Science, Stories and Sevagram: A Physician-Teacher's Reflections
Every few years, our CAT scan machine drops dead- only to purr again. Bought about 10 years back, the machine has scanned about 20,000 heads, chests and bellies. At times, for some inexplicable reasons, the CAT stands still- a CATastrophic event in the hospital. And as engineers-flown from Bangalore- lay their hands on the CAT … Read more
Smart ties, black bags and glib tongues. It has been more than a month since we saw this combination in our hospital. Few weeks back, we decided to say no to medical representatives on campus. We took this measure to counter the growing perception that interaction between doctors and medical sales representatives was harming our … Read more
Medical case records carry a story. They describe the journey of patients from the admission to the discharge. They tell us, chronologically, why were the patients admitted, how were they diagnosed, why doctors couldn’t fix their problems, how were they managed, what complications did they develop, what made them stay long and finally how did … Read more
Paisa Vasool! The fate of the second one-day match between India and Australia was almost decided even before Australian openers took guard. 350+ was too good a total for a very ordinary Australian batting line-up. This is a match Ponting would quickly like to forget: his bowlers gave away over 100 runs in the last … Read more