TEDx Comes to Kolkata

As a part of a bigger TEDx webcast from Berlin, a TEDx event is being organized in Kolkata, at Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. The program is being supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. TEDx events have been organized in India before, especially in Delhi and Pune, a number of times, but it has only … Continue reading TEDx Comes to Kolkata

Move Over Penis Captivus, Cello Scrotum and Guitar Nipple, we have TEXTER’S THUMB!

The medical mind has pondered and pondered on the existence of maladies of the body and mind which are real, and sometimes, not so real. While the cynics say that the latter exist only in the realms of medical lore, us medical history nuts always beg to differ. A number of exotic diseases have sprung … Continue reading Move Over Penis Captivus, Cello Scrotum and Guitar Nipple, we have TEXTER’S THUMB!

Conversational Learning Networks in Healthcare

Biswas T, Chatterjee P, Biswas R.( 2010 December) Conversational learning networks in healthcare, an insight into avenues of user-driven healthcare, Paper E-presented at the meeting of the Royal Society of Medicine on e-Health and Telemed, Exploring modalities of communication with limited access: What can work in developing world contexts?London, UK