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Global loneliness hits 1 in 6, linked to 100 deaths every hour: WHO

One in six people globally are affected by loneliness, which contributes to an estimated 100 deaths every hour—more than 871,000...

TB countdown begins: Will India achieve TB elimination by deadline in six months?

New HIV gene therapy could end daily pills, say scientists

Extreme heat could be rewriting your DNA, making you older faster

Fact Check: Is using urine as an eye wash safe?

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World Blood Donor Day: Why the young donate blood

World Blood Donor Day: Why the young donate blood

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Caring like a daughter: Manipur nurse’s story highlights India’s nursing woes

Caring like a daughter: Manipur nurse’s story highlights India’s nursing woes

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World Malaria Day: Will India be able to eliminate the disease completely by 2030?

World Malaria Day: Will India be able to eliminate the disease completely by 2030?

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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World Autism Awareness Day:  The urgent need for a national plan as India has over 1 crore autistic persons

World Autism Awareness Day:  The urgent need for a national plan as India has over 1 crore autistic persons

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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Fact Check: Is using urine as an eye wash safe?

Fact Check: Is using urine as an eye wash safe?

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Fact Check: Can scanning a QR code on medicine packaging confirm its authenticity?

Fact Check: Can scanning a QR code on medicine packaging confirm its authenticity?

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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Fact Check: Is sitting down to pee better for men?

Fact Check: Is sitting down to pee better for men?

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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FACT CHECK: Can arthritis be diagnosed and treated using knee aspiration?

FACT CHECK: Can arthritis be diagnosed and treated using knee aspiration?

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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Global loneliness hits 1 in 6, linked to 100 deaths every hour: WHO

Global loneliness hits 1 in 6, linked to 100 deaths every hour: WHO

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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TB countdown begins: Will India achieve TB elimination by deadline in six months?

TB countdown begins: Will India achieve TB elimination by deadline in six months?

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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New HIV gene therapy could end daily pills, say scientists

New HIV gene therapy could end daily pills, say scientists

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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Extreme heat could be rewriting your DNA, making you older faster

Extreme heat could be rewriting your DNA, making you older faster

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Myopic CNVM: Journalist shares journey with condition that could potentially lead to irreversible vision loss

Myopic CNVM: Journalist shares journey with condition that could potentially lead to irreversible vision loss

Published on : 13 May, 2025

In December 2024, Rituparna Chatterjee, a senior journalist and editor, noticed something alarming: straight lines appeared wavy, words looked distorted...

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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How to cut microplastics from your food and water

How to cut microplastics from your food and water

Published on : 5 May, 2025

Microplastics—plastic fragments smaller than 5 millimetres—have entered food, water, and even our bodies, transforming an environmental crisis into a personal...

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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Hepatitis? No. Jaundice? No! The Liver Doc shares how a unique case was diagnosed to be no ‘disease’ at all

Hepatitis? No. Jaundice? No! The Liver Doc shares how a unique case was diagnosed to be no ‘disease’ at all

Published on : 21 Apr, 2025

This World Liver Day, we are revisiting an interesting case shared earlier this year by Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, popularly...

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The silent epidemic: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on the rise in India

The silent epidemic: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease on the rise in India

Published on : 21 Apr, 2025

Did you know that even if you don't drink, you could still get Liver damage? And, no, it's not because...

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Autistic Pride Day: How to interact with autistic people with kindness, respect and dignity

Autistic Pride Day: How to interact with autistic people with kindness, respect and dignity

Published on : 18 Jun, 2025

Every June 18th, the world celebrates Autistic Pride Day, an occasion to recognize autistic people's unique skills, creativity, and perspectives....

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  • Sneha Richhariya is a reporter based in New Delhi, India. Her work focuses on health, environment and gender. She is the recipient of UN Laadli Media Award 2024 and Human Rights and Religious Freedom (HRRF) Award 2023. She has received fellowships from Internews Earth Journalism Network, Health Systems Transformation Platform (HSTP), Deutsche Welle Hindi, Report for the World and National Coalition for Natural Farming (NCNF). She has written for organisations like Deutsche Welle, Scroll, Mongabay India, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Newslaundry, Himal Southasian, The Third Pole, The Quint, IndiaSpend and Article 14.

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One unit, three lives: Experts urge regular blood donation on World Donor Day

One unit, three lives: Experts urge regular blood donation on World Donor Day

Published on : 14 Jun, 2025

Voluntary blood donation can save up to three lives with every unit and remains the cornerstone of emergency care, chronic...

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International Day of Action for Women’s Health: Tech led solutions that are revolutionising women’s health

International Day of Action for Women’s Health: Tech led solutions that are revolutionising women’s health

Published on : 28 May, 2025

Women's health has been neglected, poorly studied and underfunded for far too long now. It is now well established that...

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Climate change isn’t just physical, it’s psychological too

Climate change isn’t just physical, it’s psychological too

Published on : 22 May, 2025

As climate disasters multiply, a quieter but equally alarming crisis is unfolding across India and the globe: the toll of...

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Race Against Time: A 10-year-old’s fight for survival against a rare disease

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