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US reports first case of Omicron

US reports first case of Omicron

Rediff.com2 Dec 2021

The case has been detected in the US state of California, Top Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci was quoted as saying by CNN.

He wants to 'create' kidney to solve dialysis woes

He wants to 'create' kidney to solve dialysis woes

Rediff.com4 Dec 2010

Shuvo Roy did not want to be a doctor. His father was a public health physician and several family members were doctors. "I wanted to be different," says Roy. "So I studied engineering." Now he leads a team that is hoping to create the world's first artificial kidney, writes Sandip Roy.

'Grave concerns' about Trump's mental stability: Harvard doctors

'Grave concerns' about Trump's mental stability: Harvard doctors

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

In the letter addressed to the US president, the doctors -- one from the Harvard Medical School and two others who have been associated with top US varsities over the years - have urged him to order a "full medical and neuropsychiatric evaluation" before the President-elect takes office on January 20.

'Immunity will get us through Covid'

'Immunity will get us through Covid'

Rediff.com24 Sep 2021

'Vaccination is the only safe way to get immunity.'

E-cigarettes: The damage is worse than you think!

E-cigarettes: The damage is worse than you think!

Rediff.com13 Nov 2019

E-cigarettes pose a huge health risk to users, who more often than not are adolescents and young adults

Founder, desi ex-president charged with 'massive fraud' in US

Founder, desi ex-president charged with 'massive fraud' in US

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

According to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani and the founder Elizabeth Holmes raised money by deceiving investors about the company's technology, business and financial performance, raising more than USD 700 million in years-long "massive fraud".

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

The A-W Of Desi Guests At the White House Dinner

Rediff.com24 Jun 2023

The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.

What The World Needs: A Fellowship of Minds

What The World Needs: A Fellowship of Minds

Rediff.com11 Nov 2015

'They don't always agree with our governments, their teachers or their parents, but it is the conviction of their ideas, and their determination to share them with the world that, I believe, is one of the greatest sources of hope for our planet.' 'The colonisation of space, understanding the very building blocks of matter and the universe, utilising our understanding of the human genome to conquer disease -- these are the tasks waiting for a fellowship of minds to realise new triumphs in our collective destiny.'