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 ( 165 )
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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 -
Nobel Prize 2015 : Drug Therapy for River Blindness ,Lymphatic Filariasis &...
The Nobel Prize of Medicine for 2015 was awarded for discovery of Avermectin , used for the treatment of River Blindness and Lymphatic Filiariasis to William C. Read more
Posted on 05 October 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Top 5 Public Health India Twitter Persona to Follow 1.0
Here is my pick for the must-follow super smart twitter accounts for those interested about Public Health in India. Not ranked and completely biased but worth... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Primary Closure Versus Delayed Or No Closure for Traumatic Wounds Due to...
Mammalian bite wounds are a very common clinical problem across the world. Systematic reviews have been conducted to address the role of education in... Read more
Posted on 05 August 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Health and Beyond…strategies for a Better India: Using the “prison Window” to...
…Politicians, policy makers and the general public in India are prejudiced by the traditional notion that “sinners deserve neither mercy nor money. Read more
Posted on 28 July 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Are Interventions to Reduce Sitting at Workplace Effective?
It is common for family physicians in developing nations like India to encounter patients whose profession demands sedentary lifestyle. Read more
Posted on 27 July 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
The Battle of Interpreting Research Results to Specific Audiences
Originally posted on Nordic-EBM: Evidence-based medicine has been called “cookbook medicine” by some of its more vocal critics. Read more
Posted on 06 May 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Introducing the Start of Cochrane Infographics
Originally posted on visually cochrane: Let’s begin at the beginning Infographics in Cochrane – what’s that supposed to mean? Well, it’s an idea. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Guest Column : Doctor ‘scarcity’ a Crisis of Numbers Or Leadership? #UHC
Originally posted on Apothecurry: A recent article in the Indian Express reported statistics from India’s National Health Mission to highlight what it called... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Interview with HIFA Country Representative of the Year 2014 : Didier Demassosso ...
Didier Demassosso from Cameroon has won the HIFA Country Representative of the Year 2014 . An interview with him by Isabelle Isabelle – What is the role of a... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Nepal Earthquake : Response by Evidence Aid, Cochrane.
The news about devastation caused by the Earthquake in Nepal today has caused grief and suffering to a large number of people- the impact of which is yet to be... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Misplaced Priorities in the Union Health Budget 2015
The Union Budget presented on 28 February 2015 in the Indian parliament has allocated only INR 33,000 crores for health. It allocates more funds for building... Read more
Posted on 20 April 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Is Intermittent Short-course anti-TB Regimen as Efficient and Safe as Daily...
Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is a common clinical condition in low- and middle-income nations like India where TB is endemic. Different guidelines vary in the... Read more
Posted on 08 April 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Ethics and Equity in Research Priority-setting: Stakeholder Engagement and the...
A transparent and evidence-based priority-setting process promotes the optimal use of resources to improve health outcomes. Decision-makers and funders have... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in India Part 4: Attachment Theory in the Slums...
Originally posted on Child Psychiatry OOPE at Calcutta Rescue: In the not so distant past, academics and clinicians alike debated the relative influence of the... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Cost-effectiveness of Interventions to Control Cardiovascular Diseases and Type ...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) together contribute to the largest burden of morbidity (14% of disability-adjusted life years)... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
So-Called “Special” Issues of Journals: Big Money for Gold OA Publishers
Originally posted on Scholarly Open Access: Special issues of journals mean big money for gold (author-pays) OA publishers. It’s a type of affinity marketing. Read more
Posted on 24 February 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Too Much Medical Research May Be Unnecessary, Unethical, Unscientific, and...
Researchers, research funders, regulators, sponsors and publishers of research fail to use earlier research when preparing to start, fund or publish the... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 HEALTH, MEDICINE