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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Snakebite Negelected , Forgotten and Victims Abandoned : David A Warrell
Prof David A Warrell , Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine at University of Oxford and Senior Editor of the Oxford textbook of Medicine and OTM: Infection i... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Pubmed Vs Google Scholar – Battle Lines Drawn in Search for Clinical Searches
Research conducted by researchers from Western University and the famous McMaster University in Canada published last week in the Journal of Medical Internet... Read more
Posted on 17 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Health Implications of Untested Hormone-disrupting Chemical
A report titled ‘State of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals’, by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and WHO, and released in February... Read more
Posted on 11 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Flip Flop Policy Over Pioglitazone Licence Causes Media Storm in India
India’s ministry of health and family welfare has revoked the ban that it placed on the antidiabetes drug pioglitazone just six weeks ago because of the drug’s... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Doctors in the Private Sector Should Report Adverse Events After Immunisation...
The Indian Academy of Pediatrics has called for doctors working in the private sector to report adverse events after immunisations to the national surveillance... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Why Do Patients Fail to Take Medicines Correctly?
“More than 50% of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed or sold inappropriately, and half of all patients fail to take medicines correctly.” WHO Fact Sheet... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Are Governments Legally Obliged to Ensure Adequate Access to Health Information?
The Lancet Global Health published a paper yesterday titled , ” Governments are legally obliged to ensure adequate access to health information ” that calls to... Read more
Posted on 03 August 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Mobile Healthcare Information For All
HIFA 2015 – the global NGO aiming to make a world where no one is dying due to lack of knowledge has come up with a a smart goal to achieve it. Read more
Posted on 31 July 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Study Stokes Debate Over Patterns of Non-communicable Disease in India
A major research study has fuelled a fresh debate on whether non-communicable diseases disproportionately affect the poor or the affluent in India. Read more
Posted on 29 July 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Soumyadeep Bhaumik’s Review of Indian Medical Papers—16 July 2013
A sudden burst of massive untimely rainfall and the consequent floods in Uttarkhand last month has killed thousands of people and affected millions more. Read more
Posted on 23 July 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
New Rotavirus Vaccine in India Faces Controversy
A new pediatric vaccine for rotavirus that apparently showed 56% efficacy in a phase III clinical trial has run into controversy, according to an expert who... Read more
Posted on 14 July 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Soumyadeep Bhaumik’s Review of Indian Medical Papers—18 June 2013
One of the most enthralling articles that caught my attention last month was one entitled “Knowledge and practice of clinical ethics among healthcare providers... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Aggressive Asian Tiger Mosquito Invades Europe
The Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, is an invasive species native to Southeast Asia. It has spread rapidly to other parts of the world via shipments... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Soumyadeep Bhaumik’s Review of Indian Medical Papers @ BMJ BLOGS
The inaugural column covers important papers (and issues ) on Indian medicine published in the month of April 2013. From Novartis losing its patent to the firs... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
India’s Rejection of Novartis’s Patent is but a Small Step in the Right Direction
Commentators have lauded the decision, but the government must go much further to help the millions of ordinary Indian people indebted because of the cost of... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Child Mortality: Will India Achieve the 2015 Target?
India is increasingly seen as an emerging global power, making rapid strides in economic terms. But despite these positive changes, every minute in India three... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
On a National Snake Bite Survey in India in BMJ Blogs
…Snake bites are estimated to cause more than 45,900 deaths in India, and affect millions of Indians—most of them from socially and economically disadvantaged... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Putting Humanity Back into Medicine
Dr. Soumyadeep B’s response to His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wale’s “Integrated health and post modern medicine” plan has been published in the Journal of... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Indian Journals Fair Poorly with Respect to Clinical Trial Registration Details...
Prospective registration of clinical trials has been made mandatory by various government regulations. The ICMJE guidelines require a clinical trial to be... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE -
Clinical Trial Data and the “Do No Harm” Principle
In an era of evidence based medicine clinical trials hold the key to validate or negate a medical intervention, whatsoever is its nature. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2013 HEALTH, MEDICINE