Nature has, in an editorial, denounced the violent attack on students inside university campuses. The “government and state authorities must step in and stop violent attacks on academic campuses” it says. In an editorial published on January 14, 2020, Nature, one of the most respected and reputed journals in the world, has said that the … Continue reading Nature denounces violence inside India’s university campuses
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When hospitals become a theatre for police brutality
The wanton abuse of power by Karnataka police inside a hospital in Mangaluru a few days later set an even more dangerous precedent. It goes against the grain of the Geneva Convention, which accords special protection to hospitals even during times of war. Arrogance of power and misuse of authority were on full display when Delhi … Continue reading When hospitals become a theatre for police brutality
Kashmir editorial: Hey IMA, Lancet has commented on other countries too
How could the Indian Medical Association with over 500,000 doctors, which is supposed to be reading the journal regularly, be blissfully unaware of what The Lancet has always stood for. It is not an act of commission by the journal, as the IMA calls it, but what The Lancet considers as its beholden duty to speak up … Continue reading Kashmir editorial: Hey IMA, Lancet has commented on other countries too
In letter in BMJ, doctors urge government to allow patients in Kashmir to access health care
The prevailing situation in Jammu & Kashmir is preventing people from accessing health care, say 18 doctors in a letter published in BMJ. The letter urges the government to “ease restrictions on communication and travel at the earliest... to allow patients to access health care without hindrance”. In a letter published on August 16 in … Continue reading In letter in BMJ, doctors urge government to allow patients in Kashmir to access health care
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