Border row: Maharashtra villages on border seek merger with Telangana

Border row: Maharashtra villages on border seek merger with Telangana

MGNREGA work is being undertaken at a village in Telangana. File photo. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Amid the border row between Maharashtra and Karnataka, the villages contiguous to Telangana in the Chandrapur district of the western State have also raised the demand for inclusion in the neighbouring Telugu State. At least 14 villages dotted … Read more

United States, Germany, seek extradition of antiquities smuggler Subash Kapoor as he finishes decreed jail term 

United States, Germany, seek extradition of antiquities smuggler Subash Kapoor as he finishes decreed jail term 

Subhash Kapoor being escorted by police earlier this month in Kumbakonam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The jail term of Subash Chandra Kapoor, an international antiques dealer, has ended, but he remains in prison due to a technicality. Kapoor was arrested and remanded to judicial custody in 2012; he was convicted and sentenced to 10 … Read more

SJFICRC representatives seek Union Minister’s support

SJFICRC representatives seek Union Minister’s support

Representatives of Social Justice For International Civil Rights Council (SJFICRC) from Kerala and Karnataka on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayanaswamy, seeking remedial measures for the neglect of Endosulfan victims of Kasaragod and the denial of development activities in Wayanad in the name of environmental … Read more

Interactive portal opens anonymous space to seek help for substance abuse – ET HealthWorld

Interactive portal opens anonymous space to seek help for substance abuse – ET HealthWorld

Panaji: An interactive portal www.yestolifecampaign.in has been launched to directly engage with youth and families to improve their understanding of life-threatening effects of substance abuse and to empower teens to reach their full potential. The portal launched by Human Touch Foundation has an interactive space where not only services and information on the impacts of … Read more

Pfizer Plans to Seek Booster Approval for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

Pfizer Plans to Seek Booster Approval for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

Nov. 30, 2021 — Pfizer and BioNTech plan to apply for FDA authorization this week for a booster COVID-19 vaccine for 16- and 17-year-olds. “We expect to share updates on this soon,” Kit Longley, a Pfizer spokesman, told The Washington Post. The FDA could authorize the extra dose within a week. If approved, the additional … Read more

Food Allergy Families Seek Out Hard-to-Find Immunotherapy

Food Allergy Families Seek Out Hard-to-Find Immunotherapy

Heather Sapp, Phoenix, AZ. Edwin Kim, MD, director, University of North Carolina Food Allergy Initiative, Chapel Hill, NC. Jeff Weiss, MD, allergist, Riverdale, NJ. Jaclyn Bjelac, MD, associate director, Food Allergy Center of Excellence, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH. John Wieck. Medicina: “Eosinophilic Esophagitis as a Side Effect of Food Oral Immunotherapy.” Stacy Silvers, MD, Aspire … Read more

Lawmakers Seek to Address Medicare Vaccine ‘Sticker Shock’

Lawmakers Seek to Address Medicare Vaccine ‘Sticker Shock’

Congress.gov: “H.R.1978 — Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021,” “S.912 — Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021.” EnergyCommerceHouse.gov: “L.J. Tan, MS, PhD, Chief Strategy Officer, Immunization Action Coalition, Testimony Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health.” Avalere: “Medicare Part D Plans Continue to Require Cost Sharing for Vaccines.” Immunization Action … Read more