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AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare side-effect
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Indian-origin researcher unravels link between depression and heart disease
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World Malaria Day: How does climate change impact transmission of malaria?
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Breast cancer to cause a million deaths a year by 2040: Lancet commission
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Prostate cancer cases to double, deaths to rise by 85 pc by 2040: Lancet
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How rising dengue burden is costing India and Sri Lanka billions
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World Kidney Day: Uncontrolled hypertension silently damaging kidney health in India say experts
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Study shows sinusitis may raise risk of rheumatic disease by 40 per cent
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Pandemic onset saw spike in antidepressant use among female young adults: study
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How unhealthy are processed foods?
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Chikungunya to raise death risk from heart, kidney disease: Lancet
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