Tag Archives: public health
The hidden heatwave
A heatwave is like the COVID-19 virus. During the pandemic, the virus infected and killed many people. When vaccines became available, the mortality rate dropped even though the virus continued to spread. But vaccines weren’t the only way to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Scicomm
Tagged ambient temperature, COVID-19 pandemic, drinking water, heatwave, privatisation, public health, relative humidity, sugary beverages, Tamil Nadu, urinary tract infection, ventilation
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COVID-19, AMR and India
Maybe it’s not a coincidence that India is today the site of the world’s largest COVID-19 outbreak and the world’s most prominent source of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) pathogens, a.k.a. ‘superbugs’. The former fiasco is the product of failures on multiple … Continue reading
Posted in Science
Tagged antimicrobial resistance, broad-spectrum antibiotics, COVID-19, emergent properties, novel coronavirus, One Health, pathogens, public health, superbugs
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COVID-19, due process and an SNR problem
At a press conference streamed live on March 18, the head of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that the body – which serves as the European Union’s drug and vaccine regulator – had concluded that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was not … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged adverse events following immunization, AstraZeneca, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines, Covishield, European Medicines Agency, mRNA vaccines, Omelas, public health, risk communication, signal-to-noise ratio, T Jacob John, Ursula Le Guin
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We did start the fire
An ‘air purification’ ritual by Indian priests in Tokyo is one of the dumbest things I’ve seen done in a while. Continue reading
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Tagged BJP, carbon footprint, climate change, cow piss, Hindu ritual, NDA, public health, yagya
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Why India’s rabies problem is especially bad
India bears the world’s heaviest rabies burden, according to a new study from the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, accounting for 35% of all deaths due to the disease. Here’s why you shouldn’t be surprised (data from GARC). 1. Vaccination … Continue reading
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Tagged BRICS, China, Global Alliance for Rabies Control, palliative care, prophylaxis, public health, rabies, vaccination of dogs
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Curious Bends – expanding nuclear power, the Bombay Blood Group, doubting the tobacco-cancer link & more
1. India’s new forest laws are criminalising tribes’ once-normal livelihoods “India has forest coverage of 23% and more than 200 million live in and around these forests and depend on them for their life, livelihood and cultural identity. But under … Continue reading
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Tagged Bombay blood group, carcinogens, Chhattisgarh sterilization tragedy, forest laws, nuclear fuel reprocessing, Nuclear power, public health, Samanth Subramanian, tobacco, tribal welfare
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Curious Bends – Indian Luddites, an academic career, the great forgetting and more
Curious Bends is a weekly newsletter about science, tech., data and India. Akshat Rathi and I curate it. You can subscribe to it here. If have feedback, suggestions, or would just generally like to get in touch, just email us. 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged dissections, India-based Neutrino Observatory, Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory, Luddites, newsletter, public health, shipbuilding
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