Some researchers and doctors have started using plasma from those who recovered from COVID-19 to treat critically ill new patients. Onmanorama spoke to Dr Mahesh B, the head of Critical care medicine at Aster MIMS in Kozhikode, to learn more about convalescent plasma therapy.

With the COVID-19 cases spiking in many countries, it's clear that the pandemic not going to end anytime soon. And hence, people are pinning their hopes on a vaccine. We have been hearing a lot about the status of vaccines and treatments for the novel coronavirus, but how close are we to getting an effective vaccine?

Dale, who researched on the Malabar Rebellion in the 1970s, is the author of a seminal book on the rebellion - Islamic Society on the South Asian Frontier: The Mappilas of Malabar - which is often quoted in books and discussions dealing with the incident.

The first fissures in India’s relations with China were related to Tibet. China was not amused when India took in Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. China started poking India along the border since 1959.

Public health expert and Congress leader Dr SS Lal says, Kerala's COVID success story is half-truth.

Gayathri Vijayakumar is a virologist at Scribe Therapeutics, the start-up firm co-founded by Nobel laureate Jennifer A Doudna to develop gene-editing technique CRISPR.

CPM state committee member MB Rajesh lists out LDF government's achievements in Kerala and speaks about the front's chances in the next assembly polls.

Dr T V Sajeev, who works with the Kerala Forest Research Institute, explains what is Athirappilly hydro electric power project, how it will negatively impact the biodiversity, how the governments approved the project and history of mass protests against controversial projects and environmental consciousness of Keralites.

S Sreesanth, who is aiming for a comeback after the end of his seven-year ban from cricket this September, tells about how he is preparing to play for Kerala in the Ranji Trophy.

Dr DCS Reddy, head of the research group on Epidemiology and Surveillance under Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) explains effectiveness of India's COVID-19 fight