Sachin Pilot questions ‘inordinate delay’ in action against Gehlot loyalists

Sachin Pilot questions ‘inordinate delay’ in action against Gehlot loyalists

Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday flagged the “inordinate delay” by the party’s leadership in taking action against those who had “defied” then party president Sonia Gandhi by not letting a Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting take place. He also said a decision on the party’s affairs in Rajasthan must be taken soon if … Read more

Munugode debacle leaves Congress with many questions to answer 

Munugode debacle leaves Congress with many questions to answer 

While the party did not expect to win, but losing its deposit has become an embarrassment While the party did not expect to win, but losing its deposit has become an embarrassment Disappointment and disillusionment has engulfed the Congress party after the Munugode bypoll results where it failed to even retain its deposit. Though it … Read more

Andaman gang rape case | SIT questions ex- Chief Secretary for third day

Andaman gang rape case | SIT questions ex- Chief Secretary for third day

The survivor had accompanied the SIT team. The room where she was taken by the homestay’s owner was examined by the investigators The survivor had accompanied the SIT team. The room where she was taken by the homestay’s owner was examined by the investigators A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Andaman and Nicobar Police for … Read more

A Million Transplants: System Faces Questions Amid Milestone

A Million Transplants: System Faces Questions Amid Milestone

Kim Uccellini, 42, manager, policy and community relations, UNOS; 33-year kidney transplant recipient, Atlanta. Brian Shepard, CEO, UNOS, Richmond, VA. Deepali Kumar, MD, president, American Society of Transplantation; transplant infectious diseases physician, Ajmera Transplant Centre; professor of medicine, University of Toronto. News release, UNOS. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: “Realizing the Promises of … Read more

Expert Answers to Key Questions About COVID Vaccines for Kids

Expert Answers to Key Questions About COVID Vaccines for Kids

June 28, 2022 – Some important questions remain after the recent authorizations of two COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers, and young children through 5 years of age. If you’re a parent or health care provider perplexed by all the nuances, you’re not alone. To answer some of those questions, infectious disease experts shared what they … Read more

More Questions Than Answers When Managing HIV and Menopause

More Questions Than Answers When Managing HIV and Menopause

Note: in this article, “women” refers to cisgender women — those who identify as women and were assigned female sex at birth. Menopause also affects transgender men and non-binary people, but published research on the menopause experience has included only cisgender women participants. March 18, 2022 — Gina Brown was boarding an early-morning flight in … Read more

How will the vulnerable be protected from Covid? And other questions

How will the vulnerable be protected from Covid? And other questions

Michelle Roberts Health Editor, BBC News Online The chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance has warned that further variants of Covid are expected – and that they could be more severe than previous ones. Therefore, although most of the free testing system is being dismantled in England, the government insists that the UK will continue to … Read more

Child Covid vaccinations: Your questions answered

Child Covid vaccinations: Your questions answered

Image source, Getty Images Children aged between five and 11 in England will be offered a low-dose Covid vaccine, the government says. Northern Ireland has said it will also follow Wales and Scotland in offering young children the vaccine. Our health correspondents Smitha Mundasad and Philippa Roxby answer some of your questions: If our children … Read more

Long COVID Is Real, and Many Real Questions Remain

Jan. 28, 2022 — Long story short, we still have a lot to learn about long COVID-19. But it is a real phenomenon with real long-term health effects for people recovering from coronavirus infections. And diagnosing and managing it can get tricky, as some symptoms of long COVID-19 overlap with those of other conditions — … Read more