How to stay calm in times of COVID-19

Every psychiatrist and psychologist Rediff.com spoke to said one thing: Avoid news channels and social media.Ramesh Menon reports. IMAGE: A health worker checks a woman's temperature amid......

How an Indian doctor beat the scourge of leprosy

Meet an Extraordinary Indian: Dr Vijaykumar Pannikar, who has battled leprosy worldwide for nearly 40 years.Dr Vijaykumar Pannikar won the 2009 International Gandhi Award for his work on leprosy.......

Navin Nanda to head US cardiologists' body

Dr Navin C Nanda has been elected president of the American Society of Geriatric Cardiology. He is the first Asian American to head the 22-year-old organisation. "With the help of my colleagues, I......