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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicIllness

Topic: illness

Neglected tropical diseases affect one in five people in the world. We need a rallying cry

A meeting of Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda has spurred the Kigali Declaration, an agreement to combine forces to end neglected tropical diseases.

Pesticide residues could be behind Andhra mystery illness, ‘long-term study’ needed — experts

Experts from AIIMS, Delhi, say lead was found in blood samples, while experts of other institutes found no traces of lead, nickel and arsenic in water samples.

Andhra mystery illness plagues nearly 600, but similar symptoms seen in cases last month too

West Godavari district official says between November last week and 4 December, there were about a total of 20 cases with similar symptoms in other hospitals, mostly private.

Taking sick leave has never been more crucial. So why are people still ‘soldiering on’?

Soldiering on — also known as ‘sickness presenteeism’ — is alive and well even in 2020. Many people feel they have no choice but to show up and carry on.

Scrub typhus, the disease that killed Lt Gen Jaggi, is one of the most under-diagnosed in Asia

A rare bacterial infection spread through insect bites can kill through mutliple-organ failure and is on the rise in India.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.