Month: April 2018

Patients, doctors, civil society, private hospitals, insurance companies, bureaucrats and lawyers all have a stake in monetary settlements that private hospitals are offering patients. Credit: pxhere

What Happens When Private Hospitals Pay Off Patients out of Court?

Anoo Bhuyan 07/04/2018

The issue of out-of-court settlements by private hospitals is...

William Vogt (L) and Norman Borlaug. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Review: The Two Giants of 20th Century’s Prime Politico-Scientific Movement

Madhusudhan Raman 06/04/2018

How should the human race provide for food, water...

The mummified skeleton of Ata. Credit: Emery Smith

A Foetal Contribution: How ‘Ata’ Brought Academic Injustice to Light

Joeeta Pal 06/04/2018

That the foetus belonged to a less powerful country...

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Fortis, Medanta ‘Refunds’ and Hush Money Undercut Patient Rights

Anoo Bhuyan 06/04/2018

Aggrieved patients are being offered monetary settlements by corporate...

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Kidney Transplant Likely for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

Swati Chaturvedi 05/04/2018

Arun Jaitley, who suffers from chronic diabetes, underwent bariatric...

Aerial shots of some of the geoglyphs from the study. Credit: Gregorio de Souza et al, 2018

Communities Thrived in Parts of Amazon Basin Earlier Thought Unoccupied

The Wire Staff 05/04/2018

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence for 81 villages in the...

Linguistic differences led people to unconsciously differentiate between colours. Credit: Flickr/ Chris CC BY 2.0

Scientists Probe an Enduring Question: Can Language Shape Perception?

Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Undark Magazine 05/04/2018

The idea that language shapes our ability to think...