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Nepal climbs the pandemic slope

October 2, 2020

A nation locked between the world’s most populous countries, Nepal is struggling to reign in the COVID-19 outbreak, with mounting cases and stagnant testing...

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Doctors who lost their lives in India’s fight against COVID-19

September 26, 2020

HealthLEADS honours the 382 doctors who, in their battle to save the lives of their patients, lost their own. The youngest among them was just 24 years old...

OP-ED

‘You wouldn’t help but wonder if it’s your turn next!’

September 26, 2020

It has been two months since we tested positive – me, my wife and our daughter. Now I am back to treating patients, going on rounds in the COVID ward and...

Research

COVID-19 hit cancer research, clinical trials

September 11, 2020

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Right from the lab work and clinical trials to the grants and funding, for the scientists or researchers working on cancer research, everything has come to a...

In Conversation

‘Mental health is at the heart of how people function’

September 10, 2020

World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year. Anna Chandy, mental health expert and author of ‘Battles in the Mind: Conquering and Winning Over...

In Focus

Uncertain future for Indians studying medicine in China

September 6, 2020

The number of Indian students pursuing MBBS in China has grown immensely in the past few years. Today there are an estimated 21,000 Indian students studying...

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Reckless and restless in the Philippines

September 4, 2020

Since the lockdown was eased in June, the Philippines has been witnessing a constant surge in COVID-19 cases. After medical experts expressed their concerns...

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The math of death: Calculating fatalities in a pandemic

August 21, 2020

Over 22 million people have been infected by SARS-CoV-2 so far, and 780,000 have lost their lives. Two different takes present two numerically divergent...

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New Zealand: The ebb and flow of cases

August 21, 2020

After more than three months without a single case of community transmission, New Zealand’s winning streak came to an abrupt end this month when a new wave of...

In Focus

Coronavirus leaves Asia with mounting heaps of medical waste

August 14, 2020

Amid the ongoing health crisis, countries across Asia are struggling to deal with the issue of dangerous biomedical waste. While many nations have scaled up...