After India lost its dominance in making penicillin, a drought of three decades is coming to an end. The drug – which forms the base for a raft of extremely potent antibiotics – is part of the governments aggressive push for self-sufficiency in critical areas. Will the plan to claw back to the glorious past work?
We take a lot for granted in terms of medical care today. Whilst we still get ill sometimes, there is a range of medicines and treatments available. Our doctors have got a huge body of knowledge and experience to call upon, and we can usually rely on having modern and clean facilities. It wasn’t always like this. This list is in honor of all of the people who have improved the knowledge and practice of medicine.
Since the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war, antisemitism has flared up again worldwide. The irony of the situation is that so many of those who rail against Jews owe their health or their lives to the work of Jewish scientists.
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