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”
Category: Random Musings
Thoughts on medicine,health,ethics and everything else that crosses the mind
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”
A call for increased collaboration between environmental health scientists and lawyers
Social, economic, scientific, engineering, and medical evidence is used to support development of policyand delivery of services to the public. The translation of evidence to policy and… Read more “A call for increased collaboration between environmental health scientists and lawyers”
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 newer… Read more “Misplaced priorities in the Union Health Budget 2015”
Is intermittent short-course anti-TB regimen as efficient and safe as daily anti-TB regimen for treating childhood TB?
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 recommendations on treatment… Read more “Is intermittent short-course anti-TB regimen as efficient and safe as daily anti-TB regimen for treating childhood TB?”
