Soumyadeepb
This blog, founded by Dr.Soumyadeep B is all about public health, medical ethics , medical research , healthcare news and commentaries on burning medical issues.
It tracks cutting edge research from medical journals of international repute and simplifies and shortens them for the unitiated and the busy (Research Analysis category) as well as tracks the latest news from the world of health )with a special focus on India and other developing nations (Healthcare News category). In addition there are reflective and critical essays on various aspects (Caffeinated Works /Random Musings) as well as interesting reblogs from different other related websites (Random Musings).
What makes the Guest Editorials of this blog unique is these are authored by not only from leading physician voices but also by voices from around the corners of your neighbourhood.
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Caffeinated Works & Random Musings
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This blog, founded by Dr.Soumyadeep B is all about public health, medical ethics , medical research a, healthcare news and commentaries on burning medical issues.
It tracks cutting edge research from medical journals of international repute and simplifies and shortens them for the unitiated and the busy (Research Analysis category) as well as tracks the latest news from the world of health )with a special focus on India and other developing nations (Healthcare News category). In addition there are reflective and critical essays on various aspects (Caffeinated Works /Random Musings) as well as interesting reblogs from different other related websites (Random Musings).
What makes the Guest Editorials of this blog unique is these are authored by not only from leading physician voices but also by voices from around the corners of your neighbourhood
LATEST ARTICLES ( 162 )
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COVID-19 Vaccination in India: We Need Equity
Just a few days after starting its own COVID-19 vaccination program , India provided vaccines as grant- in-aid to other countries1 . Read more
Posted on 22 May 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Evidence Informed Standardised Prescription: Home Care for Mild COVID
A vast majority of those with COVID have mild to moderate symptoms- and can appropriately be managed at home. In most cases people seek care from registered... Read more
Posted on 13 May 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Podcast: View on COVID-19 in West Bengal
India is breaking records of COVID-19 positive cases across the world. Daily cases in the country have hit a new high of over three lakhs. In West Bengal too,... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Why the AIIMS/ICMR 2021 COVID Guideline is Wrong About Hydroxychloroquine ?
On 22nd April 2021 in the midst of a crumbling health system the AIIMS/ ICMR-COVID-19 National Task Force/Joint Monitoring Group , Ministry of Health Family... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Depression & PTSD in Snakebite Survivors: Need for More Research — Snakebite...
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that causes death and disability, particularly in rural and tribal people in South Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read more
Posted on 22 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Moral Philosophy, Pragmatism, and the Larger Cause: Why “war” Metaphors Are...
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which originated in China, is now a full-blown pandemic which has thrown governments and societies off-track in an... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Community Health Workers for Pandemic Response
The COVID-19 outbreak that originated in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019 now affects 213 countries or territories across the globe. Read more
Posted on 15 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Bicycles for the Post-covid Era—an Opportunity India Shouldn’t Miss
Bicycles are a healthy, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly mode of transport that India should invest in, say Sucharita Panigrahi and Soumyadeep Bhaumik Read more
Posted on 12 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Mental Health Conditions After Snakebite
A high prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression was found in snakebite survivors. Other conditions like hysteria, and delusional... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Interventions for the Management of Snakebite Envenoming: An Overview of...
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease which has received priority attention in the global health space with WHO setting a target to decrease death and... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Reporting Guideline for Priority Setting of Health Research (REPRISE)
Historically, the health research agenda has been largely investigator-driven with limited input from other stakeholders including patients, caregivers and the... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2021 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Primary Closure Versus Delayed Or No Closure for Traumatic Wounds Due to...
Plain Language Summary of Cochrane Systematic Review by Bhaumik S et al. Link to paper. Primary closure (immediate stitches) versus delayed closure (delayed... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2020 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
A Call for Increased Collaboration Between Environmental Health Scientists and...
Social, economic, scientific, engineering, and medical evidence is used to support development of policyand delivery of services to the public. Read more
Posted on 25 December 2020 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Packed Red Cells Versus Whole Blood Transfusion for Severe Paediatric Anaemia,...
In sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) and other low‐ and middle‐income regions, the majority of blood transfusions are given as whole blood. Read more
Posted on 18 December 2020 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Quality of WHO Guidelines on Snakebite: the Neglect Continues
Snakebite remains a major public health challenge in many parts of rural Africa, Asia and South America. Available estimates suggest that there are about... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Creating an Animated Video Summary of a Cochrane Review
visually cochrane After reading Jani’s blog post on creating Cochrane infographics I thought I would try and produce one for our most recent review: Needle... Read more
Posted on 07 February 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Poor Quality of Indian Clinical Practice Guidelines : Academic Elitism,...
Guideline development has changed internationally with greater stress on the use of rigorous, transparent and evidence-based methods. Read more
Posted on 19 January 2018 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
How Indians Die ?
The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India has this week released the results of the 2010-2013 data collected from the Sample... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Another Reason to Not Work More !
A systematic review and meta-analyses published yesterday in The Lancet , containing data from more than 25 studies from 24 cohort studies across three... Read more
Posted on 01 November 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Cochrane Goes Open Access
Cochrane reviews , widely considered as ‘gold standard’ for systematic reviews and used in formulation of evidence based clinical guidelines and policy making... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE