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Residents in Chennai hope for clear waterways and relief from mosquito menace




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Show cause notices sent to 10 Indian doctors for receiving payment from drug companies




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Poor pay may see doctors desert government hospitals

7th Pay Commission’s recommendations have been flayed by FORDA




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The Lancet turns spotlight on ending preventable stillbirths

India continues to be at the top of the table in the rank for number of stillbirths in 2015, recording 5,92,100, followed by Nigeria, Pakistan, China and Ethiopia.



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Fewer children dying in infancy, says National Family Health Survey



  • Policy & Issues

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Widespread lack of HIV awareness in Indian adults

The pattern is, worryingly, seen even in high burden States with the most drastic fall coming from Andhra Pradesh.




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Rural India too battles hypertension

Obesity and diabetes cases increase in urban areas; experts blame it on stress and faulty diet.




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NACO to send funds directly to AIDS societies




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Indian women facing early menopause: Survey




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More ‘unwanted hysterectomies’ come to light in Bengaluru




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When the last resort is the best

The experience of many patients leave little doubt that Tamil Nadu’s public healthcare system is a lifeline to vast numbers among the poorer sections of its population.




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Antimicrobial resistance: clear and present danger

India awoke late to risks of antibiotic overuse and is scrambling to contain the surge in drug resistance.



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When policy attention is the best remedy

Skewed presence of Neglected Tropical Diseases in poorer sections leads to under-investment in research.




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Battling the poverty-parasite menace

Doctors treating infections such as HIV are bewildered when Neglected Tropical Diseases are thrown in the mix.




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When a sedentary lifestyle turns deadly

Changing profile of hospital patients reflects a sharp rise in cardiovascular, endocrine disorders.




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New single-dose treatment shows promise in anti-malaria battle



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Delhi dengue, chikungunya deaths: Centre seeks report



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The End TB strategy




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State Health Spending: Salaries get the maximum share

‘Cost of an inpatient episode is much higher in private sector’




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Centre forms high-level panel to monitor bird flu situation




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Form nodal agency to check online pre-natal sex selection ads: SC

Whatever is prohibited under the Act cannot go through websites, says Bench




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Biden stresses case for computer chips before crucial Senate vote

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to send him a bipartisan bill designed to boost the country’s computer chips industry




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U.S. Senate votes 64-32 to advance sweeping semiconductor industry bill

The 64-32 vote means advancing legislation which will help the U.S. semiconductor industry compete with China




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I write to rage, and rescue ourselves from collective amnesia, says Harsh Mander, speaking on India’s Covid experience

Harsh Mander’s new book demands accountability from the state for its handling of the pandemic’s impact




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Nanomaterial-based regulation of redox metabolism for enhancing cancer therapy

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00404C, Review Article
Xiaodan Jia, Yue Wang, Yue Qiao, Xiue Jiang, Jinghong Li
This review provides a comprehensive summary of the dysregulation of redox metabolism in cancer cells and the advantages and the latest advances in nanomaterial-assisted redox metabolic regulation therapy.
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Progress and challenges in structural, in situ and operando characterization of single-atom catalysts by X-ray based synchrotron radiation techniques

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00967J, Review Article
Yuhang Liu, Xiaozhi Su, Jie Ding, Jing Zhou, Zhen Liu, Xiangjun Wei, Hong Bin Yang, Bin Liu
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) represent the ultimate size limit of nanoscale catalysts, combining the advantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts.
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Chemical strategies for antisense antibiotics

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00238E, Tutorial Review
Open Access
Mathijs J. Pals, Alexander Lindberg, Willem A. Velema
Antibacterial resistance is a severe threat to modern medicine and human health. Antisense technology offers an attractive modality for future antibiotics.
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Understanding deNOx mechanisms in transition metal exchanged zeolites

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00468F, Review Article
Open Access
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Jamal Abdul Nasir, Andrew M. Beale, C. Richard A. Catlow
Transition metal-containing zeolites have received considerable attention, owing to their application in the selective catalytic reduction of NOx. To understand their chemistry, both structural and mechanistic aspects at the atomic level are needed.
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Nanoplasmonic biosensors for environmental sustainability and human health

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10491-10522
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00941F, Review Article
Wenpeng Liu, Kyungwha Chung, Subin Yu, Luke P. Lee
This review examines recent developments in nanoplasmonic biosensors to identify analytes from the environment and human physiological parameters for monitoring sustainable global healthcare for humans, the environment, and the earth.
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Black titanium oxide: synthesis, modification, characterization, physiochemical properties, and emerging applications for energy conversion and storage, and environmental sustainability

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10660-10708
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00420E, Review Article
Open Access
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Xuelan Hou, Yiyang Li, Hang Zhang, Peter D. Lund, James Kwan, Shik Chi Edman Tsang
The current synthesis methods, modifications, and characterizations of black titanium oxide (B-TiOx) as well as a nuanced understanding of its physicochemical properties and applications in green energy and environment are reviewed.
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Enhancing electrochemical reactions in organic synthesis: the impact of flow chemistry

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10741-10760
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00539B, Review Article
Open Access
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Morgan Regnier, Clara Vega, Dimitris I. Ioannou, Timothy Noël
Utilizing electrons directly offers significant potential for advancing organic synthesis by facilitating novel reactivity and enhancing selectivity under mild conditions.
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Current development, optimisation strategies and future perspectives for lead-free dielectric ceramics in high field and high energy density capacitors

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10761-10790
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00536H, Review Article
Open Access
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Hareem Zubairi, Zhilun Lu, Yubo Zhu, Ian M. Reaney, Ge Wang
This review highlights the remarkable advancements and future trends in bulk ceramics, MLCCs and ceramic thin films for lead-free high field and high energy density capacitors.
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Designed functions of oxide/hydroxide nanosheets via elemental replacement/doping

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10523-10574
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00339J, Review Article
Open Access
Kanji Saito, Masashi Morita, Tomohiko Okada, Rattanawadee (Ploy) Wijitwongwan, Makoto Ogawa
The replacement of the main components with a small amount of heteroelements in a material affects its properties and imparts novel functions, similar to “wasabi” giving the important taste for “sushi”.
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Multidimensionally ordered mesoporous intermetallics: Frontier nanoarchitectonics for advanced catalysis

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00484A, Tutorial Review
Hao Lv, Ben Liu
This perspective summarizes recent progress in rational design and synthesis of multidimensionally ordered mesoporous intermetallics, and propose new frontier nanoarchitectonics for designing high-performance functional nanocatalysts.
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Fundamentals of the recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00362D, Review Article
Pengwei Li, Shaohua Luo, Yicheng Lin, Jiefeng Xiao, Xiaoning Xia, Xin Liu, Li Wang, Xiangming He
Fundamentals of battery recycling play a vital role in addressing the challenges posed by spent lithium-ion batteries by providing the theoretical foundation and technical tools necessary for the efficient recycling of LIBs.
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A comprehensive review of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and their derivatives in environmental pollution control

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00521J, Tutorial Review
Open Access
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Shengbo Ge, Kexin Wei, Wanxi Peng, Runzhou Huang, Esther Akinlabi, Hongyan Xia, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Xuehua Zhang, Ben Bin Xu, Jianchun Jiang
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have gained considerable attention due to their design possibilities as the molecular organic building blocks that can stack in an atomically precise spatial arrangement.
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Boron enabled bioconjugation chemistries

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00750F, Review Article
Open Access
Mengmeng Zheng, Lingchao Kong, Jianmin Gao
Organoboron compounds have given rise to a growing collection of bioconjugation reactions, with some being reversible while others yielding a stable linkage. Both reaction subtypes have found their unique applications in biology.
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Electrodegradation of nitrogenous pollutants in sewage: from reaction fundamentals to energy valorization applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00517A, Review Article
Ming-Lei Sun, Hao-Yu Wang, Yi Feng, Jin-Tao Ren, Lei Wang, Zhong-Yong Yuan
This review provides a comprehensive insight into the electrodegradation processes of nitrogenous pollutants in sewage, highlighting the reaction mechanisms, theoretical descriptors, catalyst design, and energy valorization strategies.
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Lignin-based porous carbon adsorbents for CO2 capture

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00923A, Review Article
Open Access
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Daniel Barker-Rothschild, Jingqian Chen, Zhangmin Wan, Scott Renneckar, Ingo Burgert, Yong Ding, Yi Lu, Orlando J. Rojas
This review covers the state-of-the-art in the production of lignin-based carbon adsorbents for CO2 capture, discussing lignin chemistry and properties, traditional synthesis approaches to emerging methods, and fundamentals for rational design.
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Sapiential battery systems: beyond traditional electrochemical energy

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00832D, Review Article
Tongrui Zhang, Jiangtao Yu, Haoyang Guo, Jianing Qi, Meihong Che, Machuan Hou, Peixin Jiao, Ziheng Zhang, Zhenhua Yan, Limin Zhou, Kai Zhang, Jun Chen
This review delves into the study of sapiential battery systems, providing an overview of their pivotal features of high-throughput material screening, self-diagnosis, self-healing, self-charging, temperature adaptation, and degradability.
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Recent synthetic strategies for the functionalization of fused bicyclic heteroaromatics using organo-Li, -Mg and -Zn reagents

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,11045-11099
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00369A, Review Article
Open Access
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Vasudevan Dhayalan, Vishal S. Dodke, Marappan Pradeep Kumar, Hatice Seher Korkmaz, Anja Hoffmann-Röder, Pitchamuthu Amaladass, Rambabu Dandela, Ragupathy Dhanusuraman, Paul Knochel
This review presents various new strategies for the functionalization of 5 and 6-membered fused heteroaromatics. These synthetic strategies enable rapid access to complex heterocyclic compounds.
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Carbon encapsulated nanoparticles: materials science and energy applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,11100-11164
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS01122D, Review Article
Kun Guo, Lipiao Bao, Zhixin Yu, Xing Lu
This systematic and comprehensive review summarizes the synthetic strategies, structural/compositional features, physicochemical properties, and energy applications of carbon encapsulated nanoparticles as efficient electrocatalysts and electrodes.
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Enantioselective synthesis of molecules with multiple stereogenic elements

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,11165-11206
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00238A, Review Article
Open Access
Arthur Gaucherand, Expédite Yen-Pon, Antoine Domain, Alix Bourhis, Jean Rodriguez, Damien Bonne
This review explores the fascinating world of molecules featuring multiple stereogenic elements, unraveling the different strategies designed over the years for their enantioselective synthesis.
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Reactive oxygen species-mediated organic long-persistent luminophores light up biomedicine: from two-component separated nano-systems to integrated uni-luminophores

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,11207-11227
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00443D, Review Article
Zhe Li, Hongwen Liu, Xiao-Bing Zhang
An overview of the recent advances in reactive oxygen species-mediated organic long-persistent luminophores, including their history, working mechanisms, design strategies, and biomedical applications.
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Metal–phenolic network composites: from fundamentals to applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10800-10826
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00273J, Tutorial Review
Open Access
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Zhixing Lin, Hai Liu, Joseph J. Richardson, Wanjun Xu, Jingqu Chen, Jiajing Zhou, Frank Caruso
This review provides a guideline for the rational design of metal–phenolic network (MPN) composites—which are fabricated from MPN and one or more functional components (e.g., drugs, proteins)—for various applications across diverse disciplines.
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Mechanism and stereoselectivity in metal and enzyme catalyzed carbene insertion into X–H and C(sp2)–H bonds

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,11004-11044
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00742E, Review Article
Reena Balhara, Ritwika Chatterjee, Garima Jindal
This review provides a mechanistic overview of asymmetric Fe, Cu, Pd, Rh, Au and heme-based enzymes catalyzed carbene insertion reactions to construct  C–X (X = O, N, S, etc.) and C–C bonds, focusing on the stereochemical models.
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Emerging two-dimensional ferromagnetic semiconductors

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,11228-11250
DOI: 10.1039/D4CS00378K, Review Article
Denan Kong, Chunli Zhu, Chunyu Zhao, Jijian Liu, Ping Wang, Xiangwei Huang, Shoujun Zheng, Dezhi Zheng, Ruibin Liu, Jiadong Zhou
The atomic structures, physical properties, preparation methods, growth mechanisms, magnetism modulation techniques, and potential applications of emerging 2D ferromagnetic semiconductors are investigated.
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A comprehensive review on hydrogen production, storage, and applications

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2024, 53,10900-10969
DOI: 10.1039/D3CS00731F, Review Article
Chamila Gunathilake, Ibrahim Soliman, Dhruba Panthi, Peter Tandler, Omar Fatani, Noman Alias Ghulamullah, Dinesh Marasinghe, Mohamed Farhath, Terrence Madhujith, Kirt Conrad, Yanhai Du, Mietek Jaroniec
There is a need for zero or low-carbon fuels that can produce electricity, power vehicles, and support industry. This review presents production, storage, and applications of hydrogen with emphasis on decarbonization and transportation.
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Looking beyond the Sen-Bhagwati ‘debate’




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The unbearable burden of being David Moyes