rights Activist Is Disrupting India’s Sexual Health Education With A Unique Online Platform

Where do you go for advice on matters that are considered taboo? Topics such as love, sex, and relationships are best kept away from public forums, unless you want a thousa...

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Bollywood

Emraan Hashmi: Stop Thinking Of Cancer As Dead End

Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi urged people to stop thinking of cancer as a dead end in their life because the disease can be cured or treated to get a better life if diagno...

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Trending

Dementia Will Soon Be Controlled Just Like HIV, Says Research Institute

Alzheimer's may in some cases be as manageable as HIV/Aids by 2025, the head of Britain's new Dementia Research Institute (DRI) predicts. Professor Bart De Strooper said he...

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Sustainable Development

The Hype Around Medical Genetics Could Be Bad for the Public

Science has always issued medical promissory notes. In the 17th century, Francis Bacon promised that an understanding of the true mechanisms of disease would enable us to e...

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