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Soutik Biswas India Correspondent

Soutik Biswas India Correspondent

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The deadly dose: Inside India's cough syrup obsession

It's happening again. In early September, a cluster of unexplained child deaths in a small town in Madhya Pradesh sent local health workers...

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Soutik Biswas India Correspondent

Battling a rare brain-eating disease in an Indian state

On the eve of Onam, the most joyous festival in India's Kerala state, 45-year-old Sobhana lay shivering in the back of an ambulance, drifting into...

19.09.2025 60

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Intermittent fasting: benefits or risks? Study raises questions about heart health

Intermittent fasting has become the diet trend of the decade. It promises to hack biology without the drudgery of counting calories or cutting carbs:...

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Soutik Biswas India Correspondent