Year: 2017

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White Coats and Mild Manners: The History of Medical Etiquette

Jessica Baron 01/07/2017

The basic rules governing style, dress and decorum in...

Smoke rises from the Goodwin Fire which had prompted the evacuation of the town of Mayer

Firefighters Start to Contain Massive Arizona Wildfire

Reuters 01/07/2017

The blaze, dubbed the Goodwin Fire, has charred nearly...

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India’s Healthcare System Is Suffering From a Crisis of Compassion

Shah Alam Khan 01/07/2017

Even 70 years after the Bhore committee recommended that...

A tubelip wrasse feeding on coral. Credit: Victor Huertas and David Bellwood

How Fish Eat Pointy Food, Finches That Use Cigarettes and Unisexual Salamanders

Janaki Lenin 30/06/2017

A quick review of interesting research on living things...

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How Access to Knowledge Can Help Universal Health Coverage Become a Reality

Stevan Bruijns 30/06/2017

A critical part of attaining universal health coverage –...

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The Mithivirdi Movement – the Untold Story of a Struggle Against a Nuclear Power Plant in Gujarat

Damayantee Dhar 30/06/2017

Activists spent days creating awareness amongst the villagers, including...

An artist's impression of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite. Credit: JPL/NASA

Why Trump’s Views on Climate Change Will Have No Bearing on NASA-ISRO Satellite

Amit Raj Singh 30/06/2017

The Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite, acronymised to NISAR, will...