The World Health Organization(WHO) has released a special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling… Read more “COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health”
Tag: health
Health-care information: access or implementation?
In this recent correspondence by Dr. Soumyadeep B and his colleagues published in the Lancet Global Health : A decrease in research funding is a matter… Read more “Health-care information: access or implementation?”
mHealth initiative to tackle non-communicable diseases
With a shift in disease epidemiology trends, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are fast becoming leaders in the global burden of disease. NCDs are estimated to cause 36 million deaths annually… Read more “mHealth initiative to tackle non-communicable diseases”
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 The… Read more “Putting humanity back into 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. However, clinical trials have… Read more “Clinical Trial Data and the “Do no harm” principle”
Dualities : Living with Cancer
We are often pulled in different, opposing directions, and take time to find the balance between acceptance and anger, surrender and control, individual and group, being and… Read more “Dualities : Living with Cancer”
Wrong Site Surgery
Wrong Site Surgery WSS (and wrong site procedures: wrong site anaesthetic, implement fitting, etc) might not be as uncommon as you think. Here is an insight… Read more “Wrong Site Surgery”
Zero Discrimination , Zero Infections : World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is back again-this time with the theme of ” Getting to Zero: Zero new HIV infections. Zero deaths from AIDS-related illness. Zero discrimination ”… Read more “Zero Discrimination , Zero Infections : World AIDS Day”
Why do doctors prescribe expensive branded drugs ?
We all know that there are generic drugs available , which cost a fraction of what the expensive branded drugs do, but are as effective as them.… Read more “Why do doctors prescribe expensive branded drugs ?”
From the Blog to the World
The RTI expose in this Blog on post offices in New Delhi lacking facilties for the disabled higlighted in the post “India Post: “Paper Tigers” in “ease of access… Read more “From the Blog to the World”
Dr. Soumyadeep Bhaumik 