Snakebite, a major public health issue but a hugely neglected problem continues to affect millions of people with death and disability worldwide. In 2018, the first ever… Read more “Need for transdisciplinary systems thinking to address snakebite”
Category: Random Musings
Thoughts on medicine,health,ethics and everything else that crosses the mind
Stronger together: a new pandemic agenda for South Asia
The global increase in COVID-19 cases in 2021 has primarily been due to an uncontrolled surge in South Asia. It is estimated that by 1 September 2021,… Read more “Stronger together: a new pandemic agenda for South Asia”
Snakes, the ecosystem, and us: it’s time we change
Snakes are often killed at sight, even if not venomous. Social and cultural connotations, some more negative than others, and fear of snakebite shape our attitudes towards… Read more “Snakes, the ecosystem, and us: it’s time we change”
Going beyond access to health information: a pandemic call to action
About a decade earlier we brought to attention that the lack of access to health information is ‘a social injustice that the global health community cannot afford… Read more “Going beyond access to health information: a pandemic call to action”
Low-value medical care in the pandemic-is this what the doctor ordered?
The humanitarian crisis India faces in the second wave of COVID-19—the rapid surge of cases, the collapsing health system, and the death and despair—are being documented in… Read more “Low-value medical care in the pandemic-is this what the doctor ordered?”
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… Read more “Podcast: view on COVID-19 in West Bengal”
Depression & PTSD in snakebite survivors: need for more research — Snakebite Research Network
Snakebite is a neglected tropical disease that causes death and disability, particularly in rural and tribal people in South Asia, Africa and Latin America. Death, permanent disabilities… Read more “Depression & PTSD in snakebite survivors: need for more research — Snakebite Research Network”
Moral philosophy, pragmatism, and the larger cause: why “war” metaphors are needed during pandemics
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), which originated in China, is now a full-blown pandemic which has thrown governments and societies off-track in an unprecedented manner. War metaphors have been… Read more “Moral philosophy, pragmatism, and the larger cause: why “war” metaphors are needed during pandemics”
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
Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite
Plain Language Summary of Cochrane Systematic Review by Bhaumik S et al. Link to paper. Primary closure (immediate stitches) versus delayed closure (delayed stitches) or no closure… Read more “Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite”
