Deepak and Madhu Ahuja of Texas disappeared during catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border just hours after completing a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, and their two daughters say they still have no answers. Ashna and Shreya Ahuja have spent days gathered with relatives at a family member's home, working the phones to two U.S. […] The post Texas couple vanishes in Nepal flood as 90 Americans remain unaccounted for appeared first on American Almanac .
Deepak and Madhu Ahuja of Texas disappeared during catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border just hours after completing a once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to Mount Kailash, and their two daughters say they still have no answers. Ashna and Shreya Ahuja have spent days gathered with relatives at a family member's home, working the phones to two U.S. embassies and contacts on the ground in one of the most remote disaster zones on Earth. Their parents had just finished the sacred trek and were heading toward the Nepal-Tibet border crossing with their tour group on August 26 when flash floods tore through the Himalayan region, obliterating communities, roads, and bridges with a wall of water, ice, rock, and debris. By Friday morning,…Open
It's a twice-a-year injection that is remarkably effective in preventing an HIV infection. Distribution is starting. But questions are being raised about getting it to the areas that need it most.
AI:The distribution of lenacapavir, a highly effective twice-yearly injection designed to prevent HIV infection, has begun, though its rollout faces criticism regarding the logistics and equity of reaching high-need populations in regions like Uganda. This development follows a broader pattern of scrutiny surrounding pharmaceutical interventions and global health mandates, particularly as previous reports have highlighted concerns over vaccine safety, medical misinformation, and the influence of Big Pharma on clinical practices.Open
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