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