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• A Sacksophile Writes: Revisiting the Works of Oliver Sacks

  

  The Onondaga county of New York reported the second human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in While the whole nation has been gripped by a... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Weekend Research Reads #1

  

  Here's taking a look at some of the interesting research papers that popped up in my inbox this week. I try to keep my reading wider than the work I am currentl... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Clinical Research in Times of Ebola… and Other Epidemics

  

  The WHO has come out with a message regarding the potential of sexual transmission of the Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are in the midst of an outbreak... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• #VisualAbstracts: Humans, Bats, Trees, Culture and Nipah Virus Transmission

  A recent publication in the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal talks about the factors related to the emergence of zoonotic infections. They h A recent... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• #VisualAbstracts: Humans, Bats, Trees, Culture and Nipah Virus Transmission

  

  A recent publication in the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal talks about the factors related to the emergence of zoonotic infections. They have studie... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Penile Transplantation: No, This is Not Spam Mail – This is Real!

  Anyone with an email account has received tips on how to augment their male anatomy. And while this might sound like content right out of such an emai Anyone... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Penile Transplantation: No, This is Not Spam Mail – This is Real!

  

  Anyone with an email account has received tips on how to augment their male anatomy. And while this might sound like content right out of such an email, it is,... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Manhattan Principles

  

  From the CDC Webpage on the twelve Manhattan Principles:These “Manhattan Principles” urge world leaders, civil society, the global health community, and... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Visual Abstract: Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in USA (2015-2016)

  

  This week's NEJM has published the results from the Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network's estimates of the effectiveness of the influenza vaccines This... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Visual Abstract: Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in USA (2015-2016)

  

  This week’s NEJM has published the results from the Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Network’s estimates of the effectiveness of the influenza vaccines in the... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Comparing the Rotavirus Vaccines in India

  Comparisons of different rotavirus vaccines are difficult to make with a lot of precision because of the differing populations, protocols, attack rates, and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Comparing the Rotavirus Vaccines in India

  Comparisons of different rotavirus vaccines are difficult to make with a lot of precision because of the differing populations, protocols, attack... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Compendium Medicine: A Textbook "of the Students, by the Students and for the...

  

  I receive all kinds of emails from people who stumble across this blog. A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from the team behind something call I... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Compendium Medicine: A Textbook “of the Students, by the Students and for the...

  

  I receive all kinds of emails from people who stumble across this blog. A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from the team behind something called... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Six Years, Half-a-million Views, and a Lost Blog…

  

  I have been wondering about what to do with the blog for a while now. As the title indicates, I have been blogging for almost six and a half years on I have... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• Six Years, Half-a-million Views, and a Lost Blog…

  

  I have been wondering about what to do with the blog for a while now. As the title indicates, I have been blogging for almost six and a half years on this... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• USMLE in Times of Trump: How Did the IMGs Fare This Time Around?

  

  Given the stance taken by the 45th President of the United States, many graduates from International Medical Schools were apprehensive about the outco Given... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• USMLE in Times of Trump: How Did the IMGs Fare This Time Around?

  

  Given the stance taken by the 45th President of the United States, many graduates from International Medical Schools were apprehensive about the outcome of the... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Latest Anti-Snoring Aids And Solutions

  

  Somewhere between managing the ever increasing work pressure and keeping up with the personal commitments, it is our sleep that bears the brunt of our... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE

• The Latest Anti-Snoring Aids And Solutions

  

  Somewhere between managing the ever increasing work pressure and keeping up with the personal commitments, it is our sleep that bears the brunt of... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2017 HEALTH, MEDICINE