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Canada:New Stamp to Commemorate 100 Years of Discovery of Insulin and Eid

That discovery in 1921 at the University of Toronto and the first successful use of insulin in a human in early 1922 at Toronto General Hospital was a team effort with “surgical approach of Dr. Banting, the critical input of research assistant Charles Best and visiting biochemist James Collip, and the advice, guidance and oversight […]

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Special Covers Released on Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society

Karnataka circle of India Post released two special covers on Hyderabad Karnataka Education Society ,Kalaburagi. The covers depicts pictures of Former chief ministers of Karnataka Dharam Singh and  Veerendra Patil. Date of Release:14th March 2020,Kalaburagi

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Mail Van Carried Cover Released from Bhadrak

India Post has released a carried cover on Gandhi and non violence theme on 20th October 2020 from Bhadrak,Odisha. Two pictorial post cards on Gandhiji’s visit to Bhadrak and ERAM Raktatirtha were also released on the same day. The covers were carried by a mail van  from Charampa SO to Spos Bhadrak.

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Canada Issued Stamps on Medical Achievers

Canada Post issued a set of five commemorative stamps celebrating six groundbreaking physicians and researchers: Drs. Bruce Chown, Julio Montaner, Balfour Mount, M. Vera Peters, James Till and Ernest McCulloch. Their contributions to the fields of pediatric pathology, HIV/AIDS, palliative care, oncology and stem cell science changed the practice of medicine in Canada and around the world. This issue salutes these remarkable individuals […]