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Anti-Bloomberg Bill in the Soda Wars: Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right!

Since posting my rant on the now age old debate about paternalism (or as the people over in USA are calling it: Nanny State) versus public health, I have been... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
The Family Physician: A Dying Romantic Idea

I have been known to lament the loss of the prestige of the basic medical degree (MBBS) in India. While you may or may not agree with it, the truth remains... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
USMLE 2013 and IMGs: All That Glitters is NOT Gold

I have pretty much been declared the official (Indian) USMLE rumor-monger by one of the most famous USMLE coaching institutes that held introductory classes to... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Guest Post #1: India – One of the Fastest Growing Economies

This is a guest post written by Ms. Deepali Kaul. I have made slight grammatical and syntactical edits and otherwise, left it untouched. This article and its... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
New York Soda Rule: Raising the Debate on Paternalism in Public Health

Paternalistic attitude in unilateral implementation of public health policies, especially with respect to banning of (harmful) substances, has been one of the... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Another Start-up Bites the Dust: Elsevier Buys Mendeley

When TechCrunch reported that there were talks going on between Elsevier and Mendeley this January, I did not want to believe it. Being an ardent user and... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Aaron Swartz’s Guerilla Open Access Manifesto

Largely credited to Aaron Swartz, this has also found an in depth criticism in Peter Suber’s now archived, Earlham.edu blog on Open Access. Read more
Posted on 14 January 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
#Anonymous Hack MIT Sites: In Memoriam, Aaron Swartz

The online vigilante justice group, anonymous, has hit out at the MIT for the role they purportedly played in bringing about the demise of Aaron Swartz. Read more
Posted on 14 January 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide: The Dark Knight Falls

From Aaron’s last blog post:Thus Master Wayne is left without solutions. Out of options, it’s no wonder the series ends with his staged suicide. Read more
Posted on 12 January 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
The USA Dream for IMGs: Coming to an End? Analysing the 2012 Match

My attention was drawn to an article in the JAMA today (1) by one of my friends who is actively pursuing the USMLE route. And after reading this, I guess I... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
2012 in Review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.Here’s an excerpt:19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
#TheekHai: The King’s Speech. NOT!

Merry Christmas, dear readers. Unfortunately, this season of festivities, which has turned secular in India and is celebrated by Christians and non-Christians... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
A Lexicon for Public Health Students: The Design Effect

Reblogged from my previous post on the Community Medicine Education Blog, as a part of the new series where I go about de-mystifying stuff that confuses…... Read more
Posted on 17 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Social Peer Review: The IJMI Breaks New Ground

With an innovative move to have open peer review of submissions to the IJMI on the G+ community (closed and available only to the members of the group, who are... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
A Lexicon for Public Health Students: Hobson’s Choice

This is a new series of posts in which I intend to de-mystify some concepts that are largely confusing (to me) and try to come up with some simple,... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Google Kills Free Google Apps: I Am Worried!

In an announcement in the Official Google Enterprise Blog, it was revealed that the Google Apps free version is no no longer available. While I always thought... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Social Exclusion and Inclusion: A Primer

This was a write-up I did for an assignment as part of my Residency training. We have such “informally formal” assignments which are assigned to us... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
Brown Bag Sessions: Food for Thought

We have been contemplating the concept of having a Brown Bag session once in two weeks in our department for quite a while now, and we set the ball rolling toda... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
World AIDS Day: Getting to Zero

A couple of days ago, I had a moment of great joy in the clinic we work in the community health center when a person came up to me and unhesitatingly asked for ... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE
PeerJ Calls for Papers: Disruptive Innovation in Open Access

I have been very excited about PeerJ ever since Peter Binfield took up the challenge of bringing down the costs of publication in an online, open access... Read more
Posted on 28 November 2012 HEALTH, MEDICINE