Australian postage stamps on it’s medical legends
Index Home Australia, a continent unknown to the remaining world, was formally colonised by the British in 1788. British sent fleets of convicts, and by 1841 they had more than 1,65,000…
Medical scientists on Israeli stamps, and their Indian connection
Index Home Israel honoured two medical scientists, with a postage stamp-set in 1994. Both, worked on vaccines to prevent infections that are common in the tropics. Both were born, and received…
A medical scientist forgotten from the public view
Index Home Medical students know a deal about microscopists and scientists Robert Koch (who discovered TB bacillus), Rudolf Virchow (who gave us number of terms in pathology) , and Louis Pasteur…
Personalities related to health & medicine in Indian stamps
Index Home India gained its independence on 15th August 1947, and has issued more than 1100 postage stamps that feature a personality. Mahatma Gandhi featured in a first such stamp in…
Science gives a gentle nudge to the monarchs !!
Index Home The year 1923 was a landmark of sorts for medical philately. On 25th of May, France issued a Louis Pasteur postage stamp. This was the first time, a medical…
A curious case of the “missing” anaesthetist
Index Home Many laurels in surgery rest on the shoulders of Anaesthesia and Antisepsis. Anaesthesia is a science that can make a person stuporous, and withstand pain during surgery. On the…
Teeth always shine behind an uncanny smile
Index Home Teeth bite. They also make our smiles more beautiful. We often use shining teeth to portray happiness and joy. Shiny Teeth and a smile, Modern art by Tom Wsselmann,…
Nursing care: evolution of a profession
Index Home Every year 12 May is observed across the world as International Nursing Day. This is the birth Anniversary of Florence nightingale, who war born in the year 1840. She…
Selfless service in faraway lands: humanism in healthcare
Index Home Humanism: What does it entail ? Healthcare is often equated with self-less service. Healthcare providers are trained to be non-discriminatory, to view every sufferer as a human, regardless of…
Understanding diseases: truths exposed by a microscope
Index Home Emergence of a microscope Origin of microscope is shrouded in controversy. Various traders and workmen used lens for magnification as early as 12th-13th centuries. However, it would take four…