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Quarantining Wuhan, city of 11 mn people — how China is responding to coronavirus outbreak

New coronavirus strain has claimed 25 lives so far. But unlike its cover-up of SARS epidemic, China has responded with regular updates & strong measures this time.

Coronavirus death toll climbs to 25 in China, with 830 confirmed cases

Wuhan, a city that is in lockdown, has about 700 Indian students, majority of them studying medicine. However, most of them have left for holidays.

Why deadly viruses like corona are not a top priority for pharma industry

There are significant disincentives for big drugmakers to go big in medicines to fight infectious diseases. This needs to change.

Kerala doctors can now take brain-dead patients off life support — family nod not needed

With an order issued earlier this month, Kerala has become the first state in India to have well-defined clinical protocols for brain-death certification.

If you’re travelling to these 17 countries, you could need a polio vaccine

With polio making a comeback in nations such as Myanmar and China, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working on issuing advisories.

Why China’s happiest city is at the centre of a global virus outbreak

Wuhan has been pouring resources into science and research, while public-health spending has stagnated.

Coronavirus toll rises to 17 in China, cases of deadly pneumonia reported in US, Mexico too

The Chinese health authorities had confirmed 444 cases of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by Tuesday.

US approves first medicine for treatment of ‘rare’ thyroid eye disease

The medicine approved by US Food and Drug Administration is called Tepezza, which is manufactured by Irish drugmaker Horizon Therapeutics. 

Suicide research could be the mortality breakthrough of the 2020s

We may not know the reason for the rising suicide rate, but we do know it is killing too many people — and that those deaths ought to be preventable.

The next pandemic will come. Here’s how to prepare

The biggest lesson is that the government must be ruthlessly honest and transparent. The more facts, the better.

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Muslims don’t want reservation. We want to merge in the nation–Tajamul Hussain

On 26 May 1949, Constituent Assembly member Tajamul Hussain argued against the idea of reservation for Muslims, adding that such measures would do ‘more harm than good’.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.