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Brown rice has more arsenic than white: Study

Brown rice contains higher levels of arsenic, a toxic chemical element, compared to white rice, raising concerns about long-term health...

FACT CHECK: Is folic acid harmful as Barbara O’Neill claims?

World Asthma Day: Dr GC Khilnani on tackling India’s asthma crisis with awareness and innovation

India global leader in cardiovascular deaths linked to plastics, study in The Lancet finds

Experts warn BMI no longer a reliable health indicator, urge better metrics

How to cut microplastics from your food and water

Semaglutide marks breakthrough in reversing fatty liver disease: expert

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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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Real costs of health misinformation: UP man performs surgery on self watching YouTube videos

Real costs of health misinformation: UP man performs surgery on self watching YouTube videos

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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: Are women at a lower risk for heart attack? 

FACT CHECK: Are women at a lower risk for heart attack? 

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FACT CHECK: Is folic acid harmful as Barbara O’Neill claims?

FACT CHECK: Is folic acid harmful as Barbara O’Neill claims?

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FACT CHECK: Is finasteride really better than minoxidil for hair loss?

FACT CHECK: Is finasteride really better than minoxidil for hair loss?

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FACT CHECK: Vaccines may reduce lifespan, a prominent CEO and YouTuber falsely claims

FACT CHECK: Vaccines may reduce lifespan, a prominent CEO and YouTuber falsely claims

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Brown rice has more arsenic than white: Study

Brown rice has more arsenic than white: 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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Older adults overlooked in HIV fight: Lancet study

Older adults overlooked in HIV fight: Lancet 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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India climbs to 130 in global human development index: UNDP report

India climbs to 130 in global human development index: UNDP report

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India global leader in cardiovascular deaths linked to plastics, study in The Lancet finds

India global leader in cardiovascular deaths linked to plastics, study in The Lancet finds

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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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Millions may have this overlooked form of diabetes. It now has a name

Millions may have this overlooked form of diabetes. It now has a name

Published on : 18 Apr, 2025

A new type of diabetes, defying the symptoms and characteristics of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, has been officially...

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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 Asthma Day: Dr GC Khilnani on tackling India’s asthma crisis with awareness and innovation

World Asthma Day: Dr GC Khilnani on tackling India’s asthma crisis with awareness and innovation

Published on : 6 May, 2025

India is home to close to 3.5 crore people with asthma, a chronic respiratory condition affecting over 25 crore people...

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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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Semaglutide marks breakthrough in reversing fatty liver disease: expert

Semaglutide marks breakthrough in reversing fatty liver disease: expert

Published on : 2 May, 2025

A new potential treatment for fatty liver disease is making waves after initial results from a clinical trial showed that...

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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 Immunization Week: Vaccines are probably one of the biggest innovation of the 20th century, says Dr Soumya Swaminathan

World Immunization Week: Vaccines are probably one of the biggest innovation of the 20th century, says Dr Soumya Swaminathan

Published on : 28 Apr, 2025

  According to the World Health Organization six lives have been saved every minute for the last 50 years, because...

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The world heats up, and America checks out

The world heats up, and America checks out

Published on : 24 Apr, 2025

As the president Donald Trump is upending the world economy around with his unprecedented tariffs on the US imports, the...

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