Month: January 2024

Index Home As a toddler, I was often warned. “Do not go near stray dogs – If they bite you, you will get fourteen injections in your tummy.” There were, and still are a plenty of stray animals around. Many kids including myself were taught, how to identify a friendly one from the furious one. “A… Continue reading Pulling out of jaws of a certain furious death

Index Home It was 16th January of 2021, and a historic day as it was the launch of India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive. Just a year ago, in January 2020, we were sucked in a global pandemic. Over next ten months, after lockdowns, first wave of Covid, more than a crore documented cases and about a lakh… Continue reading Mind the date: beginning of our 220 cr campaign

Index Home Our behaviour is shaped by our thoughts and actions. Each of us has a different behaviour, even when external situations are similar. Psychology is the science that analyses our behaviour, thoughts, and consequent actions. Like medicine, psychology is also an imperfect science. Explanations about our behaviour, thoughts and feelings is often based on certain… Continue reading Why we think & do, what we think & do ?

Index Home To the world of postage stamps, sixties was a time of global omnibuses. First such occasion was the year 1960 itself, when many countries of the world issued postage stamps on refugees(previous blog). In 1962 we created a malaria omnibus (previous malaria blog). Both these initiatives raised awareness as well as funds for their… Continue reading Our transition from food & hunger to health & nutrition

Index Home Today the word “allergy” is in common usage. This word was born quite recently in the year 1906. Clemens von Pirquet (1874–1929) was a paediatrician in Vienna. He and his peers were witness to new diseases that did not have much of an explanation. Some would develop transient itchy red patches on the skin… Continue reading Allergies: A case of Itchy hives, sneezes and wheezes

Index Home One postage stamp in my collection has intrigued me for long. This is a fairly recent 2007 postage stamp issued by Latvia. This sepia coloured stamp pictures a thoughtful skeleton, an open book, and some ancient mortars and pestles. I have not been able to pair it with any other postage stamp . So,… Continue reading One stamp story: Is history of medicine in need of a museum ?