Reflections on Medicine and Life by Dr. S.P. Kalantri
Federer vs. Djokovic. Tomorrow. Center Court. Wimbledon. A battle of pure poetry vs. pristine prose. I love both but have lost my heart to Djokovic. Let me tell why. Not that I love Federer less, but I love Djokovic more. Federer’s backhand against Murray is so sexy, that “you need to be above 18 to … Read the essay
Dr. G.M. Taori, a pioneering neurologist, teacher, researcher, philanthropist, and founder of the Central India Institute of Medical Sciences (CIIMS), passed away at 4 am today in Nagpur’s CIIMS hospital, the very institution he built and led for over three decades. He was 83. Dr. Taori is widely recognized for introducing neurology as a specialty … Read the essay
Ask any old student about their training at MGIMS, and the Anji camp will certainly top the list of their most memorable moments. So where is Anji, what happens there and what makes it so special for MGIMS alumni? Anji is a small village located 22 km north-west of Sevagram. Since 1981, each winter, an … Read the essay
TF. He would have turned sixty today- and the Class of 1973 would have celebrated the milestone that he was eagerly looking forward to. Alas, he boarded a flight a fortnight before we would have wished him a happy birthday. And he left behind his family, friends, loved ones, and patients who would eternally recall … Read the essay
Today afternoon, four patients with heart diseases underwent cardiac catheterization in the newly built Cath lab in our hospital. The new angiography suite is equipped with sophisticated technology that produces high resolution images with the lowest dose of radiation possible. This year, the hospital added a ten-bed intensive coronary care unit (ICCU) on the first … Read the essay