Our governing molecules, from concept to a structure
Index Home A child is a mix of two parents. Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) questioned this belief, and in 1865 he demonstrated that expressed traits are not a mix. Instead, traits are…
Intensive care: borne out of an epidemic
Index Home Today almost all large hospitals have an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Purpose of this facility is to provide care for the severely ill patients, who often require heroic measures…
Medical innovations in British stamps
Index Home Postage stamp was a British innovation. First introduced on 6th May 1840, it was a beginning for pre-paid postage, we still follow world-wide. Since then British postage stamps have…
Women’s health, cancer screening and Papanicolaou
Index Home Healthcare suffers from male dominance. At the beginning of 20th century, most doctors were men. Maternal care, commonest women's health concern, was more of a tradition rather than part…
Vienna: The rise & fall of a medical university
Index Home Till early 1900s, Vienna was a leading centre for medical education. Ranked after Paris, and Berlin Medical University of Vienna had brought many innovations. University was so prestigious, that…
Conflict, peace and health
Index Home Conflict affects health (and vice-versa) Conflicts disrupt health systems. They not only overwhelm health-facilities with wounds and injuries, they also disrupt supply chain of medical supplies. Further, health-care workers,…
World Health Organization: Philately @75
Birthday commemorations for WHO After the end of the second world war, victorious nations agreed to form an organisation, that could prevent a third-world war. When the ward ended in…
A Toast at birth, but stranded at fifty-five
Index Home This is not a blog about mid-life crisis. Neither is it about a disease. Rather, it is about a modern structure. Nations anticipated its birth for seven long years.…
International philanthropies in health: How were they named?
Index Home Earliest faith based charities Philanthropy is often related to religion. Before 1900s church was a base for most international charities. These derived their name from a saint. For instance,…
Slithering serpents and health-care
Index Home Towards the end of 20th century, JK Rowling created Harry Potter. Slytherin was one of its four houses. This house had serpent as a symbol, and its inmates were…