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Weekend Being

Updated - March 25, 2016 01:48 pm IST

Published - November 22, 2015 07:50 am IST

Today's 'Weekend Being' features - the story behind the deaths of 40 infants at Shishubhawan, why we need a new class of antibiotic therapy and how even bio-degradable plastic can harm marine ecosystems.

 

>Reality behind Odisha’s dying infants

What happened at Shishubhawan is symptomatic of how deep the rot is in India's crumbling public health infrastructure.

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>Antibiotics losing their edge

With no new class of antibiotics having been developed for the past three decades, and a pipeline far from robust, the future of antibacterial therapy looks grim.

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>Keep this plastic too out of the ocean

‘Biodegradable’ plastics can also harm marine ecosystems, says a new UN report.

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