“Good on Paper, Far from Reality”: The Tragic Failure of Tribal Health in Melghat
For decades, the story of malnutrition in India’s tribal regions has been a persistent...
Tag: Medical Anthropology
The Skeleton’s Secret: How a New Test Can Reveal Ancient Pregnancies
The human skeleton is a remarkable archive. For an archaeologist, it’s a diary written...
Same Village, Different Truths: A Case Study in the Scientific Method from the High Himalayas
Science is supposed to provide objective facts. A team of researchers goes to a...
Going Flat: A Feminist and Anthropological Critique of Post-Mastectomy Norms
Breast reconstruction following a mastectomy is often presented as a routine, restorative, and near-obligatory...
The Genetic Mirror: What DNA Ancestry Kits Reveal, and Hide, About Indian Identity
What if you could unlock the secrets of your deep past, trace your ancestors’...