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Grassroots programme in Bihar boosts health literacy, combats health misinformation: The Mercury Project

A grassroots training programme designed by The Mercury Project and conducted in partnership with DataLEADS and  JEEViKA (Bihar Rural Livelihoods...

FACT CHECK: Is the ‘7-Day No Food Challenge’ a safe weight loss method?

FACT CHECK: Is your gut really a second brain?

Each extra 10g of alcohol a day raises pancreatic cancer risk by 3%: Study

FACT CHECK: Is Robert Kennedy Jr. right about no evidence for COVID shots in healthy children?

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

Fact-Check: Can men’s poor hygiene during urination lead to UTIs in women?

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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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World TB Day: Surviving tuberculosis in Delhi’s night shelters

World TB Day: Surviving tuberculosis in Delhi’s night shelters

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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 your gut really a second brain?

FACT CHECK: Is your gut really a second brain?

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FACT CHECK: Is Robert Kennedy Jr. right about no evidence for COVID shots in healthy children?

FACT CHECK: Is Robert Kennedy Jr. right about no evidence for COVID shots in healthy children?

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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 a drink made from garlic, lemon, and turmeric cure all diseases?

Fact Check: Can a drink made from garlic, lemon, and turmeric cure all diseases?

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FACT CHECK: Stress doesn’t cause PCOS, CBD oil doesn’t cure it, fenugreek may help

FACT CHECK: Stress doesn’t cause PCOS, CBD oil doesn’t cure it, fenugreek may help

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FACT CHECK: Is the ‘7-Day No Food Challenge’ a safe weight loss method?

FACT CHECK: Is the ‘7-Day No Food Challenge’ a safe weight loss method?

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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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Grassroots programme in Bihar boosts health literacy, combats health misinformation: The Mercury Project

Grassroots programme in Bihar boosts health literacy, combats health misinformation: The Mercury Project

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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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Each extra 10g of alcohol a day raises pancreatic cancer risk by 3%: Study

Each extra 10g of alcohol a day raises pancreatic cancer risk by 3%: Study

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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 men’s poor hygiene during urination lead to UTIs in women?

Fact-Check: Can men’s poor hygiene during urination lead to UTIs in women?

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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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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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World Hypertension Day: Rising Stress, poor sleep, and addiction is fueling hypertension in youth, says expert

World Hypertension Day: Rising Stress, poor sleep, and addiction is fueling hypertension in youth, says expert

Published on : 17 May, 2025

 World Hypertension Day, observed on May 17, aims to raise awareness about hypertension, a condition affecting millions globally and increasingly...

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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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What triggers high uric acid levels? Genetics, diet, and more explained by an expert

What triggers high uric acid levels? Genetics, diet, and more explained by an expert

Published on : 14 May, 2025

High uric acid levels, known as hyperuricemia, occur when your body produces excess uric acid or your kidneys struggle to...

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

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