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Blood glucose testing being conducted in a clinic in Kolkata. Representative image by Biswarup Ganguly via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0).

Overlooking climate change impacts may affect diabetes treatment in India

Sharmila Vaidyanathan 10 Jul 2025

An evergreen forest being felled in Arunachal Pradesh. While forest loss may influence malaria transmission and mortality, the extent of this impact is still being understood. Image by Saurabhsawantphoto via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forests can both help and hinder malaria transmission, mortality

Simrin Sirur 7 May 2025

Meliodosis infections in Odisha tend to be highest during heavy rainfall, high humidity, high cloud cover, and low sunlight conditions. In Odisha, these conditions prevail for half the year. Image by Chinmayee Mishra via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Climate-based mapping of a rare but emerging disease in Odisha

Anusha Krishnan 13 Mar 2025