Abstract Although the COVID-19 pandemic will continue affecting every aspect of our life, it seems that we have crossed worst phase and gradually resumed all professional personal activities pre-COVID times. International travel is back, academic scientific meetings are back to in-person mode. I feel fortunate serve IUPAC as Vice President during this biennium revamping period. wish share my ob...

A "white coat" ceremony functions as a rite of passage for students entering medical school. This comment provides a second option in response to the earlier, more enthusiastic, discussion of the ceremony by Raanan Gillon. While these ceremonies may serve important sociological functions, they raise three serious problems: whether the professional oath or "affirmation of professional commitment...

Induced abortion has been a universal phenomenon in the history of humanity. The first recorded evidence was found in an Egyptian papyrus from 1550 BC. The debate on the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill is mired in misconception. Many, including the Christian doctors’ group, make the assumption that the prohibition of abortion is biblical. In fact, prohibition of abortion predates all mon...