At 66, Dr Aquinas Edassery could’ve chosen retirement or could’ve run a clinic at home. But she wanted to come out of the comfortable life and serve the needed. From 2013, she chose to work for the tribal people living in the forests of Thuamul Rampur Block in the district of Kalahandi, one of the […]
In three separate cases, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 5000 each on three doctors for illegible handwriting. The accused doctors are Dr PK Goel of Sitapur, Dr TP Jaiswal of Unnao and Dr Ashish Saxena of Gonda. The injury reports of the victims of three criminal cases that […]
India is a country were the heart diseases account for 1.7 million lives annually. Usually, the patients are subjected to undergo several diagnostic tests. This rural doctor wants to revive the bygone art of diagnosing the cardiac problems by merely taking a closer look at the patient. Dr Himmatrao Bawaskar, who practices in Mahad, which […]
Dr. Balwant Ghatpande became one of the oldest Indian practicing doctors on March 15, 2017. On that day, the man turned 102. With an enduring passion for science, the doctor navigates through a changing medical landscape. “I would never retire,” he says. “Until my death I wish to continue to practice medicine. I pray that […]
Dr Thomas A Chandy is one of the few Indian doctors who treated Jewish survivors of concentration camps after the Second World War. The doctor first came to realize that he was treating a holocaust survivor when he saw the number on a patient’s hand. He asked, “What’s that number on your hand?” The Jews […]
It was a chance meeting between the Calcutta-based gastroenterologist, Dr Abhijit Chowdhury and Lillian Lou- a California based scientist that paved the way for a Rs 60 crore, 100 bed superspecialty hospital in Bengal. The meeting took place in a 14th century building in Barcelona, but its benefits would be enjoyed by many Indians in […]
One of the most malnourished regions in India is Maharashtra’s Melghat. It was in 1989 that Dr Ravindra Kohle, MD began nursing the poor tribals in Meghat. During that time, the Infant Mortality Rate was 200 per 1,000 infants. It has since deceased to 60, thanks in no small part to the medical awareness that […]
A number of suggestions have been made by Dr P P Venugopalan to the ministry of health and family welfare. The suggestions are for establishing an effective emergency medical care in India to handle the emergency cases. Now, the doctor has received positive response from the ministry, reports the Time of India. The doctor is […]
Part of Dr Mahati Chittem’s job is to study trends in which society responds to various health issues and medical treatments. She is a medical psychologist who investigates how people fall ill and how the physical illness affects them emotionally, psychologically and behaviorally. Chittem’s current focus is on cancer. Chittem tracks the emotional path of […]
Dr Praveen Siddharth joined the hospital just two months back. But he’s already called as someone who has performed a “miracle.” The reason was a 14 year old unidentified boy who was brought to the Sadar Hospital in Jharkhand over the weekend. The boy had near-zero pulse rate and grave external injuries. Dr. Siddharth, along […]