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EXPLAINER: What is the Quad Cancer…
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Explainer: What is diphtheria?
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EXPLAINER: What are fixed dose combination…
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EXPLAINER: How are constipation and heart…
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Explainer: Cardiac Arrest and Heart Attack…
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Explainer: Ritlecitinib, a remedy for hair…
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Explainer: Decoding LANS, a gamechanger in…
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EXPLAINER: Five common products that pose…
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Explainer: Why microplastics in food are…
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Explainer: What is ‘Teflon flu’?
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Explainer: How chewing your food more…
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Explainer: How a blood thinner works…
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Explainer: Decoding the social media conflict…
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EXPLAINER: What’s the connection between political…
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Explainer: The link between microplastics and…
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Explainer: Decoding spinal muscular atrophy
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Explainer: The threat of Chandipura Virus
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Explainer: The little-known stiff person syndrome
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Explainer: Decoding Zika virus, prevention measures
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Explainer: Why amoebic meningoencephalitis deaths in…
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Explainer: How oral semaglutide aids weight…
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The journey from melancholia to depression
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Explainer: Why typhoid fever is so…
Published on : Jun 19, 2024Access to clean drinking water, hygienic food, and typhoid vaccination...
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Explainer: Shingles is more than a…
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Explainer: What is Japanese Encephalitis?
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Explainer: Understanding Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Explainer: How the menstrual cycle impacts…
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Explainer: The spread of West Nile…
Published on : May 21, 2024Most infections are asymptomatic, while some manifest as moderate fever,...
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Explainer: What is vitrectomy?
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Explainer: Why protein supplements can be…
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Explainer: Can humans get avian flu?
Published on : May 6, 2024The extremely rare event of the virus mutating such that...
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Explainer: 5 vitamins, besides vitamin D,…
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Explainer: What is diphtheria?
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Explainer: The hazards of vaginal whitening…
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Explainer: Why moderation is crucial in…
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Explainer: The presence of PFAS &…
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Explainer: How malaria vaccines can eradicate…
Published on : Feb 19, 2024There are two malaria vaccines recommended by the WHO, and...
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Explainer: The perils of protein deficiency
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Explainer: Why HPV vaccination is the…
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Explainer: Understanding thyroid disorders
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Explainer: What is SAD?
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Explainer: How dangerous is the JN.1…
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Explainer: Making sense of White Lung…
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Explainer: How climate change causes a…
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Explainer: Why the Supreme Court of…
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Critical gap in cancer trials in…
Published on : Dec 5, 2023Several states in Northeast India had no registered clinical trials...
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Explainer: How food insecurity affects mental…
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Explainer: What is “fried rice syndrome”?
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Explainer: The toll of war on…
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Explainer: Why long work hours are…
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Explainer: How AI spreads health misinformation
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Explainer: What causes high cholesterol?
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Explainer: What BMI can and cannot…
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Explainer: Understanding ADHD
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Explainer: Making informed decisions about hysterectomy
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Explainer: What is postpartum depression?
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Explainer: What is hypertension?
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Explainer: Why there’s no reason to…
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Explainer: Why long nails are a…
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Explainer: Why processed foods are harmful…
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Explainer: What teeth whitening can and…
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Explainer: Can artificial intelligence replace doctors?
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Explainer: Why binge-watching is harmful
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Explainer: How is Tomato flu different…
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Explainer: Why excessive cleanliness may be…
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How Indian fact-checkers dealt with COVID-19…
Published on : May 18, 2021An analysis of International Fact Checking Network’s repository of fact-checked...
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COVID-19 vaccination: Beware of bogus dos…
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Can COVID-19 hygiene measures cause cancer?
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Explained: Is eating poultry products safe…
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Analysing social media response to COVID-19…
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Trends in Covid-19 misinformation in India
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EXPLAINER: Why a lot of Covid-19…
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