November 13, 2014 – Welcome to the Mind of a Writer

Doctor arrested after botched sterilization at India camp kills 13 – The Washington Post

On: November 13, 2014

[H]ere is an update to the recent report about the ‘botched’ sterilizations performed on poor women in India. Thirteen women are dead, but some 122 more are being treated for complications. Authorities have arrested the doctor in charge–R. K. Gupta will now face trial. While the population of India isContinue Reading

UFO experts say ‘we are not alone’ – WTOP.com

By: Sharon

On: November 13, 2014

In: Extraterrestrials

[W]hile most of us spent yesterday glued to the live stream of Philae’s landing on the comet 67P, a few others gathered on the campus of American University to discuss whether or not Earth has been visited not just by probes like Philae, but by alien beings. Read the articleContinue Reading

First Trials for Ebola Treatments to Start at MSF Sites in December

By: Sharon

On: November 13, 2014

In: Ebola

[D]octors without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) will begin trials of three therapies starting next month in West Africa. Here’s how those trials will break down: The French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) will use the antiviral drug favipiravir in Guéckédou, Guinea. The Antwerp Institute of TropicalContinue Reading