Month: September 2024

Index Home We donot attribute middle ages or the medieval period, with any major scientific advancement. Europe, in these times was a battleground for religions. Since christianity was on a rise, ancient pagan believers and jews were cajoled, coerced and even threaten to embrace this new religion. By 10th century AD, Christianity was firmly placed as… Continue reading Maimonides a philosopher-physician of medieval times

Index Home Sepsis lies on the pathway from infection to death. While we have discovered drugs against bugs that cure infections, yet sometimes infections are overwhelming. As a response, our body’s immune system fights back. We call this as a host response. In extreme situations, conflict between the invading bugs and host response starts damaging our… Continue reading Sepsis: Serious infection that leads to a war within

Index Home Yesterday, I was struggling to find a theme for a fresh blog. My daughter exclaimed “Why don’t you write about flowers ?” Initially that was a weird thought, health care does not really gel with flowers. Hospitals are a rather dull place, replete with people in distress, health workers in action, with many instruments… Continue reading Flowers in health care and its philately