Remember RememberWhy We Don’t Recollect Words at the ‘Tip of the Tongue’ Some researchers say a tip-of-the-tongue feeling, called lethologica, reflects a good memory, not a bad one. By Saumya Kalia
Stop The SpreadTourists Flouting Covid19 Norms May ‘Introduce Dreaded Delta Plus Variant’: Uttarakhand HC "We don’t seem to have learned from what happened between the first and the second wave," a public health expert had said earlier. By Devrupa Rakshit
Always A Silver LiningPandemic Curbed the Expected Spread of a Mysterious, Paralyzing Viral Disease in Children Acute flaccid myelitis has been on the rise in recent years, but the social isolation related to Covid19 prevented another outbreak. By Aditi Murti
All By MyselfSocial Isolation Boosts Women’s Risk of Hypertension, Researchers Find "At a time when COVID-19 is forcing us to limit our social interactions, it's important ... to encourage older women, in particular, to find new ways to be socially active." By Devrupa Rakshit
Order InDining Out Is A High Risk Factor For Covid19, U.S. CDC Finds Poor ventilation and an inability to protect the face with masks while eating/drinking are major reasons why. By Aditi Murti
Living In A BubbleBelgium Introduces ‘Social Bubbles’ Strategy To Ease Covid19 Lockdown The new plan forces households to confront the question: if you could only see four other people, who would they be? By Devrupa Rakshit
CoronapocalypseWHO Director Says Worst of Covid19 Yet To Come Just as some countries started easing lockdowns, the WHO head compared Covid19 to the Spanish flu of 1918. By Devrupa Rakshit
Center Vs. StateKerala Proposes Phased Relaxation of Covid19 Lockdown, Centre Objects The Centre has accused Kerala of diluting the national Covid19-lockdown guidelines. By Devrupa Rakshit
A New HopeBhilwara Provides India’s Model for Covid19 Containment Considered one of hotbeds of Covid19 cases in India until last week, Bhilwara has contained the spread with strict containment and aggressive screening. By Devrupa Rakshit
Family Un-BondedIn Joint Families, Social Distancing Isn’t Only About Limiting Contact With Outsiders It might be time to redefine isolation within India's multi-generational households. By Devrupa Rakshit