Soumyadeepb
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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.
MY BLOGS
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Caffeinated Works & Random Musings
http://soumyadeepb.wordpress.com/
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 ( 167 )
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Chronic Pain: Can Treatment Over the Internet Help?
Originally posted on Evidently Cochrane: Key message: The Internet offers a means of delivering therapies to people in their homes to help them manage chronic... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Evidence Versus Attitude and Habit – Who Gets to Be Bruce Willis?
Originally posted on Nordic-EBM: Blog post by Jani Ruotsalainen Managing Editor of the Cochrane Occupational Safety and Health Review Group... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Research in Humanitarian Crises : Opportunities and Challenges
Disaster or humanitarian crises like epidemics, famines, armed conflicts and natural disasters all contribute significant mortality, morbidity and suffering to... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
“What Matters Most to You?” How Decision Aids Help Patients Make Better Choices
Originally posted on Evidently Cochrane: You might never have heard of a decision aid, but there’s good evidence from a newly updated Cochrane review that they... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Nurses Under Pressure: Do Risk Assessment Tools Help Prevent Pressure Ulcers?
Originally posted on Evidently Cochrane: Tools to help assess a patient’s risk of developing a pressure ulcer have been in use for half a century, but do they... Read more
Posted on 21 February 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Are Doctors Paid Well ? Determining Justum Pretium for Medical Care..
If I am practising as a GP and a patient comes to me with fever cough and respiratory distress since 5 days and I prescribed them a few medicines including... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Clinical Toxinology and Snake Anti-Venoms in India: Julian White
Research on epidemiology of toxin-based diseases (TBDs) (other than microbial toxin diseases) has long been an area of patchy development, with a few areas... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Why I Decline to Do Peer Reviews (part One): Re-reviews
Reblogged from funderstorms: Like pretty much everyone fortunate enough to occupy a faculty position in psychology at a research university, I am frequently... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
TB Or Not TB? That is the Question (and Here's the Test That Can Answer It)
Reblogged from Evidently Cochrane: Key message: Xpert® MTB/RIF is a diagnostic test which can quickly detect TB in adults with a high degree of accuracy an... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Interview With Dr.Soumyadeep Bhaumik @ Wiley Asia Blog
Dr. Soumyadeep Bhaumik, the Senior Research Scientist, from South Asian Cochrane Network (SACN) was interviewed by Wiley Asia on his motivation, challenges,... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Why Bother with Research Engagement?
Reblogged from The Research Whisperer: After working for both NGOs and government, Mark Hamann is now a researcher and lecturer at James Cook University in... Read more
Posted on 28 January 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Countdown to the Kolkata Book Fair
Reblogged from crooked lines: Two days to go for the 38th annual Kolkata Book Fair, Milan Mela grounds smelled of fresh paint, plywood and anticipation. It’s... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Defining Platinum Open Access
Reblogged from Scholarly Open Access: Recently I used the term "platinum open access" in an email I sent to several scholarly communication listserves. Read more
Posted on 17 January 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Benefits and Black Holes in the Latest Cochrane Evidence
Reblogged from Evidently Cochrane: If you read my last blog, you'll know I've been getting hot under the collar about evidence gaps and I'm not about to... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE, PSYCHOLOGY -
Polio Free India : a Dream Realized…
13th January 2014 , India : With no case of polio reported since the last three years India is all set to be declared polio today. “The last polio case in... Read more
Posted on 13 January 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Lessons in Disappointment and Some New Year's Resolutions
Reblogged from Evidently Cochrane: Broken your New Year's resolutions yet? Research from the US suggests just 8% of people achieve theirs and we know that if... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2014 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Priority Areas for Biomedical Genomics in India : Top 3
Genomic medicine is the ‘hot cake’ of current medical research. Here is my take on what should be India’s top priority areas for biomedical genomics research. 1... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Why Beat About the Bush : Ban Tobacco Altogether
The deleterious effects of tobacco are now no secret and do not need further discussion. As a medical doctor, I have seen many families suffer and people dying... Read more
Posted on 30 November 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Health-care Information: Access Or Implementation?
In this recent correspondence by Dr. Soumyadeep B and his colleagues published in the Lancet Global Health Read more
Posted on 26 October 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Indian Doctors Condemn Move to Fund Treatments Abroad for Civil Servants
An announcement by the Indian government that civil service officers will be reimbursed for approved medical treatments they receive outside India has led to... Read more
Posted on 20 September 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE
