Elon Musk says President Donald Trump has 'agreed' USAID should be shut down The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who has been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days. World 03 Feb, 2025
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health The decision to choose Bhattacharya for the post is yet another reminder of the ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic on the politics on public health. World 27 Nov, 2024
Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here's what he's proposed Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. World 06 Nov, 2024
Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall The United States Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket. World 06 Aug, 2024
Brain death organ donation: Why are hospitals hesitant to cooperate? It has been 16 years since the start of kidney transplant services in Nepal. Opinion 25 Jul, 2024
Debt ceiling deal: What's in, what's out of the agreement to avert US default Debt ceiling deal: What's in, what's out of the agreement to avert US default World 28 May, 2023
Bangladesh vis-a-vis Nepal: Bridging hearts and minds in the region's neighbourhood On the map of South Asia, if the gentle bend of Nepal’s rectangular strip can be seen nestling snugly in the lap of the central Himalayas in the north, Bangladesh in the southeast — a country on water — looks like an amphibian emerging restlessly from the great Bay to bask its rain-drenched skin on the second largest delta in the world. The contrast, somehow, does not end with cartography. Opinion 15 Sep, 2022
Being Human outlet's owner arrested The owner of Being Human’s authorised outlet in Kathmandu, Santosh Chandra Bakhrel, 39, who was arrested a few days ago on the charge of tax evasion and smuggling various liquor brands from India to Nepal was found operating similar other activities. Nepal 01 Feb, 2022
Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer's drug Medicare said Tuesday it will limit coverage of a $28,000-a-year Alzheimer's drug whose benefits have been widely questioned, a major development in the nation's tug-of-war over the fair value of new medicines that offer tantalizing possibilities but come with prohibitive prices. Health 12 Jan, 2022
FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer's drug amid backlash A month after approving a controversial new Alzheimer's drug, U.S. health regulators on Thursday signed off on new prescribing instructions that are likely to limit its use. World 09 Jul, 2021
Alzheimer's drug stirs hope for patients, worry for doctors Alzheimer's drug stirs hope for patients, worry for doctors Health 27 Jun, 2021
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer's drug panned by experts Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer's disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn't been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. Health 09 Jun, 2021
