Empowered Communities And Accountable Health Systems: Need Of The HourAsian TribuneThe recently concluded 43rd Union World Conference On Lung Health re-emphasized the importance of these very pertinent issues. In a country like India, despite well qual…
The NationChina bans hospitals from turning away HIV patientsRediffThe order followed a report in media today that an AIDS patient sought to seek treatment in a hospital in Tianjin by forging his medical records after initially being denied an operatio…
At the moviesOttawa CitizenDeepa Mehta takes on Salman Rushdie's Booker Prize-winning novel about the birth of an independent India, and one boy who can conjure the voice of his generation through his large nose. Mehta creates a dreamlike feel that…
Shutting Nuclear Power Is MadnessThe StarOver two-thirds of them are being built in the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China), where economies are growing fast and governments are increasingly concerned about both pollution and climate change. But it…
Over the past two years, the Star has kept in touch with five organ-transplant patients. Here’s our progress report.
China bans hospitals from refusing AIDS patientsSalonIt comes two days after Vice Premier Li Keqiang intervened to demand a hospital in the northeastern city of Tianjin provide treatment for a 25-year-old lung cancer patient after the man was turned aw…
LivemintGulf of Mannar | The real pearl of the SouthLivemintLung capacity is not such a big problem for another Gulf of Mannar resident, the dugong. This is one of the last places in mainland India where you can catch a glimpse of this unique marine ma…
Wall Street Journal (India)How Fight to Tame TB Made It StrongerWall Street Journal (India)Dr. Khatri now heads the nonprofit World Lung Foundation for South Asia. "It was well-intentioned reasoning in a resource-limited world," said Dr. Dewa…
Two men with the same undiagnosed lung disease each received one lung from the same donor and formed a unique bond
Meditation Boosts Heart HealthdailyRxRegular transcendental meditation, a mantra-based type of meditation that originated in India, was found to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by nearly 50 percent, while also improving longevity among Africa…