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Predatory Open Access: Part 2 – Peer Review in OA and Ethics of “Sting Op...
Ever since the Science article about a sting operation to reveal the murky business that goes on in the name of Open Access journals came out, the academic worl... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Predatory Open Access: Part 1 – A Sting Op and Indictment of the OA Model
In the last couple of days, an article from Science has literally gone viral in the scientific circles. It is yet another indictment of what Jeffrey Beall has... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Exhibitionism in Medical Education: The Brindley Lecture – Heralding A Sexual...
The first boom in treatment for male erectile dysfunction came in the 1920s and 1930 when the Russian-origin French surgeon Serge Abramovitch Voronoff started t... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
US Shutdown: PubMed, Twitter, Trolls and Medicine
The news in Twitterville and Facebookland is the US Government Shutdown. It seems pretty complicated if you ask me, with a lot of financial considerations... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Brief Introduction
I presented this brief introduction to longitudinal data analysis in the Department of Community Medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences and... Read more
Posted on 22 September 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Viva La Evidence: EBM + ColdPlay
James McCormack is a Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and is passionate about... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
[NSFW] MRKH Syndrome: Legends, Urban and Historical
Disclaimer: Contains strong language, sexually explicit in nature in order to explain bodily functions in a non-jargon manner. Maybe NSFW. This week we had a... Read more
Posted on 28 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Estimates of Risk: A Short Revision
As a part of the academic program for the residents in the Department of Community Medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, we have... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
US Budget FY 2014: Did the US Govt Make USMLE Tougher for IMGs?
Right at the outset, I shall admit that this is a topic that is a little beyond my “safety net” of knowledge and hence, I may be slightly off-target with some o... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Birthdays, Bonds and Being Bowled Over
This has been one of the most raucous Junes yet. Tons of fun, including a 7-cake birthday celebration (almost a week long event, where I ended up cutting into... Read more
Posted on 19 June 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
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