Archive for June, 2008
I am trying to go green from now on….
…on a red bicycle.
I bought a new bicycle yesterday. My wife and I intend to share it. The shop did not have a metallic red cycle ready last evening, so we had to wait till they delivered it today. I have to remove the garish rubber ‘mudguard‘ [...]
Great start to the day. Woke up at 6:30am - instead of 5:30am to go walking (that’s another story) - just in time for the Dr.A Show.
The scheduled guests from the Doctor’s Channel (sorry, but I am not linking to them) didn’t show up. Two new friends from twitter, David Porter & Chris Seper (check [...]
Friday The 13th & Dr.A’s Show 38.
0 Comments Published by Vijay June 13th, 2008 in Other Bloggers, Random Noise, SchmoozeAgain!!
Beware!!!
Of course, it will be;
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 9pm Eastern Time (US)
where Dr.A is at.
Join us tonight for The Doctor Anonymous Show number 38. Our scheduled guests are from the site called The Doctors Channel. But, still as of this posting, I have not received confirmation that they are indeed coming to the [...]
This week’s edition of the medical blog carnival Grand Rounds is hosted by Dr John Crippen at NHS Blog Doctor.
When Dr Crippen was a hospital doctor, he enjoyed rushing round to emergencies and officiating at cardiac arrests. Just like on television except in real life most patients do not survive cardiac arrests.
Dr Crippen was particularly [...]
More On Healthcare Disparities In India.
2 Comments Published by Vijay June 8th, 2008 in Healthcare, Life in India, Medical blogs, Other BloggersIan Furst, author of the blog Wait Time & Delayed Care has an interesting post on India’s Health Care System.
India’s healthcare system is undergoing dramatic changes that parallel its’ odd emergence as a capital market. Where Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and more recently China have emerged from rural societies into modern economies through industrialization, urbanization [...]
Happy Hospitalist hosts this week’s edition of Grand Rounds, the medical blog carnival.
Grand Rounds Is Here, Turn Off Your Dang Cell Phone
Welcome one and all to my very first Grand Rounds. I was handed Volume 4 Number 37 by the one and only Nicholas Genes of Blogborygmi fame. Thank you Nick for this opportunity. [...]
Health Disparities in India.
2 Comments Published by Vijay June 3rd, 2008 in Healthcare, Life in India, Medical blogs, Medicine, News, Social Commentaryvia David Porter of the Health Disparities Blog
The International Herald Tribune has a story posted that speaks to health disparities in India. The article contrasts the care provided by two very different hospitals.
Wockhardt is a state-of-the-art private hospital that provides 5-Star service. Patients have private rooms overlooking gardens. Cable TV and computers are just a [...]
