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Rapid tests of antibodies to find out whether a person had COVID-19 serves a useful purpose. When the most widely respected Cochrane review examined these tests they could collect data on only 27 tests, a fraction of the over 279 … Continue reading →

Today is the birth anniversary of Shri George Fernandez, veteran trade union leader, politician and MP. He held many ministerial portfolios including industry, communications, railways, and defence. The President of India conferred Padma Vibhushan, on him posthumously. He would have … Continue reading →

On July 28, 199,  Shri Karan Thapar, the then Executive Producer H T V Limited  interviewed me for his EYE WITNESS Video Magazine programme . Thapar allowed me to record in my tape recorder the audio part of the programme. … Continue reading →

A team of researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia, USA have developed a vaccine that fully protects mice against a lethal dose of MERS, a notorious, close cousin of SARS-COV2 that causes COVID-19. Surprisingly, they … Continue reading →

I wrote an article on Shri T N Seshan, former CEC. Here is the link. https://www.rediff.com/news/column/when-keshub-mahindra-silenced-t-n-seshan/20191205.htm

I wrote a review article in M3 India on the status of Arificial Intelligence in diagnosing certain brain diseases by medical imaging. AI results are comparable to those arrived at by specialists. However,that is not enough. Jury is still out … Continue reading →

IMAGE: THE SCAR IN THE MURINE HEART AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION. SCAR TISSUE IS SHOWN IN RED. HEART MUSCLE CELLS ARE SHOWN IN GREEN. view more  CREDIT: © HUBRECHT INSTITUTE Scientists know a lot about human body and the cells, tissues and organs that … Continue reading →

Nuclear medicine as a discipline and a medical practice has been developing in India for over 64 years. I could locate a reference to  radioisotopes in medicine in India in a lecture Dr Subodh Mitra, former Director Chittaranjan Cancer Hospital … Continue reading →

I am very happy to report that many news outlets and dailies reprinted this special news article of mine, published by the Press Trust of India .    The good news is that researchers in the UK have shown that … Continue reading →

Dr K A Dinshaw, an eminent radiation oncologist died on August 26, 2011 .She was 67. I  had  opportunity to work with her while we were together in an exploratory mission in the field of medical radiology to Italy organized … Continue reading →