William Gosset: A True Student
Today I attended a Basic Epidemiology class meant for the undergraduate students as I thought it would be good toContinue Reading
Tag: History of Medicine
National Doctors’ Day & The Perils of Being an Indian (Junior) Doctor
“There is no greater reward in our profession than the knowledge that God has entrusted us with the physical careContinue Reading
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Comic Book Meets Medicine: Little Orphan Annie
One of the classic histopathological signs that we read of in Pathology quite often is the Orphan Annie Eye nucleusContinue Reading
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Charles Beevor: The Sign of a “Bloody” Jerk
Forgive the hyperbolic title. Do not take offense and read on before hating on me. Please note the post scriptContinue Reading
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Santiago Ramon y Cajal: The Craftsman of Science
Scientists often are classed to be a group who are so lost within the intricacies of their vast subjects thatContinue Reading
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When Diseases Talk: Tuberculosis and Its Impression on Literature
A skiagram of the chest, showing miliary mottling, suggestive of Pulmonary Koch’s Disease in both lungs. there is also anContinue Reading
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Argyll Robertson: Better Be His Pupil, Than Have It!
Argyll Robertson pupils (“AR pupils”) are bilateral small pupils that constrict when the patient focuses on a near object (theyContinue Reading
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Harry Potter and Corynebacterium
One of the earliest posts on this blog was a Harry Potter movie review. So it is only fitting thatContinue Reading
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Valentine’s Day Special: John Hunter
In this special series, I will try to head up to Valentine’s Day with a series of posts to celebrateContinue Reading
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Nikolay Pirogov: 200 Years to Nowhere
I had heard of Nikola Pirogov as one of the early propounder of Anesthesia in surgery and also as the father ofContinue Reading
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WAD 2010: A Short History of the World AIDS Day
As a part of my campaign to spread more awareness regarding issues related to HIV/AIDS this month, I am goingContinue Reading
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World AIDS Day: A Short History
On the eve of one of the most popular days in the medical calendar, the World AIDS Day, let meContinue Reading
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Robert Edwards’ Nobel Prize Revives Memories of an Unsung Indian Pioneer
While the world stands up to salute Robert Edwards for being acknowledged with the Nobel Prize, another pioneer of thisContinue Reading
