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“I Can Work with This.” Thoughts on the Satirical Comedy “Look Who’s Back”
I just finished watching this strange movie, which I assumed would be all humor, based on the premise of… wait for it… Adolf Hitler! I know, humor is not the... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2019 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
PLOS NTD Launches New Focus Area on Enteric Infections and Enteric Dysfunction
A recent editorial in PLOS NTDs has declared that the journal will launch a specially focussed section on enteric infections and enteric dysfunction. Read more
Posted on 01 February 2019 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
AMR Goes Global: Detection of Allochthonous Anthropogenic AMR Genes in High...
This study has been popping up all over the AMR radar for me for the past week; so, when I was stuck in traffic today, I decided to sit down and give the articl... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2019 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Make Money on the Side While You’re in School
Guest Post; may contain affiliate links.Everyone knows that medical students are dirt poor, and I took out loans just like everyone else did. I needed loans to... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2019 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Beatocello: The Story of Dr. Beat Richner, the Swiss Pediatrician in Cambodia
My significant other and I spent a fair amount of time last month backpacking my way across Cambodia. Whilst we were doing the usual rounds, looking at... Read more
Posted on 10 January 2019 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Mapping Infectious Diseases Using Crowdsourced Data Collected With Open-Source...
One of the challenges that is ubiquitous for infectious disease epidemiology researchers is getting access to correct, up-to-date mapping data which can be... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
The Abyss Stares Back: Silos in One Health and the Emergent Need to Breach Them
The One Health approach, widely adopted and acknowledged as the way forward in dealing with issues which cut across sectoral compartments, has sometimes being... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Addressing Cholera Under-Reporting Key to Mounting Proportionate Public Health...
Cholera remains a cause of public health concern, not only causing explosive outbreaks in settings with disrupted socio-political and health infrastructure,... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
#PHCIn 2: Dermatology for ICMR-STS
Can you suggest ideas for ICMR research (STS) in dermatology?For ICMR-STS, you have to depend on a guide from your medical school. So, it would largely be guide... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
#PHCIn 1: Community Medicine Senior Residency in AIIMS
What are the pros and cons of joining as a senior resident (Community Medicine) in All India Institute of Medical Sciences?Which AIIMS are you referring to?... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Social Media for Doctors: Signing up for Online Professional Networking Sites?...
So this post follows on from one previous post about the spammy email practices of Docplexus, a networking site for doctors, and has been incited by a deluge... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Social Media for Doctors: Signing up for Online Professional Networking Sites?...
So this post follows on from one previous post about the spammy email practices of Docplexus, a networking site for doctors, and has been incited by a deluge... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
The Ills of Rattlesnake Pills
In the weird news section of the day, comes this one: child falls sick with lethal salmonella infection after consuming rattlesnake pills.Yeah, you got that... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
The Ills of Rattlesnake Pills
As expected, the news of rising numbers of leptospirosis cases are trickling in from Puerto Rico. A recent publication in the CDC's Emerging Infectious... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Mapping Kolkata’s Hospitals with Google Maps: Crowdsourced GeoHealth
I received an email update from Google Maps about a brilliant initiative that is going to be of special importance in this season of “unknown” acute febrile... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Mapping Kolkata’s Hospitals with Google Maps: Crowdsourced GeoHealth
In an announcement in the Official Google Enterprise Blog, it was revealed that the Google Apps The Medical Education Unit at the University College of... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Docplexus and the Dicey Email Spam
OK. So, I have not blogged twice in such quick succession in a long long time… that can only mean one thing: I am procrastinating on a deadline! Read more
Posted on 30 October 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Remembering Prof. Huw Taylor
A couple of months back, my institute hosted a group of scientists from the University of Brighton and Emory University, who had come over to explore the... Read more
Posted on 30 October 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Leptospirosis Hits Puerto Rico in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
As expected, the news of rising numbers of leptospirosis cases are trickling in from Puerto Rico. Since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, there have been areas... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Leptospirosis Hits Puerto Rico in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
As expected, the news of rising numbers of leptospirosis cases are trickling in from Puerto Rico. Since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, there have been areas... Read more
Posted on 25 October 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE